Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-17

after his arrival, lie has advantages
which no other mission possesses. Al
iaie, the Church plantation, he has
temporary home-a pleasant home
where he at least once in a while can as
ISOLATE freely with his friends, while ne
himself is being made comfortable 50 iar
as food and shelter IS concerned no
other country visited by our Elders mas
missionary headquarters like those AZ
Laie. Besides this the Hawaiian people
are very warm.heared md hospitable
people. fhey make tie stranger, ana
especially those whom they recognize as
their friends welcome to the best they
have. And though their bill Of fare and
their sleeping accommodations are not
always up TO the standard that an Amer.
can could desire, he is made to feel at
home and as soon as he lssfns to "eat
poi and raw FISH" he need not as rule
20 hungry while travelling among the ma
tiyes Of these islands.
A geography Of the Hawaiian Islands
used in the public schools contains the
following:
"The Hawaiian Islands are In the
North Pacific Ocean. They lie between
longitude 40 and 100 80 west,
aud latitude z2'f6' and 1888 north.
Thereare eight Islands inhabited, namely,
Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai,
kihoOlawc, Mani and Hawai-. Three
small Islands are not inhabited, namely,
l.ehua, north OF Niihau Kaula, south.
west OF Niinau; aud Molokini, between
kghnOlawc aud Maui.
The Hawaiian Islands form con.
tiuu0us chain, running tom northwest
TO southeast he Islands are vi yolca.
mic formation and contain many extinct
Cfaters, while on the island OF Hawai-
are two craters which are active. Tie
soil is fertile In some places, but a large
area Is unit for cultivation.
There are no large rivers. but almost
every valley has It's rlyulet. Showers
are frequent on the windward side oi tie
Islands.
"Thc climate IS mild and much cooler
than places In a similar Latitude ON any
OF the large continents. TIE northeast
trade winds blow for about eight
months OF the year. Southcrly winds
prevail during the months ui November
December, January and February.
These frequently blow very strongly
aud are then called koni storms Thun-
der storms are oi very rare occurrence
and are seldom severe.
The population Oi the Islands Is 10
be found chiefly along the shores. or a
strip Of land varying from one to iour
miles In width. The interior. except in the
cass OF few deep and iefiie valleys, Is
very sparsely inhabited. The popula.
ton in 1880 numbered $4,000 people, o.
which 5I,l56 ale llawaliaus, o. $50 part
Hawaiian ,nil'.ciste); t,g!S Americans,
1874 British, 1904 German, 5000 portu.
gurse, iS,JCi Chineie. aud the remain
der other foreigners.
"Ihg principal indus try Is the culuva.
lion OF sugat.cane and the manufacture
OF sugar. Next Ia importance Is the
cultivation OF rice, the raising OF cattle
stands third m the list oil industries
Coffee is also raised and bananas as well
a. other tropical fruits are grown in con.
siderable Quantities.
The Hawaiian ISLANDS extend from
| northwest TO southwest for a distance OF
about four hundred miles; hence. II re-.
| quTes considerable inteT.island travel
Tor our missionaries while performing
their duties as Elders In this part OF the
world. But there are regular steam.
| snip connection between all the principal
Islands. The hre however. is very high
\ ior hrst'c ass accommodation, but only
- Tor an ADULT passenger from island to
island for deck passage
| ANDREW lENsoN