A single =wan le= should measure about 3,000 miles, and a =few= (to "guess") separate China from the =Ta-Hoh= which connects with the Bottomless =kuh= or valley ("=Ta-Hoh shih wei wu ti chi kuh=.) Evidently the Great Canyon lies more than =one wan le= (3,000 miles) to the east of China. We find indeed that the number may well be referred to as "a few" (=ki=.) Nor can the Gulf be =more= than about 30,000 =le= to the east, seeing that this Gulf of California is in "the region beyond the Eastern Sea" along with the =Fu-Tree= which has a trunk of 300 =le=. The Gulf to the east is connected with the mountain system whose Branches exhibit the gorgeous spectacle of Ten Suns. In short, the Gulf and Canyon are along with =Fu-Sang=; and =Fu-Sang= is only 30,000 =le= to the east of China, and merely 10,000 wide. Accordingly, the Gulf is but "a few" =wan le= to the east of the Flowery Kingdom. To look for the Canyon and Tree within the Philippine Islands, contiguous to China, is simply impossible. The islands have been pretty well thrashed over lately, and no one has met with the Tree! It has a "Trunk of 300 le," and collectors of curios or strange plants should keep wide awake and see that they don't pass it in the dark. And yet with its Ten Moons, how miss it? How fail to notice our glittering, gleaming, glorious candelabrum? It couldn't have fallen or drifted over to the Panama ditch? It can't possibly be now stuck in any South American Flower-pot? Catching the Tree seems to be as slippery as catching Tartars, and perhaps when the first is found, the others won't be very far off. The Chinese commentator, of course, never saw either the Gulf or Canyon but he quotes from earlier writers who were well acquainted with our "region beyond the Eastern Sea;" and one of these named =Chwangtsze=, is quoted to the effect that in the =Ta Hoh= or Great Canyon =high winds= (=yuen fung=) occur (=yu=) or come unexpectedly upon one. Do storms arise suddenly in the neighborhood of the mighty chasm? One modern explorer says: "I go up to explore the alcove. While away a whirlwind comes scattering the camp fire among the dead willows and cedar spray and soon there is a conflagration, the men rushing for the boats, leaving all they cannot readily seize at the moment, and even then they have their clothing burned and hair singed." (note 31.) Storms occur in all parts of the world. Is there anything peculiar about the tempests which are said to suddenly arise in the Great Canyon? One visitor says: "Storms were not infrequent and these occurring where the canyon walls were a mile high and close together produced an effect that was almost supernatural in its awfulness. The deep thunder echoed sharply between the cliffs, producing a roaring sound that was almost deafening." (note 32.) It should be remembered that the vast caverns here multiply the bellowings of thunder and also help to confine and intensify the raging and imprisoned whirlwinds.