Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-12
Jenson's Travels.


| tue Obstacles To the introduction OF the
iulncss Of the Gospel in South Australia
was very gp al, aud that thc people were
giving themselves up 10 prostitution,
drunkenness aud cxtorlion. From
private sources have learned that Elder
Barrett did baptize lew. but the iuiness
! OF the Gospel was never laifly intro,
duced IN Australia till 1851. when Elders
Mufdock aud Wandell commenced their
/ operations IN sydney, New South Wales
Two ycar' later, when more missionaries
were sent from the headquarters OF The
Church TO Australia, Adelaide became
q regular field OF labor. Elders a. j..
Dowdle aud J. W Norton, being the
hfst To go there. Under cato OF Scpicm.
Der i3th, 1858. they reported number
OF people baptized anu two branches
organized IN South Australia But in
cue course Of time, most of the converts
tmigralcd TO Zion, and siucc the return
Of the Elders IN 1857 no successful mis-.
siouafy work has oeen done iu Adelaide
by any Of our Eldeis.
On Wednesday. May -, 1896. the
Ofoya, after taking on board the Auslta.
iiah mail for Europe and some more
passengers. LETT her anchorage OIL l.afgs.
near Adelaide, and continued the v0y.
age, sailing Ia southwestcfly difcc.
ton down the ST. Vincent Gull and
through Investigator Strait, with the
heights u Kangaroo island viub on
our left; We Don reached Wet Cape, the
extremity OF Nofk's peninsula. Amer
passing that noted geographical point
our course was changed 10 au almost
westerly one across the Great Austr.-
nan Blghti which IS u part OF the South
Pacific ocean but hcte locally called the
southern ocean. IL Is known 10 nayi.
gators a. a stormy and dangerous body
OF water After a prosperous voyage
We CAME In sight OF the West australian
coast On saturday, May 10Th, about
noon. AZ 2p m. we passed through a
channel with BrcaksCa island on our LETT
and hiichselmas island on our right.int
King Gtofgc's Sound, where tue shin
cast anchor Immediately east OF Posses
sion Point We had come about ioio
miles nom Out former place OF anchor.
age Oh Largs, Soon ailer anchoflrg a
number OF steam launches came IN
from Albany about three miles diltanL
aud among those who landed 10 sprnd
an hour or two On west Australian soil
was your correspondent.
Albany, where we Landed, Is one OF
the principal towns oi WJstcrn Austria.
LA. IL IL beautifully situated ON Using
ground on the north shore Of puncrss
Royal harbor. between tao elevations.
called respectively Mount Clarence ana
Mount Melville. IL Is about s,4 miles
by road aud $50 lmiles by railway rom
Perm, the colonial capital The PIN.
cess Royal hsrbor Is one OF the Gnrgt
ON the Australian coast. and mo.t
steamers en- route between Austr1lin
and Europe call here. The town. which
wa first settled In 1870, Is one OF Inc
oldest settlements In Western Australia.
and nov has population OF about
5000, The hafbof Is about az miles
long and about two miles wide and Ia.
gethcr with King George sound further
out, Is well fortified, 80 that n could
easily be defended Ia Case oil war. al.
bany will perhaps never grow 10 be a
very large city, Il h not backed bv AM,
considerable amount OF country suitable
for agricultural purposes.
Western Australia includes all thu,
portion OF the Australian continent III.
uaied to the westward OF 1902 east lone.
itude, between the parallels OF ta1 40,
aud So 81 south. The greatest lepgth
OF the colony from north 10 south h 1oo
miles, and breadth about $50 miles. IN.
elusive OF the contiguous Islands. IL con.
tains an estimated area oil about I o61
ooolsquare miles, being more than eipht
times the size OF Great Britain and ife.
landi Il Is the largest OF all the Austria.
Ian colonies, though containing much |
The smaller number OF inhabitants. nv
The census returns OF 1891 the population |
exclusive OF abonglnes, numbered 40.
~, but owing to the discovery OF rich |
gold FIELDS which has caused A rfeat !
The population at presept
) estimated ~ about 1900. Perth.
he capital OF the colony, Is located near
NE west coast on the north bank on
1wan uvci, about twelve miles above
freemanllD, ~ seaport and sister town.
fefth had S447 inhabitants In 1891. but
| has gown considerably since tbat
ime. Tue city was FIRST founded An.
gust I2th, 1899. During the past few
ears West Australia has enjoyed min.
ng boom, gold Ia paying quanttie, hay.
ny been found IN different places In the
Interior, Principally IN aud about Cool.
,ardie AZ the present time men are
locking IN al the rate OF nearly I. coo a
week The immigration has been prin.
ipally from the other Australian colo.
Iles, but great many Adventures have
lso come nom Europe, America aud
'ther parts OF the world to seek their
orIunes on the continent island. Ills
he same old stofy-an immense excite.
lcnt a few lucky men make fortunes
uickly, but most meet with bitter dis. |
and leave the fields again
iith blighled hopes and a sad heart,
liter being exposed to great peril and m
lany instances severe suffering; for the
Vest Australia gold fields are situated
! most dreaTy and desert.like section
country, where, among other things.
'ater at times Is sold at high priee
nus In kanoWnc, OF the White Feather
lining District, water to be used by
9th man and beast Is REALIZED at prices
afying according 10 the scarcity oil the
rucle rom one penny 10 two and a hall
billings a gallon. OF course these iig.
res DOM hold good during the rainy
JASON. The water which Is sold q
enerally condensed rom the salt water
kes which abound IN that region Of
'untry. The average miner Il paid
ON T. TO IL aud Two gallons OF water 4
ef week, but thousands OF men 20 IN.
nployed. West Australia was a crown
olony until quite recently, when II was
ven what Is known In the British pos. \
,ssions as responsible government,
hieh means acolony regulating H. own
lairs and having nothing to do with
e parent government direct, except in
sailing with a single man appointed by
Ie CTown--ihe governor. All other of.
.efs are eieeteI bv the gnlnnu fTH,t,.h /