The tedious railway journey to Hoten (the present branch railway terminus) was followed by an excl village hoping we should not 10 the way, the trail now entering vit-gin forest (which extends for 60 lien); after 20 minutes our guides decided to follow and caught Us up, having chosen in favour of panic in a "bandit v. loss of ponies" con: undrum—a choice we secretly aplauded. since the nutrition, loading and temperament of Manchurian, to us two hours tater we arrived at woodman's log house and the Japanese owner permitted us to. sleep bbls woodshed which saved. us. the—trouble of erecting the tent on partie ularly unsympathetic ground, The forester was kindness itself and at Sur evening meal supplemented. our own provisions with soup and beer which were indeed welcome, since we had covered about 25 miles that day in broiling sun, Next day, in persistent rain, the somewhat monotonous forest trail led Us over gradually rising terrain until we pitched camp late in the evening after refusing our guides' proposed site some fifteen miles earlier on the
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