Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-22
FROM MARYLAND TO ZION.--.

hoisted, and the vessels were covered
with gay. ,olored bunting rom stem TO
stern, 10 honor OF Her Majesty Queen
Nicioiia's birthday
There are about $50 Islands IN the /
| tJl group. Vii Lew, containing 4 o13 |
square miles, being the largest and |
| considered one ui the heaithrst Islands |
In the South Seas. Many the Islands |
are well waiercl by large rivers Being |
| volcanic ~ Their origin they are marked |
| by beautiful and striking scenery The |
/ soH is rich 9nd the luXuriint vefdure !
reaches 20 the summit olthe mountains. !
| The little town OF Suya Is almost hidden |
by palms, banana trees and tropical |
foliage,
The history oil the islands resembles
| somewhat that Of others Of the Poly.
| ngsan group. They were discovered
| By the Dlich explorer, Abel Tasman IN
| iJi}, but the discovery was not followed
/ up until i7g5 when Captain Cook
/ visited them The Fiia1s were treach.
| crOus and cruel caHniDais, often engaged
IN bloody conflict, aud buried many Of
/ their prisoners and aged relatives alive.
| TUey are said to be oi the Papuan race
and are quite distinct from the Maotis
/ OF New Zealand or the SlmOans
| The language is totally different aai
their pnysiognomy indicates that they
class with the Melancsian5, though there
is now an admiXiufc Of blood, through
the immigration oil longana anu
] SJmOsus.
Tnr drst efforts to chris,ianiza the
natives was made by the Wesleyan
| church in 1855. and % Is claimed that oil
the 10000 natives nov ON the Islands,
cal
! religious body. the remainder being
classcd as Catholics. There are about
2.o5o Europeans on the Islands who are
utilizing naive labor 10 the production
Of sug.r, cipfa-Or dried cocOanut,
coffee. maze. etc The llilans, how
ever. are too iudolent, aud do not care
Tor steady, labOnous employment hence
lsburcfs are imported rom other
Islands and uom India.
Soon after the WatrmOo anchored ~
the hatbof. the deck was crowded with
natives selling coral, cocolnuB, bananas
lemons, etc. One native was pointed
out as having eaten mis- own mother at
ciunibaisuC feast
A stroll through the town revealed
the fayagcs %, one OF the fearful hurI'
& nrs which are alml,, periodical u
these islands, Many large buildinEs
were In runs, and the devastating
effects Of one OF these terrible storm,
are seen ON every hand. Last February
such d disaster destroyed the crops up
on which the natives were dependent,
aud much suffering was experienced u
is said that alter a hurricane mas passed
over the islands, the appearance pre-
scented Is that OF % place riy1gcl by IRE.
All negotiations backeusl anl wltlcred
by the force OF the gale, aud trees and
houses are lcyrlci to the ground
The native dress Is very scant con
sisting only OF vast clutl, Inc l.1uln
villages differ very litilc from the dwell
ms ON Samoa, aud other PoYnesian
/ Islands.
In the evening OF May 3d. the anchor
was raised aud the Wlum9u continued
her voyage, her cDnmauieg directing
, her course through the coral reefs, ana
. icarlessly facing the storm when com
, PEELED passengers to 10 below.
The iau Islands are situated between
latitude IS and a. south, aud 100 east
and I7S west longitude. Hence the
. 1872 meridian was crossed during the
, night, and, when passengers came on
deck the following morning thty learned
that II was still Friday May asa me
. same date covering ioriy'eight hout'
thus giving two Fridays and hohoIlhs
, sngland's Queen with Two birthdays iu
, I one year
, Eight days later, Homo ulu was
reached. 77y miles rom Suya. The
/, | beautiful scenery Of this charming city
OF the Hawaiians has often been dcr
= cribed ia the columns Of the NEws. Al
, the mission house, the Elders and saint
- were entertained by Elder Dibble. A'cl
=, sumner a visit was paid 10 the telephone
Office and Elder Goddard had pleasant
- conversation over the wires with Pfest
dent and Sister Nlill Elder Andrea
: Jensen and others, who were then q
: ale. about thifty,hve miles distant
a Al midnight, June Ist, the homewarI
y Journey was resumed, Calm seas anl
pleasant weather made the trip a trul'
4 ENJOYABLE one. Several entertainment
" we're held In the dining hall OF thl
steamer and two excellent concert
q were given during the last week, Nor
= mon Elder, being unanimously chOsti
!. by the passengers as chairman on DOH
occasions,
., ON sunday morning, the straits OF SAL
y Iuan Del Fuga were entered, ana q lev
4 hours later most OF the passengers wcr'
y stfolliug through the streets OF Victoria
;, the capital city OF British Columbia
q The sail through Puget Sound was de
:, lirhtiul, but III the points OF interes
y were recently published IN the NEWS,
% The overland trip was made over III
- c. +. railway CT. Northern, Norhef
c Pacific and U.P. railway. STOPS wcT
n made at Seattle aud Portland, enabling
V the travellers to visit these busy cities
re- the northwest, The journey souIhwar
was very enjoyable, especially when IN
snow capped submits OF the dear oil
= rockies were seen Ia the distance Nh
a could refrain FROM singing
L OH yr mountains high where Che clear b'u
Il Sly, etc.
Il How eagerly the eyes OF our dea
~ members gazsd upon the homes OF III
Saints, as the IRON horse rushed alon
h. through Utah's ya,esl Alter over tort
T. wear, ol anxious waiting and praycfit
10 , tuiling one dear sister Eaz-d up1
~ Zion's city with the majestic spires OF II
t. holy and beautiful Temple pointing /
le heaven. and every heart swelled wit
g low and echoed the sentiments OF on
ise OF Eion's pOcls'
10 O. Ign. dear I.1n' home of the frs,
/, In INV Temples VEN bend, a'l thl Hghu wei
defend,
.. AMI or HON, ,ha,l be ever with thee.
&c "Pu1StN."
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