The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-13

Some or the Interestins Thinss That He
Saw There.

Saw There.
That curious country. Cores. has been
visited by Mr. O. w. Campbell Of the British
consular service. who has made an interesting
report Of his travels there. As soon as he left
the Corean city Of Seoul for tho rural regions
he was struck by their prosperous and fruitful
appearance. Luxuriant crops Of rice. millet.
beans. and buckwheat covered the valleys.
and tho straw-thatched huts OF tho peaeents
were surrounded with picturesque melon
gardens and fields OF eesamum. hemp.
chilli. and tobacco. The country there is
mountainous. and the travellers eye
ranges over an expanse Of hilltops. now
running in q succession OF long billowy
lines. now broken UP like tho wavelets
In choppy sea. often green with forests.
but Just rs often bare. brown and forbidding.
Mountain brooks rush over gravel beds In the
valleys. which are consequently we'll watered
and made fertile. The hnmlets are OF two dis
tinct kinds. those that arc wholly agricultural
and those that depend largely upon tho en-
tertainment OF native traders and travellers.
In an agricultural hamlet every house has its
thrashing floor Of beaten clay. the workshop Of
the family. and the banks OF the streams are
lined with women and girls. busily engaged In
nemE for
The terraces Of thatch on the huts are bright
encd by foliage md flowers. near which are
apricot. peach. and other trees. Tho roadside
hamlet for travellers. on the other hand. is
nse nea on ecth sdss we stras
Cling collection Of huts. most Of which are inns.
sag Shops With yerm nd
drains: Naked children frolic around every
The the yssa
riched Japan are unknown in Corea.
The implements used in farming are wooden
plouEhs and harrows bamboo rakes. short
hoes. and rcapipG hooks There Is also pc
sn S for tsfkng turf
guiding it by the Iona. handle Will 10 the others
strain Or Jerk Il on either side with At
dealt with ~ falls while grain is wipnowed
means ; e stone aqerns and mortaTs. the latter
worked by hand; by foot, or by water. ....
h Pens ins a aa% s' 81 fd
beast. handy and tractable. The other do
ss animals oa, are Ty
Aka labor and fowls that nave great rowers q
hight ana are very wary. Dairy produce Is al
mgr H. t ramp9s! found trade active along the
some other English manutaetured goods are
there tSyne tho o
G Cor S trade Fairs arc
hI'iiishwsys 4 the country q are always en,
way to the market town: town. squads Of women
| carrying Jars and baskets Of melons. pears.
| CHI lies. and other fruits. on their heads and
| babies on their backs bulls and carts laden
with brushwood for fuel; produce of all kinds.
and men: sturdy haif-nude coolies perspiring
under lofty wooden frameworks. to which as,
| sortments OF earthonware pots and turned
| wooden dishes are attached. and. more numer-
| Gus than nll. the pleasure seeker. in holiday
dress. strutting along In com any with a batch
Of friends. gesticulating. laughing. and crack
ing joke, productive Of the most hharious
mirth. Tho natives on tho highways treated
keep from smiling at his British dress
Tho market place OF q village often wfdens
into a sort Of plaza. where straw booths are
man exposes his wares on some boards or on
beside his wares.
MIR. Campbell! had great diniculty in reaching
his goal. the Great White Mountain. which lies
| beyond dense foroets that cover uninhabited
who were searching for deer and sable: One
Of his native guides fell and tho rest Of them
to whom they offered propit iatory sacrifices Of
rice. The VIII ito Mountain Is the most
remarkable natural feature Of Corca. 1t Is
now known that the perennial Wilderness Of it's
crest is caused by pHmee when not 3a. by snow
twelve miles in circuit. 1900 feet above sea
| level. which Is supposed to he the source Of
the three rivers. Yahr. Tuned. and Sungari.
This lake Is the nucleus Of O mass OF legends.
q sacred spot. the abode Of supernatural be-
mortal eve. 1t is redolent with the traditions
| OF the Corean people. whose history extends as
| far back as 1000 years.