Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-18
Jenson's Travels.
LErrEr NO. KILL

AiINlF" N'NNa'h NNAN AAaAN NiaNl w Tue
reception Of American mail, which had
teen forwarded to US from Auckland.
All was well at our respective homes
when our family letters were written.
The public news from the land OF the
Saints was also Of cheering nature
II there is anything that causes more
than ordinary joy In the heart Of an
Elder In a foreign land. It IS the recep.
ton OF good news from home, aud IN
New Zealand, where there Is only a
monthly mail from America the arrival
OF the mail steamer is always a red let.
ter day with our Elders. All travelling
programmes and missionary appoint.
ments are generally made with due con.
sideration OF American mail day, when
the Elder desires to find himself IN close
proximity to his post Office, that he may
receive his news from Flowed ones" at
home. At O'Clock p. m. we boarded the
good steamer Tasmania one OF the Hud.
dart, Parker aud Co.'S vessels, once
more and sailed ior Dunedin. South
Island. The day was cloudy. but not
stormy, hencewe had a pleasant voyage.
The coast scenery which presents itself
to view as one sails out Of the Wellington
harbor is very interesting though not 50
grand or beautiful as seen in several
other paris OF the world.
Saturday, December 7Ih, at $3.50 a. IN.
the Tasmania reached the mouth Of the
inlet on which Port Lytileton is situated
about six miles up from the Ocean
Alto q. m. We arrived at the harbor,
i7S, miles from Wellington and as the
steamer was TO remain here for several
hours, Elder Gardner and myself landed.
and boarded the railroad train which In
twenty minutes brought us to the
beautiful city OF Chnsichurch. six and
half miles from Lytlleton. Nearly two
miles OF this distance Is through tunnel
which has been bored through the heart
OF the mountain which separates Port
Lyttleton from the Canterbury plains.
We spent the morning hours walking
through the artificial park lying adjacent
10 the museum and we were particularly
interested IN the fine ponds and ih
scenery along the Avon river which
passes through both the park and the
city, and abOunds with fish. We also
visited the puulic library, and on return
ing the railway stat on We uncXpeCt'
eddy met Elders Edgar q Best and
Wallace {. Castleton who are lIbOiing
as missionaries In Canterbury with
headquarters In ChnstchuTch. Many
years ago there was iloufishing branch
OF Latter day Saints IN ChustChutch, aud
others In the immediate vicinity; but the
members OF these have long since emit
grated to Zion OF, have sirayed OIL, with
the exception Of one OF two VINO stu
remain and are only counted as scat
tered members. In 1894 missionary
labors we're renewed in Canterbury and
the prospects arc now good for sue
cessiul work being done. Quite
number OF people arc investigating the
principles Of the Gospel, and a lew
months ago l. der Best baptized two
The city OF ChiistchuTch Is situated IN
Hat country, on the edge Of wuat Is
known totally as the Canterbury plains.
The distant mountains 10 the west,
especially in winter and spring, when
covered with snow, form a beautiful
background TO the city, while to the
south the l.yttleton Hills rise 10 height
OF 100 feet. The city has been adj
mifably laid out, only the ROADS which
follow the winding banks OF the small
river Avon that flows through the Town
breaks somewhat the regular sfai h.
street system; large plantations OF
English trees have been made IN the
pak,, squares, avenues aud private
gardens. many OF the buildings, both
private and public are excellent spyci'
mems OF architecture. whether built o
greys,one, brick " wood. Personally, !
ike ChfIstchuich better than any other
city have seen so Tar In New L 'aland.
One OF earliest difficulties which the
fret settlers OF ChusiChurch had ~
contend with Vas that OF communication
between the Port and the Plains. Al
FIRST the uuy mta oi conveying goods
TO ChustchutCh was BY sca IN steam
Lighters TO the estuary VI the Avon, and
up the river HealhcOie. In 1857 the
road between ChrlstchuIch and Lumner,
on the Lyltleton Inlet, was opened, but
II was SON afterwards resolved to make
a tunnel through the nils. The tunnel
is 7s66 yards IN .engih-ihe longest tuu,
mel IN the southern hemisphere. The
line was opened in 1907, being the
first railway constructed in New
Zealand.
After hurried conversation with FL
ders Best and Castleton we returned ~
Lyitletun and again boarded the Tas'
mama, which sailed at p. m. AheT
rounding the heads at the mouth Of the
inlet the ship headed Tor Dunedin, about
two hundred miles away, and as the
weather was good and the sea smooth,
we spent another pleasant night ON the
brlny deep
Sunday, December 9Th. Al 9 O'Clock
a. M, we entered the picturesque inlet
which leads up to Dunedin about half
way up we passed Port Chalmers on
our right, and az a. m. we were lying
along side Of the wharf AZ Dunt din.
Here we met Elder jhn G.. Young one
OF the missionaries from Zion laDorlnE
IN the O,ago district, OF the south end
OF the south Island Of New Zealand
As we had no Saints TO visi, In Dunedin
aud iet no particular desire 10 20 to any
VI the Sectarian churches, We took a
stroll through the main street Of the city
and also visited the museum, the re-
malndeT OF the day we spentat our room
IN the hotel reading Ia the evening
we walked to the Pnncess theatre,
where one Of the popular Dunedin di'
vines was preaching farewell sermon
but the house was too crowded Tor us 10
gam Abundance, so we had to content
ourselves with listening to some saliva
lion Army performance and To go away
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