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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These high ragged hills Continued down to Fusan but darkness set in before we reached the port. The fine large steamer lay at the dock into which the train ran making the transfer very convenient. Surge numbers of 2nd & 3rd class Jap. passengers took Passage. The women all had a child clung rather tight or shoulders & some led another larger offspring. None of these babies ever seemed to cry or be discontented, in which they resemble their cheerful parents. [31] The trip across the channel was pleasant & smooth. A full moon & clear sky made the night passage bright