Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-23
DIR AUSTRALASIAN LETTER.
upbosnix" Writes Entcrtoiningly OF Visits and
Missionary Experiences.

and named the new city Melbourne 10
honor OF the then premier of Great
Bntain-Lorl Melbourne.
lu 1880 the population Of Port Philip
district numbered % 700. OF whom three
iourihs were from England. aud large
proportion of the rest from Tasmania.
Alter prolonged struggle, the settlers
were granted colonial independence;
and the new district was formally scp-
aatgu iuIs-t from New South Wales,
and named Victoria. About thc same
time, lua news of the gold discovery at
suffers Fort California, reached Mel.
bourne. and the young colony furnished
Dos share OF eager iouunchu1ic's, who
Hooked tMthcr Many of them, how
cynr returned, disappointed and un'
successful, and they Immediately COM
mguCgd 10 search Tor the precious metal
800 various parts OF Victoria Govern.
mgut offered q thousand dollars 'or the
discovery of gold. which resulted 900 the
finding oithu yellow mineral at Bath.
urt, Blllart, Esuiigu and Castle.
maine, il each ul which places. cities
were almost born boz day MHIbHuIe
became the grvl, business center aud
the chief distributing point tot supple.
to al these districts, and it has retained
the position ever since.
ltisn W the capital OF the rmlllwt
but most important Of the Aus'rJHaaH
colonies, Tor thu area ul Victoria 10 only
$1,000 square miles. TIE METROPOLITAN
area contains % population OF 10000
inhabitants, The growth Of the city has
been almost phenomenal ami the
massive and stately structures indicate
the cntctpHaus character OF the
NlctorIanH Many of the banks and
mercantile houses are vcntabIc palaces,
and q would Doe difficult 90 eclipse many
Of the architectural designs IL is a
pleasure indeed 60 ride 10 front of the
cable cars, which un iolll parts OF the
city and suburbs Among the nu.
mgrUus public institutions may benlmed
the public library au gallery and
must. am, all of which ate located in one
OF the finest stone cdihCCs il lhu city,
Counties thousands of books, 900 900
languages, aud treating on 40 imagi-
ngblg topics, may bee found classified on
mile, Of shelving arranged around the
various rooms aud corridors. Passing
through the museum aud ara galleries.
the visitor o. almost byWildcfcl ly the
numerous exhibits, aud he feels that life
Is too short to study satisfactorily all the
various objects OF interest. The b3tani.
cal gardens, geological gardgns,
aquarium aud many public parks also
contain attractive features, and offer an.
cxcglIed opportunities for recreation and
pleasure.
The city claims to have within is
limits 1000 factories. iu which over forty
thousand hands obtain employment In
connection with the various Industries.
Produce OF al kinds Is very low al,
present. Wool has fallen 10 siKpcncc
per pound; wheat two shillings. oats
one aud thrcepcnce, hay thirty shlllings
per ton, beet IS selling from one cent
aud a half TO three cents per pound, and
mutton from penny to three aud halt
pence per pound. Il Is reported that
during last season about live hundred
tons of butter per week were exported
from Victoria 10 London, and the ruling
prices are from six to ninepcnce. The
frozen meat trade also receives con.