Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-18

Of The GOSPEL belonging 10 other demon.
nations. The main object OF my visit
| to Dunedin was TO secure concession
/ Of that kind from the company named.
/ Alter this visit We climbed a high bill
/ Tom the summit u which We Obtained
/ good view Vi the city and hatl or
/ through the courtesy Of the town clerk
| we we're also permitted to ascend the
| high steeplc OF the city building from
| which grand birds eye view is obtained
| OF the business part Oi the city. We
Z also spent couple Of hours in the A'hn.
| uasum libtafy, which IS Ger si1ly a creCit
| 70 a town like Dunedin. At q -. IN. we
I took leave OF Elder Young, who re
turned by rail Tor his field OF labor In
/ the south.
Dunetii is the capital Of the pfoyin.
| Cial district Of OlagO, and by It's own
/ citizens u is claimed to be the largest,
best built aud most important CONNER.
/ cial city In New Zealand It h. situated
on picturesque site at the southwestern
7 side Of bay running inland about nine
miles. Its streets are well paved and
lighted with gas, 1t has also good water
works. Dunng the last few years a
large number Of substantial building,
| have been erected. rendering an air ui
/ pefmanency and veal b a. the business
/ portion OF the city. Toe city Is enclosed
| by recreation reserve called the Town
] Belt, through which carriage drive
I called the Queen drive has been laid
out. Dun uin was founded BOO Sis No..
| der the auspices Of an association OF
/ member, OF the Free Church Of Scotland,
aud the intent N was to make 20 purely
a Scotch community and permit no
/ other class ol settlers. but the scheme
/ would not work, though the Free
/ Church Of Sc ,tland members still con.
| slituic a majority Of it, inhabitants. The
progress OF the CITY was SLOW Until 1901
I when gold fields Of extraordinary ricucs
| we're discovered seyeniy'tWO miles from
/ the town. This brought crowds oi dig.
] gers IN from Australia The town now
| has a population Of about %, 900 IL Is
/ situated In latitude IS So a." Hence,
I the climate IS suiguy temperate, but
/ only little snow falls m the winter.
Tuesday December 10th Alter az.
I tending to some more transportation
I business with the steamship companies
/ l. der Gardner and myself ltt the Lr.
via han hO,c, where The extreme y
/ selfish and uuladyliEc prophecies de
handed pay Tor what We had not te.
ceiyed, aud repaired TO the harbJr
arriving In lime TO see Ills Tasmania
swing out from the wharf as she vas
leaving Tor Pot Chalmers, the bridge
having been taken IN already. But by
watching our chance, as one end OF the
| ship lanched the wharf, We sprang on
board, an undertaking which was not
accomplished without some danger ui
failing into the water. We could have
Ovcrlaken the steamer ~ Port Chalmers
by taking railway train later on, Tut
We desired to meet John Mutrel, Esq
general New Zealand agent or the Hud'
dart, Parker Company who vas on
board. We had no difficulty IN I'll citing
With him the same reduction tor our ~.
ders that the Union company had
granted. Leaving Dunedin at 10 a. M.
We arrived at Port Chalmers (eight miles
down the inl,tl an hour later. Here we
landed aud spent several hours on shore.
Alter taking a rest sitting In the green
grass on the top Of a hill overlooking
the harbor we walked through the town,
which contains about 1000 inhabitants,
and also made interesting observations
IN regard TO the dry dock, a heavy
weight hosting apparatus, the heaviest
forge In New Zealand aud other things
OF interest at the hafbor. Port Chal'
mefs IS the deep sea port for Dunedin
All large vessels stop here, and only the
smaller ones owing to shallow water
and irregular channel, can with safety 20
Up TO the Dunedin wharf, ~ 8 .. On
We boarded the tasmania once more
and steamed of for Lytileton; but on.
ing 10 the heavy current considerable
d Guilty was experienced In turning the
ship IN the narrow channel We reached
the open ocean at p. m, and the
wind and waves being favorable, we eN.
pefirnced another pleasant voyage.
Wednesday December nth. Al o
O'Clock a. m, we arrived at the mouth OF
the Lyttleion inlet and an hour later we
arrived at the Lytlle on wharf BENZ
lnlUImrd that tie snip would not sail
ull 4 O'Clock IN the afternoon Elder
Gardner and myself landed and walked
up TO the top OF the mountain lying i'm.
mtdiAtely back Of Lyt,leton. Its high.
est point to which we climbed Is alb Iut
1000 feet above sea level, and from that
lofty summit we etj iyed a grand view
Of the surrounding country. Looking
nOfthward the city Of Christchufch with
is suburbs and surrounding villages
lay unlUlded to our gaze, while far be.
yUnd the snow capped mountains popu.
larry called the Alps Of the South rose
their lofty peaks heayenward, and
formed a sublime background to the eX.
tensiye and fertile Canterbury plains
which extend from the coast inland
about sixty miles. From north to south
TINS level tract OF country is about one
hundred miles long. Looking to the
right or norlhWard and northeast the
broad eNpanse OF the ocean called forth
our admiration. The view reminds one
Of SAT- Lake valley as seen from Ensign
Peak, though the New Zealand land
scLpe Is by Tar the most extensive. But
there certainly is a SINH arty. While
the winnings Of the Jordan and the Hot
Springs lake Is plainly seen from Ensign
Peak, the SeTpentine course OF the Avon
on the Canterbury plains and a sheet OF
water or coast lake lying about as near
the ocean as the Hot Springs lake does
to the Great Salt Lake, is observed with
much interest from the top Of the Lyttle.
ton mountain. Looking south and south.
east the view IS neatly rs grand, Here
almost at our feet lies the town OF -ytt'e-
ton which Tor the lac X OF level ground o
build upon has No houses ptTCned upon
the steep hill sides, Across the inlet
with It's numerous arms and miniature
bays lies Banks Peninsula, a mountain.
Gus tract Of country which hides part OF
the Canterbury plains from the view Of
au ocean observer Alter e loving the
interesting scenery before u, Tor some
time, We sat down upon the grassy hill
side and sang some VI the songs OF Ztln;
We also poured GU our hearts IN thanks
giving to God for His kindness and mer.
yt4s a.. ug and inv, k-l His Iiaggipys