New Britain herald., 1921-06-24

A. was even worse than Mrs. B.
 we neared the bottom of tho
 ashes we saw snowdrifta that
 have been 20 feet deep. In fac could not estimate their real dep We did not know how deep
 were below the ashes. At last came to a rest house on the u edge of the scrub bush line, here we rested for awhile.
 leaving here we soon entered the timber and while the ground
 hard it was wet, slippery clay. V was not much of an improvel over the ashes. However,
 awhile we came to the first Bts on the Yoshida trail, which wal some five or six miles from the tel in Kami- Y oshida. After red anr eating, MT. c. proposed thai take a Basha from there on, VI we did.
 A basha is thing to remem And the thing to stamp itnry on ones mind is to ride n in one. A basha is a sma1(V wheeled covered wagon without springs. We selected one; dick with the driver as to the price taking us to the hotel in Yosh which being satisfactory to parties, we were ready to board basha and enjoy ourselves.
 As I looked at that little tH| called a basha, I thought the n} comfortable seat would be to sitl the floor and let my feet hang Ia %ot of tail-board, which was a piece lumber about twenty eight incl long and six inches high, and MrI and I plunked ourselves down the tail end of the basha, and kept on going down until stoppedl Mother Earth, and the horse VI as high up in the air as we WI down, much to the consternationI the owner of the outfit and the I'd laughter of the ever-present crol of natives. including our own peol
 Six people, Americans, was overload for the basha, so the dr] CT walked on ahead to lead the lid horse. Fortunately, it was down all the way to the hotel, but 1 wagon body was so low that my N would drag on the ground would have to hold them up ~N tending my legs outward. We'll. tf was the hardest and most pafnl ride I ever had. It simply. beca1 intense torture after awhile, and never felt so glad in all my ufaS did when we arrived at our d31e ation-a Japanese hotel in Yoehft
 Before I close this day, I wish ell you that we met Donald Thom son, the motion picture man, VI $ touring the world taking pictur for the movies. He had a room ne to ours at the hotel in Subashi and we met him three times Mount Fuji, where he was waittI 'or an opportunity to take some pi .ures.
 Clear Day.
 The next day, August third, W bright and clear, and we started ,ur way for Lake Shoji by way he lakes which I will mention We come to them. At the hotel Asakabe-we. chartered two only on lorse tram cars, the only kind tn, nave, to take us to Futnatsu on Lal W rom Yoshida. One car was usmk passenger car and the other 'aggage car, and both of them wel uIl Picture No. shows the sis f the cars, but the horses do ns ppear in this photo. It shows th oolies from the hotel with our bat age on their backs, and for a woI CT there is not a crowd of Japs eseh cildren around
 In Boats.
 At Funatsu we chartered two boat 0 take us across Lake Kawaguch
 distance of about four miles. Tn, ake is 2,70O feet above the less f the sea.
 We landed at little village calle agahama, and from here we wal yer Torrizaka Pass to Lake Nishi oumi, a distance of about one an ne-half miles. Looking back froT le top of the Pass we had a mos Ia agnificent view of the lake we ha lst crossed and the green noun lins on the other side of it. pats to take us the length of Lak ishinoumi, which is 5000 feet abov "a level. We disembarked at nall village called Nemba, and aft short walk we arrive in iron a small wayside shrine wher e had our tiffin, or lunch. F. ere we had a f1ve-mile walk tosL1 1oji, which is 5000 feet above SC; vel. This walk was over a hary ail. and through a beautiful wood country.
 At Lake Shoji.
 Arrived at Lake Shoji, the coolie lil the hotel on the opposite sid,
 the lake and nresantlu boa