The diary of Edmund Heller, October 9, 1917-January 12, 1918 : covering his return trip from the First Asiatic Expedition led by Roy Chapman Andrews of the American Museum of Natural History
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Afternoon Mr. Marriss aportman known Korea well the Yaler River. He has shot the largest bear from here I was weighed by him & found to be 550 lbs! "Awarded" and I should say. The best that deer with it's squad for never tiger Marris Underwood & other hunters here use the .301 Winchester automatic for bear & deer speaks well of this rifle. (30) The Husson train pulled out of Seoul at 8:30 A.M. A bright dry day favored us. The road lay down thru valley filled with fields of ripe rice which the Koreans were harvesting with hand-cycles both sexes working in their volun