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,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

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,PHOTO BY ?I]RY EHRMANN1,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE ,ALL ?IS SUMM] ,I TRAVEL$ ON ! ,AMUR4 ,I W5T AS F> AS ITS M\?1 OR RA!R ITS E/U>Y1 -- ,NIKOLAEVSK1 -- TO JO9 ! GOV]NOR-G5]AL1 :OM ,I ACCOMPANI$ 9 A /EAM] UP ! ,USURI & AFT] ?AT1 9 ! AUTUMN1 ,I MADE A /ILL MORE 9T]E/+ J\RNEY UP ! ,SUNG>I1 TO ! V]Y HE>T ( ,MAN*URIA1 AS F> AS ,<IR9 7OR ,KIR91 ACCORD+ TO ! S\!RN PRONUNCIATION74 

,MANY RIV]S 9 ,ASIA >E MADE BY ! JUNCTION ( TWO EQUALLY IMPORTANT /REAMS1 SO ?AT IT IS DIFFICULT = ! GEOGRAPH] TO SAY :I* ( ! TWO IS ! MA9 ONE1 & :I* IS A TRIBUT>Y4 ,! ,+ODA & ! ,ONON JO9 TO MAKE ! ,%ILKA2 ! ,%ILKA & ! ,>GUN JO9 TO MAKE ! ,AMUR2 & ! ,AMUR JO9S ! ,SUNG>I TO =M ?AT MI<TY /REAM :I* FL[S NOR!A/W>D & 5T]S ! ,PACIFIC 9 ! 9HOSPITABLE LATITUDES ( ! ,T>T> /RAIT4 

,UP TO ! YE> #a#h#f#d1 ! GREAT RIV] ( ,MAN*URIA REMA9$ V]Y LITTLE 
KN[N4 ,ALL 9=MATION AB\T IT DAT$ FROM ! TIMES ( ! ,JESUITS1 
& ?AT WAS SCANTY4 ,N[ ?AT A REVIVAL 9 ! EXPLORATION ( ,MONGOLIA 
& ,MAN*URIA WAS GO+ TO TAKE PLACE1 & ! FE> ( ,*9A :I* HAD 
HI!RTO BE5 5T]TA9$ 9 ,RUSSIA APPE>$ TO BE EXAGG]AT$1 ALL ( 
US Y\NG] PEOPLE PRESS$ UPON ! GOV]NOR-G5]AL ! NECESSITY ( 
EXPLOR+ ! ,SUNG>I4 ,TO HAVE NEXT DOOR TO ! ,AMUR AN 
IMM5SE REGION1 ALMO/ LITTLE KN[N AS AN ,AFRICAN DES]T1 SEEM$ TO US 
PROVOK+4 ,SUDD5LY ,G5]AL ,KORSAK(F DECID$ TO S5D A /EAM] 
UP ! ,SUNG>I1 UND] ! PRETEXT ( C>RY+ SOME MESSAGE ( 
FRI5D%IP TO ! GOV]NOR-G5]AL ( ! ,<IR9 PROV9CE4 ,A 
,RUSSIAN CONSUL FROM ,URGA HAD TO C>RY ! MESSAGE4 ,A DOCTOR1 AN 
A/RONOM]1 & MYSELF1 ALL UND] ! COMM& ( A ,COLONEL 
,*]NYAEFF1 W]E S5T UPON ! EXP$ITION 9 A T9Y /EAM]1 
,USURI1 :I* TOOK 9 T[ A B>GE ) COAL4 ,TW5TY-FIVE 
SOLDI]S1 :OSE RIFLES W]E C>EFULLY CONCEAL$ 9 ! COAL1 W5T ) 
US1 ON ! B>GE4 

,ALL WAS ORGANIZ$ V]Y HURRI$LY1 & !RE WAS NO ACCOMMODATION ON ! SMALL /EAM] TO RECEIVE SU* A NUM]\S COMPANY2 BUT WE W]E ALL FULL ( 5?USIASM1 & HUDDL$ AS BE/ WE C\LD 9 ! T9Y CAB9S4 ,ONE ( US HAD TO SLEEP ON A TABLE1 & :5 WE />T$ WE F\ND ?AT !RE W]E NOT EV5 KNIVES & =KS = ALL ( US1 -- NOT TO SPEAK ( O!R NECESS>IES4 ,ONE ( US RESORT$ TO HIS P5-KNIFE AT D9N] TIME1 & MY ,*9ESE KNIFE ) TWO /ICKS1 S]V+ AS A =K1 WAS A WELCOME ADDITION TO \R EQUIPM5T4 

