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PROCEEDINGS OF SECTION E. 
he commonest fish in Corea is the pollack, taken on the north- 
east coast ot Ham Kvung, and then dried and sent over the country 
m all directions. Bales of it are stacked up in the ports. It is sold 
everywhere m Soul, and really turns out to be the most useful fish 
product of the country. The pollack is a variety of the cod, smaller, 
and only found in northern waters. The limit of this fishing district 
is "veiy small, principally about Kilchoo and Mvungchun, and yet it 
supplies all the country, and, 1 believe, is also shipped to Japan. 
, , T ° 1 ./ et “ rn 1 to Whangha. On an island lialf-a-mile from the 
shore, Mr. An bad a cousin of the same name who had an interest in 
fishing so I proposed a trip across. We went down to the beach and 
Kindled a fire, which was a signal for the boat at the island to push out 
tor us. It came, and we were sculled over. The island was less than 
a mile m circumference, and on it were fourteen houses, the chief 
man being Mr. An. I went out with his party in the evening and 
saw them work the sal nets. It was 2nd June, past the best season, I 
was told. I hey took a few common ray and a lot of globe fish, a 
creature that puffs itself up like a pouter pigeon. Its flesh is said to 
be poisonous, though the oil is valuable for lighting. I was treated to 
some ot the ray eaten raw with vinegar aud soy. The fish is first 
washed in makoli , a cheap fermented liquor, which removes any 
unpleasant odour, and then it is served — a very acceptable dish. 
I rom Mr. An’s island I took a small junk for Chemulpo. It was 
about 20 feet long and 7 wide, with one mast. Junks differ from 
river scows in that they draw more water, and are built more 
fiimlv . the sides are fastened by a sort of wooden pinning across the 
c ^ r ] 1 r ei ' 8, The ru( *der, which is long, runs under the boat at an angle 
of 4o degrees to the deck line, and so serves as a centre-board as well 
as rudder. The first announcement of shallow water is seeing this 
pulled up a notch or two. I remained six days on this junk. There 
were altogether ten Coreans ; seven were passengers, friends of mine, 
the remaimug three forming the crew. We all ate rice washed in sea 
water, which gave it a most peculiar flavour. 
1 here were islands at which we tied up in the evenings. At one 
islaud called Teungsan, the Chumsa , or officer in charge, took me 
ash oi e and treated me to a dish of ponepe fish ( Octopus vulgaris) . This, 
too, I found a very palatable preparation, Between waiting for tides, 
winds, and fair weather it took us six days to get to Chemulpo. The 
]unk was full of vermin, and the bilge water seemed to grow immensely 
deep at times. I w as glad to get ashore, though 1 felt sorry at leaving 
the old skipper who had brought us through safely. 
The next journey was in the following winter from Pusan inland 
to J akoo, the capital of Kyung Sang province. I left Pusan on a 
bright sunny day in December, 1889. There w as no snow r , and the 
roads being frozen were very smooth where rocks did not interfere. 
Liti Je of any interest was seen on the first part of the journey. The 
first evening out one of the scow's that ferried me across a tributary of 
the Isaktong had in it a number of bulls loaded with rice. One took 
fright and bounded into the water, carrying a small boy on the end of 
its halter. I he other bulls followed suit, and rice and everything 
disappeared under the w T ater. There was no loss of life, but the little 
lad s clothes were soon frozen stiff, and he w r as carried off to a Corean 
hut to thaw out. 
