Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-14
Our voyages to confersss,-


Written for this PapoE
The tip from FagalH, Upolu,
TO Slleaula. Savaii distance
Of scyent,.iivc miles by the
route taken, was made by Elders
John w. Beck, James b. Barton, Joseph
a Rasband, William A. Moody and
William G.. Seats, In the mission boat
Faaaliga. Were IL not for the fact that
It has been dedicated to the Lord that Il
may be a safe carrier Of His servants
from village to village, and u need be
from island to island, II would not be
looked upon as anything, but pre-
carious conveyance tor such an occasion
But necessity required US TO take Il u
We would be NJ conference, as we had
been disappointed a. the eleventh hour
IN procuring better one, and lie who
rules above seemed to approve OF Il and
smile graciously upon Us.
We left headquarters one hour before
noon on the morning Of October 10th
and were waited by stit breeze along
the western coast OF Upolu. Rain, too.
fell in torrents but there Is little pre-.
ference, II any. to a scorching sun while
voyagiug on Samoa. We reached the
island Of Manono "a the evening. hav.
ing travelled about th.rty.hyc miles,
mostly inside the reel. Alter a good
nights rest We commenced pulling over
TO the western coast OF Sayaii Soon
after starting a favorable wind came up
and we were borne along over the deep
blue sea nj lively rate. We had hoped
TO find Elders and Saints at Salelavalu
whom We could accompany up 10 Sale
aula, but on our arrival AZ that place we
learned that they had preceded Us q few
hours. So, alter eating breakfast, we
again set out. The sun beat down upon
W. quite heavily, the day being IN strik.
ing contrast with yesterday and during
the ten miles we used our oars, peBpira-
ton flowed freely.
Just before reaching the place where
we must again go outside the reef, a
good wind commenced to blow, but the
sea presented an angry appearance.
However, We were bound for Saleaula
that day, so We secured the services OF
a native to lead MS through the danger
Gus passage Of Uumllama. lie went
Immediately before rs in his canoe while
we did our best to follow him. When
we had fairly got started through the
opening, the large breakers all around
us gave him the impression that IL would
be impossible to get through; but we
could not now retreat. To allow one OF
those monsuous breakers to hit us
broadside meant that We would be
swamped, as he was told 10 proceed.
Vigorously We pulled and pulled. our
boat being tossed about great deal aud
only tanning the air ai some strokes,
but gradually We made some Roadway
and alter a long suspense we were
SAFELY through the reel and out among
the white caps. We now partly hoisted
sail and were blown along over the
restless ocean. our faith was conferred
above, not upon our own expertness as
seamtn, otherwise such q ride would
have been a perilOus one. by degrees
the wind subsidized, until we ielt safe to
travel under full sail and towards even
ing we were opposite our destination.
We had no difficulty In finding the pass
age which leads into quiet waters 50 we
were soon at our journeys end, being
welcomed by Sivaii Elders ana Saints
who had already gathered from their
several places OF labor and abode and
stood waiting on the beach TO receive
us.
on our return trip the crew consisted
of Elders Beck, Barton, Rasband and
Sears; also Messrs Fred and George
Kcnison, as tar as Tuasiyi, Savaii. from
there on, the Elders continued alone.
We departed from Saleaula at 1880
O'Clock on the morning Of October I5tn,
and upon getting outside the reef were
helped along by a land breeze. The
ocean was calm, much TO our satisfaction
and comfort; these two points IN our
favor made rowing quite easy. Owing
TO this favorable condition the way
through the different passages was found
easily. We had travelled about twenty
five miles by 9 a. M, and now rested
about an hour with Brother David Kent
son IT,, at Tuasivi, then set sail for
Upoiu, The wind blew us across the
straits and by plying the oars along the
Upolu coast we managed to reach Nala.
lua--a point twenty miles west Of
Fapalii-beiore the setting Of the sun.
We rested in house until two o'clock
a. m then as the tide was favorable we
pulled for home, being assisted by a
land breeze which enabled us 70 reach
our destination at 1850 o'clock on the
morning OF October 10th.
Elders John w. Beck, James Barton,
Joseph a. Rasband, Label W. Danger
field, Duncan Kippen and William q,
Sears, accompanied by one native, lett
Fagali, in the mission boat taaaliga at
s:3o o'clock on the evening Of October
T7th. and at once went outside the reef
and rowed towards the east end OF
Upolu. The sea was as calm as mill.
pond. so no one had that fond desire to
supply the fish with food which Is so
earnestly manifested on other occasions
when the boat Is tossed about by large
waves. We were assisted some by a
light land breeze but the oars we're kept
in constant uss all the distance thirty