North Manchurian Plague Prevention Service reports (1911-1913) / edited by Wu Lien-Teh (G.L. Tuck).

Date:
1914
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Credit: North Manchurian Plague Prevention Service reports (1911-1913) / edited by Wu Lien-Teh (G.L. Tuck). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Russian party consisted of Professor Zabolotny, Drs Tschourilina (a lady) and Issaief (see PL II, fig. 3). Our own party consisted of Dr ClTen Sze-pang, M.B. (Cantab.), Dr Tsang Pu and myself. Our investigations form the basis of this Report. II. Itinerary. Leaving Harbin we arrived at Manchouli Station on July 21st and arranged that this should be the base of the Chinese Expedition. We gave instructions that huts should be built for us, for the laboratory, and for the animals. The next day Dr ClTen and myself left for Borsja1 (Transbaikal District) to join the Russian party who had their base there. We remained with them for a week, visiting Tschintansk, Arabulak and the neighbouring villages. On July 29th we returned to Manchouli to rejoin our party. A few days afterwards the Russian staff broke up, Prof. Zabolotny and Dr Tschourilina returning to St Petersburg and Dr Issaief to his station on the Russo-Chinese frontier. Our start for Mongolia to make further investigations was delayed by the rainy weather until August 6th. Proceeding westward we reached Charbada on the 7th, where we encamped for two days. On August 9th we left for Kerloni. As there was no direct way there we had to return to Manchouli and from thence proceeded in a south¬ westerly direction parallel to the large but shallow river called Kerulen, which after it has passed through Kulun Nor (Kulun See) is called River Argun, and later on becomes the Amur. We travelled southwards, passed Zagan on the east, and after two days reached the large lake, Kulun See. Finally we encamped at Kerloni—a Mongol colony situated on the river—on August the 11th. We then proposed to visit Abagaitui in Siberia by way of Dalai Nor, but our guide informed us that this was impossible, as it would mean crossing a mountainous district where there was no water. On the following day, therefore, we decided to return to Manchouli, which we reached on August 14th. From this date until August 25th we lived at Manchouli, making excursions into the country around and doing experimental work with larbagans. On August 25th I departed from Manchouli in order to enquire into an outbreak of Plague which was reported from Puk uei (lsitsihai, capital of Heilungkiang Province) and from thence went back to Harbin. 1 left Dr ClTen at Manchouli to finish our work there and 1 Borsja is 121 versts west of and three hours by express train from Manchouli.