The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-05-21

nlne tnas tne nlne, havlSg otsken I'D
equal number Of natlye women, aud !
few men, went to sea again. and vera
not heard Of until 1908; that il, 1872;
some Of Of mptinesrs = vbo b Ne1e found ..
Tahiti, were tried, convicted and sput
to death. In 1908 C.pt;; Eolgsr, |of
Nantucket, discovered the, survivors Of
the 4ml'dtinserg referred to, md thj,r
desoend.bts; at' Piteiirrn Island. "' Tho
community apps.ted, 70 b IN . thriYs
ing condition. The laws which goy
erned it were more! Just 'thsa severe .:
In the absenoe Of an Official gasette,
they we're read in' public and15t those:
who trahsgresed them were 7publioly
censured aad fined. i No sprepatstio oa'
was made for the ,puniahhsnt Of crimes,
in anticipation Of commission ;: u 10.
women were permitted to to'ezezeise the
right of suffrage ~-the.sjt vers sobools
for the education Of children, but no
child was received in: them until able
to recite the English alphabet. Cap.
tain Folger declared that he had, never
come in contact with more moral
people.
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From. 1908 to 1856 the I. ialandsls
were occasionally visited, by Europdsns
and Americans. During the:ochtter
year, after having been repeatedly en-.
treated to do 50, the community asen-
sented to remove, to Norfolk ,Islspd.
The change was no: in al respects. ~
agreeable one at FIRST, and most Of the
'colonlsts would have returned to-, their
old homes if they could have -coavsni-
emily done so. A few years. residence
made them more oontented, and al,
with the exception Of. seventeen, ,resoIv.
ed to settle permanently. The latter
number, in 1859, took ship and went
back to Pitcairn Island. In 1870 th,
population Of Norfolk Island, from '2Q2
had increased to 300, and the popula!
Of Pitcairn from II to 20. The .com+
munity on Norfolk Island, for aught
We have heard to the oontrary. has
prospered fairly, while that at Pito.irn
has been less fortunate. In October;
1870, Capt. Purdy, Of the ship Whit.
:tington, called at Pitcairn. Island 'ipad
received very hearty welcome. He
found the islanders we'll supplied With
goats, Wild pigs; ot.deds, and ali%ess,
but in a sad state for lack of isjuii.abie
Clothing: eft was nothing out Of IS :my
way" says the Captais, in; q letter %
the San Franuiseo prapiersi,,' ''to teall : Il
Pitcairn, but rather che MEANS Of short
sning' the passage BY going due youth
when out OF trades thereby 'padafng
quickly through the hgbs' ~1ads:- = y
Some charitable persons going thit
way with cargo Of seoond:hSbd tclotR.
ing would oonter an r everlasting ;ffsIvt5at sIvt5a
on tho islauders'by stopping to ''ttajdt ttaajddet
with them." <
When Capt 'Purdy II. was leii1lng the
island he was intrusted with a ''eard''
to American ship.mmasters, Of which tie
following is an extract: -
Gas many ships pass this. island on
the route to and-,from- San Francisco,
but At too great u distance to board
them with out canoes, it 'is:our; opion7
ion they do not know the island to Be
inhabited. There are No dangers Of
rocks or shoals, and if they: came with.
in mile they would most always. 61get
supply of:fruit, etc. = 1--WE always
like to show hospitality to streagsrs;
and to hear the news. The landing il
on the north side of the island" +.
Since the publication Of tho 5ferego.
ing, many captains have been humane
enough to crafty the, wishes ofistha
islanders. Heretofore only, clHhius
and medicines we're wauted,.,:aed sfo,
these they were enabled to offer in OK.
change the products Of the island. 40,
dotaiog to recent 1000 mt tie product.
are insufficient for their own require
mn'ents. The community ia'u 1ow 'nna$bsrl
seventy:six persons and is sadly in need
of food, As we'll as clothing. Thus fa,
the people of San Francisco hxv2s5 done
nobly for these poor 'islAndsfss, q anid Il
would be no more than 'iiir ii f' ths
bone evolsotly disposed in q ether a1tiitiss
shared the burden With them. > IA