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CHAPTER IV.

OUR INTERESTS IN MANCHURIA.

THOSE who have done me the honour of even

glancing through the preceding pages, cannot

fail to have been struck by evidences of the

extraordinary richness of Manchuria, the salu-

brity of its climate, the fertility of its soil, the

magnificence of its forests, and the many indica-

tions of its mineral wealth. And when the

observant reader remembers also what has been

said in regard to the intelligence, the industry,

and the energy of the inhabitants, and hears

that these number not less than twenty mil-

lions, he will be able to agree with Mr. James

and me, that we acted wisely in making so pro-

mising a country the field of our explorations.

The events of the twelve years which have

passed since we made our journey, the pressure

which the Japanese have exerted on the one

side, and the Russians on the other, and the

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