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pies, and after having our passports vised by the Russian 

 Minister and obtaining letters from him to the governors of 

 various Russian provinces, started on our journey to Siberia. 



We left Kobe on the Japanese steamer " Rosetta Maru " for 

 a trip down the inland sea to Nagasaki. The sea seemed to be 

 as densely populated as the land. Lobster boats, junks, schoon- 

 ers, and fishing craft were on every side. After having spent 

 about three weeks in Japan, traveling by rail most of the time, I 

 had found my anticipations of seeing much beautiful scenery 

 wholly unrealized, but it all came back to me on that delight- 

 ful trip through the inland sea. Alaska and Norway cannot 

 compare with this part of the trip, for in addition to the count- 

 less islands, of all shapes and sizes, the channels are filled with 

 steamers, schooners, junks, fishing boats, and the terraces and 

 slopes on the mountains, and the numerous villages and cities, 

 give an odd feature here, which neither of the other countries 

 have. A blue sky and a bright sun made the trip a charming 

 one, and I went to bed that night feeling that another gem from 

 the world's scenic treasures had been added to my collection. 

 We left Kobe that night, and after a rough trip found our 

 steamer, the " Borea," in Nagasaki harbor. The steamer, 

 however, was not very satisfactory, and we concluded to wait 

 a w^eek for a larger and better boat. While waiting we paid 

 a visit to the United States man of war " Kentucky," and 

 lunched with the admiral. The following Sunday we went to 

 the English church, which, after a long hot climb, W'C found 

 on the hill back of the American Legation. The missionary 

 question in Japan is a much discussed and never settled one. 

 The American Consul's servants were nominally Christians. 

 They dedicated their boy to Shintoism. His interpreter when 

 educated declared himself to be a Buddhist. The English 

 Consul's interpreter was a Methodist, Dutch Reform, and 

 Catholic all at once. 



After waiting several days we left Japan for new experi- 

 ences in Korea and Russia. Our first destination was the 

 harbor of Fusan. All of the Korean town which was visible 

 consisted apparently of mud huts, like the Chinese houses of 

 Taku. Owing to the lack of transportation facilities we were 

 not able to see much of the city. We left Fusan in the most 

 cosmopolitan company with which I ever sailed. It consisted 

 of Japanese, Chinese, Koreans, Danes, English, Americans, 



