November 1, 1917 - (continued) At Kambara, we skirted the sea beach for several miles. This place had many groves of dwarf orange trees bearing green fruit. In places yew hedges were seen, some 7 feet tall. At 9:30am we obtained our best view of Fujiyama from Iwabuchi station from which the great volcano rises majestically without any hills in the foreground. There was only a light stratum of clouds, midway down the volcano which was otherwise clear. Farther on, near Numazu station, fields of mulberry bushes recently stripped of their leaves were conspicuous features in the landscape. Nearing Gotemba, the highest point on the railroad (1,489 feet) the clouds began to gather so that only the summit view was clear. Here I saw racks of orange maize ears drying on the sides of couses. This is the corn seen in Japan. No millet has been seen anywhere although in Korea it was the only crop. Cryptomaria trees with their dark, heavy foliage were seen here as roadside trees and in groves. From Gotemba, the line plunged down hill along a rocky water stream. At one place large cotton mills had been erected. Here on steep side hills various bushes and pines e.t.c. still held their own. At 5:00pm we reached Yokohama station. I found the Grand Hotel full of guests but finally got a room at 7:00pm. Woo had written me letters from Foochow in his quaint English about the chance of going to America with Hartmann.