,IT WAS NOT AN EASY TASK TO GO UP ! ,SUNG>I4 ,! GREAT RIV] 9 
ITS L[] P>TS1 :]E IT FL[S ?R\< ! SAME L[ L&S AS ! 
,AMUR1 IS V]Y %ALL[1 & AL?\< \R /EAM] DREW ONLY ?REE 
FEET1 WE (T5 C\LD NOT F9D A *ANNEL DEEP 5\< = US4 ,!RE W]E 
DAYS :5 WE ADVANC$ BUT SOME =TY MILES1 & SCRAP$ AS MANY TIMES 
! S&Y BOTTOM ( ! RIV] ) \R KEEL2 OV] & OV] AGA9 A 
R[BOAT WAS S5T \T TO F9D ! NECESS>Y DEP?4 ,BUT ONLY Y\NG 
CAPTA9 HAD MADE UP HIS M9D ?AT HE W\LD REA* ,<IR9 ?AT 
AUTUMN1 & WE PROGRESS$ EV]Y DAY4 ,AS WE ASC5D$ HI<] & HI<]1 
WE F\ND ! RIV] MORE & MORE BEAUTIFUL1 & MORE & MORE EASY ( 
NAVIGATION2 & :5 WE HAD PASS$ ! S&Y DES]TS AT ITS JUNCTION 
) ITS SI/] RIV]1 ! ,NONNI1 PROGRESS BECAME EASY & 
PLEASANT4 ,9 A FEW WEEKS WE ?US REA*$ ! CAPITAL ( ?AT PROV9CE 
( ,MAN*URIA4 ,AN EXCELL5T MAP ( ! RIV] WAS MADE BY ! 
TOPOGRAPH]S4 ,!RE WAS NO TIME TO SP>E1 UN=TUNATELY1 & SO WE V]Y 
SELDOM L&$ 9 ANY VILLAGE OR T[N4 ,! VILLAGES ALONG ! BANKS ( 
! RIV] >E FEW & F> BETWE51 & ON ITS L[] P>TS WE F\ND ONLY 
L[ L&S1 :I* >E 9UNDAT$ EV]Y YE>2 HI<] UP WE SAIL$ = A 
HUNDR$ MILES AMID S& DUNES2 & IT WAS ONLY :5 WE REA*$ ! 
UPP] ,SUNG>I & BEGAN TO APPROA* ,<IR9 ?AT WE F\ND A 
D5SE POPULATION4 

,IF \R AIM HAD BE5 TO E/ABLI% FRI5DLY RELATIONS ) ,MAN*URIA1 & NOT SIMPLY TO LE>N :AT ! ,SUNG>I IS1 \R EXP$ITION MI<T WELL HAVE BE5 CONSID]$ A DEAD FAILURE4 ,! ,MAN*URIAN AU?ORITIES HAD IT FRE% 9 !IR MEMORIES H[1 EI<T YE>S BE=E1 ! 0VISIT0 ( ,MURAVI(F 5D$ 9 ! ANNEXATION ( ! ,AMUR & ! ,USURI1 & !Y C\LD NOT BUT LOOK ) SUSPICION ON ?IS NEW & UNCALL$-= VISITATION4 ,! TW5TY-FIVE RIFLES CONCEAL$ 9 ! COAL1 :I* HAD BE5 DULY REPORT$ TO ! ,*9ESE AU?ORITIES BE=E WE LEFT1 /ILL MORE PROVOK$ !IR SUSPICIONS2 & :5 \R /EAM] CA/ H] AN*OR 9 FRONT ( ! POPUL\S CITY ( ,<IR91 WE F\ND ALL ITS M]*ANTS >M$ ) RU/Y SWORDS FROM SOME OLD >S5AL4 ,WE W]E NOT PREV5T$1 H[EV]1 FROM WALK+ 9 ! /REETS1 BUT ALL %OPS W]E CLOS$ AS SOON AS WE L&$1 & ! M]*ANTS W]E NOT ALL[$ TO SELL ANY?+4 ,SOME PROVISIONS W]E S5T TO US ON BO>D ! /EAM] AS A GIFT1 BUT NO MONEY WAS TAK5 9 RETURN4 

,! AUTUMN WAS RAPIDLY COM+ TO ITS 5D1 ! FRO/S HAD BEGUN ALREADY1 & WE HAD TO HURRY BACK1 AS WE C\LD NOT W9T] ON ! ,SUNG>I4 ,9 %ORT1 WE SAW ,<IR91 BUT SPOKE TO NO ONE BUT ! TWO 9T]PRET]S :O CAME EV]Y MORN+ ON BO>D \R /EAM]4 ,\R AIM1 H[EV]1 WAS FULFILL$3 WE HAD ASC]TA9$ ?AT ! RIV] IS NAVIGABLE1 & AN EXCELL5T MAP ( IT WAS MADE1 FROM ITS M\? TO ,<IR91 ) ! AID ( :I* WE W]E ABLE TO /EAM ON \R RETURN J\RNEY AT FULL SPE$ )\T ANY ACCID5T4 ,AT ONE TIME \R /EAM] RAN UPON A S&BANK4 ,BUT ! ,<IR9 (FICIALS1 DESIR\S ABOVE ALL ?+S ?AT WE %\LD NOT BE COMPELL$ TO W9T] ON ! RIV]1 S5T TWO HUNDR$ ,*9ESE1 :O AID$ US 9 GETT+ (F4 ,:5 ,I JUMP$ 9TO ! WAT]1 &1 TAK+ A /ICK1 BEGAN TO S+ \R RIV]-SONG1 0,DUB9U%KA10 :I* HELPS ALL PRES5T TO GIVE A SUDD5 PU% AT ! SAME MOM5T1 ! ,*9ESE 5JOY$ IMM5SELY ! FUN ( IT1 & AFT] SEV]AL SU* PU%ES ! /EAM] WAS SOON AFLOAT4 ,! MO/ CORDIAL RELATIONS W]E E/ABLI%$ BETWE5 \RSELVES & ! ,*9ESE BY ?IS LITTLE ADV5TURE4 ,I MEAN1 ( C\RSE1 ! PEOPLE1 :O SEEM$ TO DISLIKE V]Y MU* !IR >ROGANT ,MAN*URIAN (FICIALS4 

