Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-29

NllllaNl bh'N iNlH INlN INNN on anu ka
Leo Bird boarded the little steamer
Richmond, and sailed IRON Auckland,
New Zealand, at 6Io p. M, bound for
Tahiti, Society islands. The weather
was good, and the long voyage com.
mcnced under the most favorable cir.
cumstances. The course taken was
norlheasterly one, across the Ilaur,ki
quit. aud we passed into the ocean pro.
per with Cape Colyillg on our right, and
The Grea; Barrier on our LETT. Just as
we were eating supper in the cabin an
alarm was sounded ON deck, and think
ing that a man had fallen overheard. 5r
that something serious had happened
we all rushed on deck, when 10 was dis
covered that one OF the sailors had LOT
his hand entangICd Ia The CNaiu connect.
ed with the ships Wddcr The limb
was badly sVucuzed aud wounded, cdus.
Ing the blood TO flow freely, but no
bones were broken. ! had q good
nights rest, but felt somcwha, lone.
some.
Friday. January gi,h. / spent my
Grt day % sea reading, the weather
being fine and the sea smooth. No sea
sickness was experienced uv uuy one ON
board. At noon our position was I5
~ south latitude, and ig5 go east
longitude; the distance from Auckland
was IS5 aud to Rlrotongl i3lF ggosra.
phcal miles, also became acquainted
with the other passenger, OF which
there we're only Jour uluelv three
french pearl merchants and Mr.. Ldcu-
borough, who Is patt owner of the
steamer. The ships crew consists OF
the captain Robert G.. Sutton, con.
genial Scotchman,) two cihgCsa, nire
sailors, three engineers, six htcmen, two
cooks and two stewards, making twenty.
five men altogether Adding the i've
uasscugeN,wc are thirty souls ON board,
and uuta woman among a., The ship
Is loaded with merchandise for different
Islands OF the Cock and Society groups.
There arc also five buIlUgks, twenty
sheep, two cats and two canary birds on
board The rats, OF which there are
many, were not counted. The ship
registers $50 tons, was built Boz Dundee
Scotland, about ten years ago, and has
The reputation Of being an excellent sea-
boat
Saturday January lslh. The weather
continued iiuc aud the ai.luE pleasant.
Sunday, January goth, ditto.
Monday, January 9Th, ditto.
Tuesday .Slh, ditto
Wednesday. 2glh, ditto, but tuc WCI.
lhur IS getting warmer have spent
the time on board so Gar reading writ.
ing and CunycT. uW with pas myers,
SHIPS officers and the ordinary sailors,
cooks, and 40 on Utah. the Mumon-,
true versus, false religion, the condition
ui the world. the prospects Of war and
scores OF other subjects, but ls O was
not customary 90 have preaching OF
lectures given on board the Richmond,
| did not apply ior the privilege OF
speaking publicly. The voyage has been
somewhat mon1Iunou5. not a sail OF
vessel seen If any kind since we lett
Auckland. one oil the most enjoyable
features OF the trip has been the watch
ing II the beautiful sunsets nearly uvcsy
evening,
Thursday January 5ulh Last night
we cgusl' d the line known as the Iropic
ul Capricorn, and thus the beautiful
morning found as watching the limits Of
.he uo9ics, Al noon We were In lau.
Jude az 90 south, Longitude TOO hi
west We crossed the lSoh meridian
several days ago, but the ship still keeps
New Zealand time. We are now 1854
miles from Auckland, and its 90 miles
20 RaToiOnga tlUe thermometer stands
a. So 4. boz the shade. In the afternoon
some OF the sailors announced that they
saw land ahead, and at o ., M. the
mountainous heights OF karotonga
could be cen with the naked eye by the
ordinary mortal. The evening was most
beautiful and almost Cluullcss, aud the
BRIGHT ull moon le1meI upon as and
upon the broad cNpanse of the ocean 900
such perfect grandeur that words iau to
express the iuuuEht5 halpas'ed through
my mind 10 thus gazing upon the beau.
ties OF nature. The island came nearer
and nearer. aud its rugged mountain
peaks, which boz some Instances attain "a
height of nearly 5000 feet, seemed 10
possess a peculiar charm and attraction
on this occasioni TOT hours never tired
resting my eyes uEou them. soon We
saw a bright light ON the west SHORE OF
the island; next We could See ana near
the breakers spend their fury upon the
coral rect which euclrelcs kWuluuEl,
and finally, after rounding point we
cast anchor of the town OF Avaru1,
about halt mile from the shore, on the
norm SLUG hl lllN lnlhilA tAN O." - $50
There Is a little haTbOr al this place pro
tected from the ocean by 4 coral rect
through which there Is an opening about
one hundred yards wide; but the water
m the harbor Is only deep enough for
very small vessels; the Richmond draws
too much water to go IN, hence. our
anchorage on the outside. soon after
anchoring boat manned hy about %
dozen natives, came out, when 10 was
decided 20 unload the cargo which we
had on board for this island M once A
whistle, which was understood on shore,
was blown, after which a number OF
boats were soon plying between the ship
and the wharf bringing IN the goods,
and this work went ON most ui the night
! landed In one Of the first bolt, aud
spent about three hours on shore, where
Hound nearly the entire population OF
the town, both whites and natives,
gathered arc 80 the post office, anxious
10 receive the mail which the Richmond
had lust brought. And this was not ~
be wondered a., for il was nearly two
months since the previous mail had
reached the island, as .hc steamer did
not make her usual Zip In December
last cOnversed with a number OF
people, among whom Mr. l'red ] Moss
Inc British resident, John j X llutchlul
the chiei Protestant missionary In thg
Cook Islands, Henry Nicholas, New
Zealand Maori, who ls the editor and
pr1prieior OF little news paper called
VIE Torea Mr. Hubert Chase, q
t,ssphifc missionary, and others E5