The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-05-20
LETTER FROM ABROAD.
KING GEORGES SOUND, J
AUSTRALIA. Jan. 10. 1865. (

IL WOuiQ De unluteTeStIuS
to relate description of our journey to
this part of the world-one sea voyage is
so like another. We will, therefore, take
the privilege usually accorded to story
tellers, and ignoring time and space, ar
rive at once at our destination.
It was on fine summer day in the first
part of January, which answers to our
August at home, that we arrived at King
Georges Sound, on the southwest coast
of Australia. Australia, as we all know,
is vast island, by far the largest in the
known world, being nearly equal in
extent to the whole continent of Europe.
It lies between anG 80 degrees of south
latitude, and 112 and 153 degrees of east
longitude, and contains a mass of land
over two thousand miles square. In so
large an extent Of country the
usual diversity of scenery, as
well as every variety OF
climate, from temperate to torrid, is Of
course to be met with.
That Australia contains the elements
of future greatness, not only in its highly
favored geographical position, but in the
vast and self-contained resources, is not
to be doubted. The boundless extent Of
its pastoral lands, the vast capabilities of
its forests for ship building purposes, ri.
valing even North America ITSELF the
great facilities it affords for depots for the
seal and whale fisheries of the Southern
Ocean, the beauty of its climate, and the
great value, quality and diversity of its
mineral productions, ensure it most i'm
portant position.
Already it ranks high in CONNER.
cial consequence. Already do its
pastures furnish food, clothing and occu-
patton to millions of human beings. and
already has the attention of the world
beer attracted to its vast mineral re-
sources. Gold exists in abundance in it's
southwestern interior coal is unlimited
along the coast of New South Wales !;
iron and copper are abundant also. The
Burra Burra copper mines are said to be
unequalled in extent and richness.
Australia is divided into several colo
MES, viz: New South Wales, Victoria,
South Australia, and West Australia. or
Swan River. Of these divisions the first
is the oldest, largest and most important.
Sidney, Melbourne, Adelaide and
Perth, are the principal cities
and the, respective centers of the
commerce of the divisions above
named. Sidney is the largest, being an
extensive, well-built, populous city, and
uniting in its position great advantages,
both as seaport and central point oil
island communication. It's harbor Port
Jackson,) is one Of the finest and most
commodious insthe world. l think one
Of the first Impressions conveyed to the
mind of new arrival at Sidney or any Of
the other large towns, is unbounded as
constituent at its unexpected magnitude
and the Engliah like aspect of its streets.
houses and shops. The PLACE is still sc
young that one is altogether unprepared
for such gigantic growth; and to find il
so like an English town seems to strik,
one as positively absurd, that
after having travelled sixteen thous
and miles, TO be to all appearance,
as much at home as though they had
never left their own fireside, when by I
journey Of few hundred miles they
might have been in the midst of every
thing as thoroughly foreign as the great
est admirer Of change could wish. Thes,
first impressions Of establishment, how
ever, soon wear of, giving place to other.
touching it's climate, inhabitants, mod,
of living, etc. The Climate although ex
tremely healthy is somewhat hot, ant
the inhabitants are much more American
than English in their manner. They ar,
very hospitable and kind to strangers
1t is not considered in good taste, how
ever, to make any inquiries as to tn,
pedigree of your new friends, particularly
if they arc native to the soil
as many of the ancestors Of the riches
families of the colony. were kindly pro
vided by the British Government with ,
free passage out, and to this, think, ",
may attribute noticeable feature anon,
them. There is evidently strong belief
that the day is not far distant when they
will be strong enough to stand alone
and. instead of being, as one of them ex
. pressed himself to me, mere colony, Il
rank as one of the nations of the earth
We have. he continued. . large extent o
country, a beautiful climate, and such in
ternal sources of wealth as England neve,
possessed !; and why should We not cary,
out for ourselves = future such as that o
, the United States of America
told him thought there would be on,
, difference. and that it was all in their "a
/ vor: that while the Americans had som,
, difficulties in gaining their object,
thought that when they were ready I,
take care Of themselves, England woult
wish them as hearty goodbye and goot
: luck in the course they had chosen
: However, this all remains 10 be seen.
find have SO lost myself in visions o
1.-The future that / have left n,
. room to speak of the present aspect Q
the country. and must reserve it for IN
other letter. ST.
: A provoking piece of impudence Va
recently perpctrated upon Miss Soldene
) the opera bouffe singer, in New Orleans
: A superb bouuet was thrown upon IN