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& Indians. The engines are is stoked with wood & we stop at several stations to procure fuel. It is an up hill pull for about 30 miles, alongside the Barada river all the way. About 3 pm we reach the summit of the eternal hills & commence to descend. We cross a large plain & about 4 o'clock we arrive at Ryaak. The station buildings have been burnt. A large Aerodrome was has been captured here with a number of planes. At 4.30 we arrive at [Moolacca ?] (Zahle) & we transhipped into the Clearing Stn. It is a two storied building & has been used as a Turkish Hosptl. It was originally a hotel & a signboard testifies that it was the Hotel Orient Madame Antoni.
31st October
I stroll through Zahle which is on a hill & meet a Yankee girl, also