,WE CALL$ AT SEV]AL ,*9ESE VILLAGES1 PEOPL$ ) EXILES FROM ! ,CELE/IAL ,EMPIRE1 & W]E RECEIV$ 9 ! MO/ CORDIAL WAY4 ,ONE EV5+ ESPECIALLY IMPRESS$ ITSELF ON MY MEMORY4 ,WE CAME TO A PICTURESQUE LITTLE VILLAGE AS NI<T WAS ALREADY FALL+4 ,SOME ( US L&$1 & ,I W5T ALONE ?R\< ! VILLAGE4 ,A ?ICK CR[D ( AB\T A HUNDR$ ,*9ESE SOON SURR\ND$ ME1 & AL?\< ,I KNEW NOT A WORD ( !IR TONGUE1 & !Y KNEW AS LITTLE ( M9E1 WE *ATT$ 9 ! MO/ AMICABLE WAY BY MIMICRY1 & WE UND]/OOD ONE ANO!R4 ,TO PAT ONE ON ! %\LD]S 9 SIGN ( FRI5D%IP IS DECID$LY 9T]NATIONAL LANGUAGE4 ,TO (F] ONE ANO!R TOBACCO & TO BE (F]$ A LI<T IS AGA9 AN 9T]NATIONAL EXPRESSION ( FRI5D%IP4 ,ONE ?+ 9T]E/$ !M1 -- :Y HAD ,I1 ?\< Y\NG1 A BE>D8 ,!Y WE> NONE BE=E !Y >E SIXTY4 ,& :5 ,I TOLD !M BY SIGNS ?AT 9 CASE ,I %\LD HAVE NO?+ TO EAT ,I MI<T EAT IT1 ! JOKE WAS TRANSMITT$ FROM ONE TO ! O!R ?R\< ! :OLE CR[D4 ,!Y RO>$ ) LAU<T]1 & BEGAN TO PAT ME EV5 MORE C>ESS+LY ON ! %\LD]S2 !Y TOOK ME AB\T1 %[+ ME !IR H\SES2 EV]Y ONE (F]$ ME HIS PIPE1 & ! :OLE CR[D ACCOMPANI$ ME AS A FRI5D TO ! /EAM]4 ,I MU/ SAY ?AT !RE WAS NOT ONE S+LE BO%KO 7POLICEMAN7 9 ?AT VILLAGE4 ,9 O!R VILLAGES \R SOLDI]S & MYSELF ALWAYS MADE FRI5DS ) ! ,*9ESE1 BUT AS SOON AS A BO%KO APPE>$1 ALL WAS SPOIL$4 ,9 RETURN1 ONE %\LD HAVE SE5 :AT 0FACES0 !Y US$ TO MAKE AT ! BO%KO BEH9D HIS BACK6 ,!Y EVID5TLY HAT$ ?IS REPRES5TATIVE ( AU?ORITY4 ,?IS EXP$ITION HAS S9CE BE5 =GOTT54 ,! A/RONOM] ,? ,USOLTZEFF & ,I PUBLI%$ REPORTS AB\T IT 9 ! ,MEMOIRS ( ! ,SIB]IAN ,GEOGRAPHICAL ,SOCIETY2 BUT A FEW YE>S LAT] A T]RIBLE CONFLAGRATION AT ,IRKUTSK DE/ROY$ ALL ! COPIES LEFT ( ! ,MEMOIRS1 AS WELL AS ! ORIG9AL MAP ( ! ,SUNG>I & IT WAS ONLY LA/ YE>1 :5 WORK UPON ! ,TRANS-,MAN*URIAN ,RAILWAY WAS BEG9N+1 ! ,RUSSIAN GEOGRAPH]S UNE>!D \R REPORTS1 & F\ND ?AT ! GREAT RIV] HAD BE5 EXPLOR$ FIVE-&-?IRTY YE>S AGO BY \R EXP$ITION4 

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