lOO BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan., 



Turks, Scotch, French, Russians, and some whose nationality 

 was unknown. We sailed up the Japan Sea in plain sight of 

 the coast of Korea. Many whales were spouting around the 

 ship. After a delightful day's sail we reached Gensan, but 

 too late to go ashore. Gensan has a fine harbor, well pro- 

 tected, and with good anchorage. 



(Photograph No. 32^.) 



The Japanese were in possession, and have evidently gone 

 there to stay. The next morning we took a sampan and went 

 ashore, walked through the Japanese concession, and crossing 

 a primitive bridge went through the Korean town. 



(Photograph No. 33.) 



It consists of one long street, lined on both sides by miser- 

 able little one-story mud huts, without floors, and horribly 

 dirty and ill-smelling. Why a people living amid this filth 

 should clothe themselves in white, I do not understand. The 

 women wear sleeves and neck pieces, leaving their bosoms 

 exposed, and then a wliite skirt below. 



(Photograph No. 34.) 



The men wear long white coats and full pants, and wooden 

 or grass-cloth shoes, with white cloth bound about the ankles, 

 in place of stockings. This, with a little black stiff hat, set on 

 a head frame, makes a queer costume. The men are large and 

 generally good looking, while the women are small and homely. 



(Photograph No. 35.) 



The country about Gensan seemed to be well cultivated. 



From Gensan we went to Vladivostok. The entrance to 

 the harbor of Vladivostok somewhat resembles the Golden Gate 

 at San Francisco. The city is fortified from every hilltop. 

 The harbor is a splendid one, with abundant room and deep 

 water. The city appeared to be perfectly new, brick buildings 

 abounding, and the change from mud huts and one-story 

 thatched roofs which we had been seeing for two months, was 

 very agreeable. Upon landing we found that our impression of 

 the city when viewed from a distance was entirely correct. The 

 buildings are all new, constructed of brick and stone, ranging 

 from three to four stories in height, and are well designed and 

 substantial. The city has good wharves, parks, wide streets, 

 a new railroad station, fine steamship lines, and is evidently 

 well prepared to exercise a large influence in the future of the 

 Orient. 



