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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October 27, 1917 - (continued) They had here a very long trunked Indian elephant, a pair of reindeer, muntjaro, wolves, badgers and many birds. In a building in the park was a large collection of mounted birds. No reptiles or fish were in the park except for 3 small Chinese alligators, the first I have seen. Underwood gave me a pamphlet he has written on big game in Korea, published by the Royal Asiatic Society. He has used the 401 Winchester Automatic on boars with success and never had it jam. Curtis gave me a humorous account of Pontius, the American Consul at Foochow's wedding at which he acted as Consul and tied the knot on a train travelling 20 miles an hour out of his territory.