The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-03-30
ST. HELENA AZ II IL.

island. Ascension. Yet st. Helena has
played . By no means unimportant
part In the history OF maritime COM
merce. and though Its business 10 now rapidly
declining. II 10 stlll Of great value to our south
ern whalers. Lying In tho South Atlantic.
about 800 miles to the northwest Of the Cape
| OF Good Hope. st. Helena 10 the harbor most
convenient to tho whaling grounds. There
stores and provislons Of all kinds can DO readily
obtained. and In tho safe anchorage at James
Town repairs to vessels are easily though
| somewhat extensively made. Everything. evon
| to coal. that may DO required for the supply
Of shipping has to be brought from Eng
land. and the price shipowners have to pay
10 proportionately high. But whalers. who
are often away from homo for q year or eigh-
teen months. will run short OF supplies. and It
| Is TO uncommon thing to see tho flag OF the
United States flying at tho sterns OF Ave or six
briggs or barks In James Town harbor. st.
Helena IL OF volcanic formation. and lie In out
line an irregular oval about nine miles long.
ars. EuroEeSn nation 70 make q settlement
there was Holland: butthe East India 4 C!omnany
ago rsns!orrod 70 i the esslusiye control
OF tho English Goysrnment. The inhsbitants
osa wh bun
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noyernor appointed by the Crown and assist.
supply station diminished SO. much with tho
compilation OF the spez Canal that the home
%nr % ina
a st sss1 from fhe ocean the Island
accessible crags the most striking OF which.
se enfh s harbsa r 9%a
Wide rosdstsad. II is admirably shci!ered from 70
:nd S as sss Il
OF several years springs up without warning.
This tidal wave is somewhat similar to the
ssvsTS 81 nal a. the m9 y OF
lena wave is. however OF greater dmen-
sions. is height having been noted as
Ss ss% SosSt
as i advances with startling rapidly and ire
James Town is a wide. struggling village
OF white houses. with low. projecting roofs
"% pnasc ysds Mint" a ssh recall dn
houses and important public buildings arc
built OF iron and slate as within, the last
tho plague OF white ants. These Unsuitable
little monsters who ar, are three or four
tiRRa 3 x VI; I, Thsy ssn vssSnsyso%S
2, mind AND yol Hey DO their t ~srt from
the inside, leaving a thin veneer on the sur
t e often Sny sn b
IrouEht to ruin * these minute pests and i
ne thing to see chair 'SI or sois
have eaten everything but the yarnish. They
dsmolish !, any kind Of wood but teak. and
TRe to e sss sa1a
Of the East Indian. Islands have cost hun
dreds q thousands Of dollars and though large
means to exterminate them. no remedy has
Tor snd m wRes
n Psndi neapy five and finally ds
Is used Tor iarmins purposes. and within sight
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wood was preparing for him, The latter place
nearer the centre Of The island and i was CON.
soas sy Is SUM
Sa 9~ HsrH @q ho
RELICS; bu. the tomb near the house. and lying
French sergeant and two soldiers, The
ground was purchased By the French
ises high and protected BY an iron railing the
IN bs g ssl1 n aiaa sss
tive Of the writer. who was present when the
Had hs ss Ssi The
hiad turned parchment Sasd the outline q The
island thst the body was borne 70 he sht ?. and
Prince with gold braceiet. IN tie name . 81 the
French , npationh The same person who VII,
snd thai int s hex S"
xanes the ss"n so p ssSa
that It seemed to reach into the very soul OF the
DTls i"hsb!s"ats vi q g. ssn! Helena are called
"Yamstocks." because OF their fondness for
scarlet y%1sy S 81 III sn
vegetables. butter and milk command high
raurSs qom Cane are TOWN. great
steamers on their homeward trip to England
IF o on sown IL six
Winds. which blow almost constantly from the
With the trades Is so@etime s very ANN ann
when the East India Company % Owned w d'p tie
s,and and only two supply ships were ssnt
Hill reported one OF tho ships in sight less Than
thirty days after the date fixed for her depart
ure from England. The vessel did not make
have made mistake. Nearly six weeks later
the vessel arrived, and an examination OF nor
| log showed the correctness OF the signal mans
report. The Intervening time had been spent
trying to beat up to catch the trades.
the land. but boasts two kinds OF brds not
found elsewhere. These are q gray abdavat
with pink breast and bill. rather smaller than a
sparrow. and the st. Helena canary. which is Of
r dark green color. sometimes shading to
They arc splendid songsters. The females are
dun brown. Java sparrows. the first Of which
plentiful. and there are few wild parrots and
African .11I BIRDS Negro boys drive brisk trade
| ~ 6elling birds to passengers. Tho waters Of
the coast abound with fish OF ali kinds ons
known as the albecore ia very fine eating and is
conceived equal TO turbot. Attempts have been
| made to plant oysters. but unsu ocsssfuiiv proh-
ably because OF the heat Of the water. Although
81. Helena lies well south OF the tropics, the