Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-14
FROM SALT LAKE TO SAMOA.
In tho Park aud tho Government
Hint at San Francisco
Greeting nt itonoiuiu.-uec by
Utah People Ia samOn.-measiss
Among the Natives

A young man who resides at Grants.
vile, rooole county, but who is now
on = mission TO Samoa, has written
letter to fellow townsman, J. Il.
CLARK, by whube courtesy the NEWS IL
able to publish the communication,
which 10 as follows:
TANuALu, Sept, 10, is03.-EldeTs
Ridges, Young, Brmivy, johnson,
Thompson aud myself haviug been
called as missionaries 10 Islands IL the
Pacific Ocean, met according " sp.
lointmcut preparatory 10 boarding the
MOuOwal, booked Tor sailing Aug.
l7ih. The boat being Que GAY late,
however, gave W smother day la
San Francisco. We found Brother
Dalton who has charge Of
the mission ia san Fnuclsco
enjoy Ing the good 5plfit aud In con.
uectlOn with other Elders doing a
good work. Brother Chas. $. Her.
nance, former pPessman Of the
| DEsEiiEr NEWS, aoing a. our guide,
wo were enabled 10 visit some VI the
| placed Of inleTest In that city. We
spent a very pleasant day In Golden
| Gate park. This park covers vast
ares, and u truly lovely place. The
| buiial0, elk, reindeer deer, seals, sua
Hons and ostrich, together with the
birds OF almost endless variety, aud tho
beautiful trees, n1wrfs, plants aud
shrubs, both OF a tropical ana temp
crate CLINE, that arc there 10 DO seen,
make II place VI very great interest.
We vlrittd tho U. y. mint whofs
millions OF money arc coined each day.
/ haF "A 81
alluyud, run into bass. cut cut much
IA wads are cut, anu nnaly stamped.
Each coin was then carefully weighed
aud II oIt.hAlf "a grain too heavy, fled
duwU; u too light, they were sent
back anu melted over. la this mint
the government realizes $1,000 yearly
from the swceplngs oil the hJ0r $500
! from the cluauiugs OF the chimney,
aud $1,000 each four years from the
turning Of the carpets. Ola clothes Of
tuo wOtkmen are burned Tor the gold
dust, which 10 10 fne that It il0ats la
ghU air
On the 18th We stepped onto the
MOuOwM anu wetu soon blowing our
way through tho mighty deep. Frl.ay
August gan, ono week after our de.
paTiure, after q pleasant voyage, upon
tue boat rounding sharp point, We
come In iuli view Of the city OF Hone
lulu. This sight had many charms
for us alter seeing nothing but waves
AMI foam for 81 long. The city at IA die.
lance seems 10 be OnB vast forest, with
housvtops peoking through tho foliage
here aud there. Honolulu IL bounded
ON three sides by low mountains aud "a
hAthoT In front, We were met by
Brother Irwin Fisher whOhas chstge OF
tho Honolulu branch Of the mission.
He Informed US that the Saints on
thute Islands numbered over 1000. A
good meeting house has been recently
erected AM meetings are regularly
held.
When the natives learned who we
were, they came TO shake handA " lth
", anu We experienced that same feel
ing that VIZ have at home when shak.
log hands with Latter.day Saints.
AMER a few huuts' sJOuTn here We
babe fond farewell 10 Brothers Bfim-
ley aud Thompson, who had been
cailed 10 labor here, also 10 Brother
Fisher aud the native Saints, aud
again set forth on the good ship aud
were soon headed toward Samoa.
one more week rocked ia the cradle
0i tue ueup aud then the itland OF
Upolui Samoa, hurst upon our view,
Soon We were met by the pilot, who
escorted Us safely through the repi.
Here We cast anchor, half mile from
shore, and tho natives came sWafming
around the ship like bees, all anxious
90 row tue passenpeTs 10 land, Pres
emily We saw three men dressed IN