Others followed, principally from America, the Sandwich Islands, Hamburg, and Bremen.

Most of the Americans have retired from the field, two were closing when I was at the Amoor, and Mr.
Boardman's was the only house in full operation.

There were three German establishments, and another of a German-American character.
All the cereals can be grown on the Amoor, and the yield is said to be very good.

When its production is developed, wheat can be exported to China and the Sandwich Islands at a good profit.

Until 1864 the government prohibited the export of timber, although it had inexhaustible quantities growing on the Amoor and its tributaries.