The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-02-27

ed reefs. Upon Hawaii are two
valnie' peaks, each II, 600 feet in
heht. The islands in places present
bohea faces from 1000 feet to 1900
feetigh. But there are valleys aud
|rplal Of remarkable fertility and
beat. The dsintegrated materials
froithe mountain regions, as it is
wasll down BY the abundant trains
Of thSlands, forms a most produc-
tive 9, which, in this tropical eli
mate' ows great variety Of ,lus-
clous fts and other valuable plants.
lhe Sir cane, banana, plaintain,
ceacoal, various palms and the taro
are amo the indigenous products.
ahe iattis an a1ssse, resembling ia
appearai our own. .a,uaa tripAyltuss:
Jack ne ,pulpit,"s having . nutri-
tlous,s snlent root, fused !. by i the
natives asod, f;,rmeIlys more than
nov, ana fruitful ID it that a spot
forty feet are will grow enough Of
TT to To- supreme person. ,,,,5.k,.,
| Coffee grs luxuriantly, and equal
in quality te Mocha. This finds
resfty mar on the Pacific shores
OF Amerlcss' fead fruit tansarialls
and lines alAriye we'll there. In
short. the aalltural resources Of
the ISLANDS afufficient to support
millions OIL Pc: and furnish large
quantities of nrial for expurtation
besides. -'' ''s -
4 The climate not nrresent that;
extreme OF heaet continental lands
IN the same Aasls do. !. 1t ia very
t uniform !l anu tehate. The natiyes
marked changes ,eati,ar have M
E word for it. Thertmas are from
| So to 80 degrees .,tle. horses and
e sheep flourish snpoe 3 sweet, orasses
wh'c'' grew .I, .ne'e, need no pro-
n,and for. supplies whalers and
{ other 'veases sisI. the islands.
natives they win pwitl, almost
I'll hything to obtain a ] that suits
- The fancy. The only lrn,s.ls nr.
e liginally found ON thes sands we're
,. u small species Of hogso. and =
:, kind of rat. There alt ,ri is.,nnns
70 Ireptiles except the &C c,asle hnr
, birds Of beautiful plum, ira mum.
VA erols. -e..s, Earrings.
" bat lol an .'.e'. a.s .,ss ....S = lantages
g dense population, there heana q
is steady decrease in numhes many
10 years. When the islands !. al,
e. covered by the great tavig fsan
= tain Cook, in tl776, there E i,r
T. Efhisestiuate, 4O0, GOO pts,ple ;t;ng
g the group. Other early LL,tols
q. recorded 4 similar estimate. inr
\ iae tke present cest,iry the hsr
q ~. faller, to abont &, ,e0d, tIh ,h
est estimate We have seen he II
- I present population being only n
as ! What are the causes 1T this deSs
es Inn, ,interssting; chronological 4us
al E'The islands h.ve become essei
90 Christianized. 6 II the sacri
- l3WDTB VI UHC 1AnOS sNs1n sN1n yssfss.sssF !
q chiefly, who began their work in
Ne Captain Cook found the nativ'
=. =. inoffensive people, :tltliough I
w ~ what addicted to canni6alism
!. - tteated them cruelty ni,d me
y. 'ae death there in conseq uence.
ng we're heather through and tiil
Is but received the truths Of the Z
readily when presented. It
on that they should increase IN nu
m and prpspefity as we'll as advat
tic civilization. THEW U iecation i
"A g half way house" " between tive
yer coutinents, between which com
kis rapidly Increasing. Tho pc
- this group are the most conv
of any for supply stations and
Of rendezvous for the north
ii whalers. All that can be raises
be their fertile fields, Of coffee,
r. molasses, rice, tobacco, indigo
cocoa, ginger, etc, would q
- ready sale to merchant veese's
y1 ing their ports. Cotton Is
raised aud the vine fiourasnea
Tea. M The natives, however, are DIV
,sn- away, to give place, perhaps
aon harder or more energetic race
~, Honolulu is the principal po'
nA uated at. the soatheastern poas'
;onsl island of Oahu. i is the large
.,du weaitbiest town of the group,
re-. one of the bestshart'ers u the
SSd ocean. Two hundred ships g
.erv chor there at ONCE, 9 masslv' 81,
reef forming a sea wall OF pro
80 The coral reef FORMS a valuable
Ouf ing stone, readily obtained
- tide, and easily w0ngl.f- II
vol other ports Of the island wool
lem- y valuable place Of supply an.
!. ,vc.siu time of peace for any matt
Mn. versing the Pacific waters, an'
arts. I've an Important military st'