"We are now in the center of the southernmost peninsula of Formosa; after scaling a mountain, we see the Pacific Ocean for the first time. A river valley gives way to high peaks. Going through the gorges and cliffs of the mountains we can come nearer to the great ocean of which we have read or heard.
「我們現在位於福爾摩沙最南端的半島中央，攀抵一處山頂後，首度看到太平洋… … 一條溪谷與高山山巒接界，穿過高山的隙縫，可更接近過去讀到的或聽說的大洋。