The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-02-12

coming off and don't believe that any
one would have wanted to 90 anyway.
the wind was blowing so hard that it
made large steamers drag their anchor:
it blew so hard that it appeared to
blow the top of the water Off and it was
almost impossible to see against the
wind, at times ships 100 yards away
could not be seen. Sunday we got
along side the wharf and, unloaded.
When the horses and mules got onto
the land they Immediately laid down
and rolled and then they were led in
punches of five to the corral about one
half mile away, they were first tied to
a picket line but they began rolling and
fighting and so it was necessary to
turn all loose. After they we're all
loose they began to roll and run and
play and apparently so glad to get lose
that they hardly took time to eat or
drink the first day,
Everything was lose so there was
nothing to do while in Japan bu. have
a good time sight seeing. 1 went into
the interior about so miles to Kioto,
which was the capital of Japan for 1900
years, it is large city and very old.
They have electric lights and street
cars. | was also at OSAKA, it isl man
ufacturing city of some note.
One night the stock stampeded
and three were killed by the train.
The stock improved a great deal dur.
ing the week. We loaded up again on
Saturday and left Sunday morning
early.
The people of Japan are not particu-
larry noted for their virtue or good
looks. They are very brave and the
children never cry, they fall into the
open sewer or ditch. but they never
cry the least bit. I spent much of my
time going through the stores There
are great many pretty things to see,
: particularly in the china and silk
! stores or shops as they call their. An
other place liked to go was to the
dealers in ancient armour and Buddhist
Gods, which we're made of bronze
4 They were said to be the works of
ancient art. If so the japanese art
training must have been rather defici-
ent in those times. The japanese are
great people for temples which often
consist of nothing but two uprights
and a cross piece of bronze or stone.
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They can be seen almost everywhere.
down at the waters edge, among the
the trees, in small groves and on the
hill tops.
Japan is being we'll fortified and
would be hard country for any
foreign country to attempt to invade,
because of the difficulty of subsistence
for an army On the other hand they
can and do live on rice alone. They
eat all kinds of fish and some that look
ed as though they were alive.
After leaving Kobe we went through
the Inland Sea, which is sometimes
called the eighth wonder of the world.
There is some magnificent scenery a.
long the shores. The hills are all ter
raced, in fact all of the billy part OF
Japan is terraced and nearly every.
thing is grown on these terraces, tea
and rice principally. In some places
the channel is very close to the shore
We could see where the steamer Nor
gan City sank when bound for Manila
loaded with troops. We met great
many small sailing vessels on the TRIP
and some had very queer sails. they
are called san pans and we came very
near running over one. While coming
through the Inland Sea we passed the
q transport Hancock loaded with troops
4 going home and of course we exchang
ed salutes. After getting out of the
Inland sea we steered for the coast o.
i China and steamed along the coast al
+ one day. From Kobe to Manila We
had fair weather. Just before getting
! to Correggedor Island we passed the
transport Grant. 1t was in the even
81 ing and she looked very pretty with
n all lights turned on.
81 We arrived in Manila Decem Der
y and it was two days before we could
unload, there being other ships ahead
OF US. In the two days four head o
our horses died of heat exhaustion, i
being very hot below decks when the
ship was at anchor but when we were
sailing there was draught that made
it pleasant enough. When | got OF
shore met twoimen | knew so ffel
quite easy. | Immediately reported
and took my transfer back to Seattle
SO that the 10 days | was there | hac
nothing to do but wait until the shil
started back, and in that time | man
aged to meet a great many people ant
talk with them about the present a
we'll as the future prospects of TIL
islands. Almost every one without al
exception thought there was a grea
future ahead. A great many express
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