Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-07
Jenson's Travels.

work, panellng etc; realizing from g.
70 ( 10 per one hundred feet superficial.
Ordinary kauH wood without figure is
used Ter wharves, bridges and consiruc.
uOn work generally II is exported to
y greater extent than any other New
Iealanl timber, and affords employment
TO nearly onc.third Of the entire persons
engaged In timber conversion IN tue
colony.
Thursday October sA'h. spent the
DAY at Brother Einlay sons pcfusing "a
number Of records pertaining 10 the
Nhaugarti district, Brother Finlayson's
home being the district headquarters at
present About J p. m, Elders Gardner
aud Con started on horseback for
Iakahiwai, leaving me to follow the
next DAY, IN company with Elder l'Inlay.
son and Others.
Friday October 7sih. We arose early,
and At J a. m, bid Brother Fiulaysonis
family good bye, aud started In his com.
pany for Takahinai. We walked Two
miles actoss some lowlands, beyond
which We we're uvertaken by two Ui
Brother Finlayson's boys with horses,
which they had brought around the
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We mounted the animals and rode four
miles to Waro, a coal minc and railway
terminus. After examining the mine,
and the adjacent lime Stone qu5uits, We
walked along the track one mile To
Hikurangi, neat little town with 400
inhabitants, where We boarded the tram
at Gas a. M, aud rode ten miles to
Whdngarci having been joined at KamO
by Brother Percy / {. Going, his ncp.
hew and Hoanc Tau'ahi Pita, q native
Elder While they continued by rail ~
the wharf, Brother Finlayson aud ! got
eft at Whangarui - attend to some
business, and We afterwards walked two
miles to the wharf Soon afterwards
young Robert Going from Grahams
Town, came across the water with a
little boat to take Us to bis father,
mouse; but there being too many OF a.
to be accommodated 1t once, three Ol
US got In first and had a pleasant two.
mile sail down the tidal river We landed
at the foot oil some hills on the lett across
which we walked during q heavy tall OF
rain, while the boat returned for the
other passengers. Alter first paying a
visit to Limestone island, We held an IN.
tcTcsiing little meeting 10 the house Z
Mi Henry N. Going at Gahams town.
AZ which ! spoKe over an hour. and alter
partaking u the hospitality OF Nc.
Gong, he furnished as with two boats.
IN which Brother linllyson aud sun,
Brother Going and nephew. the native
Elder ana us s,ii embarked a. 20 30. and
-..-out tor lakahiwai, some eight miles
away and across the wide tidal river.
Our object "a starring at this late hour VI
the night was to take advantage Of high
water as the river Is very shallow In
many places There being no wind, We
fowed all the way. The night was dark
aud cloudy, ana several tunes We lost
our reckoning being unable 20 see either
the shore OF the mangrOyes which are
growing very thick IN the shallow parts
ui the river aud IN fact, lines Il all the
way. At length we lost ouI way IN SAL.
ing up through an inlet or narrow open.
INK In the mangroves through which we
were to reach the village Of rakahiwai
We ran aground again and again, unable
TO see OF keep IN the channel. Al last
We could get no farther which ever way
we turned. and 80 We decided to leave
our crafts and make ashore, though wg
did not know where the village was. II
was now O'Clock In the morning,
Stripping ourselves OF part oil our cl0lh,
ing and picking up our baggage we
started in single file ON our wauing cx.
pedllion. Though the water was not
deep enough To float our boats, We found
both water and mud In many places
much deeper than We thought necessary
for wading purposes; but none conf lam.
ed as we were all brave fellows aud