Some say that local people who had guided the troop were more miserable than missing soldiers who received handsome compensation, because unlike them, local people weren't given sufficient reward.
手厚い補償のあった遭難兵士と違い、道案内の地元民には十分な礼金すら与えられていないと言われ、悲惨さの度合いは兵士以上に高いという意見もある。