Korea and her neighbors / A narrative of travel, with an account of the recent vicissitudes and present position of the country

Chapter 46: APPENDIX D

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A traveler's narrative recounts journeys through Korea and neighboring regions, blending vivid landscape and street-level description with informed accounts of recent upheavals and shifting external influence. The author documents access to court and officials, records everyday customs and religious activity, and reflects on administrative reforms, finances, and social conditions. Observational prose is augmented by photographs, maps, and appendixes, and the work combines practical route and travel detail with cultural and political commentary to present a rounded, firsthand portrait of geography, institutions, and contemporary life.

APPENDIX D

The population of the three Korean treaty ports was as follows in January, 1897:—

	Chemulpo Settlement.
Japanese	3,904
Chinese	404
British	15
German	12
American	7
French	7
Norwegian	3
Greek	3
Italian	1
Portuguese	1
Total	4,357
Estimated native population	6,756

	Fusan Settlement.
Japanese	5,508
Chinese	34
British	10
American	7
German	2
Danish	1
French	1
Italian	1
Total	5,564
Estimated native population of Fusan City and the Prefecture of Tung-nai	33,000

	Wön-san Settlement.
Japanese	1,299
Chinese	39
American	8
German	3
British	2
French	2
Russian	2
Danish	1
Norwegian	1
Total	1,357
Estimated native population	15,000