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The heart of a continent : vol.1 |
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At Newchwang our party broke up; Mr. James went
off to Port Arthur and thence to Japan, while Mr. Fulford
and I proceeded to Peking. After these years I feel strongly
how much I owe to Mr. James. It was through him that I
had thus gained my first experience of real travelling, and,
though I did not appreciate it at the time, afterwards, when
I had myself to head an expedition, I realized what sterling
qualities of steady, dogged perseverance he must have
possessed to lead our party successfully through the forests
to the mysterious Ever-White Mountain. I have always
wondered that a man, who had held high offices in India
and been accustomed to the luxurious style of camp life of
an Indian civil officer, should in his holiday-time choose to
rough it as Mr. James did. As I used to see him marching
sturdily along through the forest, the marshes, and especially
when he had to carry his kit on his back, I used to marvel.
To a young subaltern the thing was natural, but when a
high Indian official of more than twenty years' standing did
it, there must have been in him a wonderful amount of "go"
and pluck, and this Mr. James undoubtedly possessed.
The Manchurian journey was completed, but some general
words about the country may be interesting. Those who
wish for full information can find it in Mr. James's "Long
White Mountain." In the first place, it will have been
gathered from the narrative that the country is one of extra-
ordinary fertility. Both in this respect and in its climate it
seems to resemble the best parts of Canada. It is mostly
land formerly covered with forest, and consequently the soil
has all the richness which the accumulation of decaying
vegetation through many ages gives. A very large propor-
tion of the country is, indeed, even now under forest, though
every year the Chinese colonists eat further into it. The
climate is severe in winter. At Newchwang, on the coast,
the thermometer falls to 10° or 12° below zero Fahrenheit;
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