Louisiana capitolian., 1879-06-14
PITCAIRN ISLAND.
FRS SETTLEMENT AND HABtTA-
ROY HY a QuEER PeopLa.

III pieces Oi ih'id on the g'Ope, Ihrthest
removed from any of the great conti-
ncnts. u will be found IN or about Int
'tudo twenty-five degrees south OF the
equator, and longitude l3O degrees west
Of Greenwich, being nearly half way
across tho widest oi ocean spaces, bo'
twoon Australia and South America, and
some distance southeast OF the Society
Islands. The island was discovered by
Ohpt' Varterct IN l'o', ana named a'tcr
one OF '''s officers called Pitcairn, VINO
wm ono 'irat 10 chIl attention 10 IT,
slllgnIhrliit6ros httnchos 10 fltcairn
Island from the dark romance connected
WIN 'ts sott'oi''ont ny tho mhtlhecrs ol
the English snip Bounty IN l7J0. This
vosscl had been so''t out to TAHITI Island
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commander, Lieut. Blig'', OF the Royal
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"nt'' too snip had secured her cargo,
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