THE ANCIENT PIT-DWELLERS OF YEZO. 427 



mist, which in this region is constantly forming and reforming with 

 endless changes in the scenery of shore and mountain. Early next 

 morning we arrived at Shiana, a small fishing station ou the island, 

 where a lew Aiuos and Japanese were found. At noon we were on 

 board ready to start again, when suddenly a dense fog shut in around 

 and held us, damp, cold, and miserable, in the little steamer until mid- 

 night. At half-past five the next morning we anchored at Bettobu, where 

 we visited the pits already described, and then returned to Nemuro. 



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