Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-27

1890 In sailing down the east coast %.
Australia il will be seen that avery small
indentaiion 10 the coast marks the e.
trance to Sydney Hlrbor A pcrou
a lew miles out at sea would never sup |
pose that such narrow break iu the .
coast line could possibly be the entrance /
to the wclrsuown and much admired Z
Pott Jackson. But so 1t IS. The high
biuu, ON the north and south OF tue mar.
row enhance are spoken OF as the beads,
and on the south head 3, placed roH.
crlul electric light which ! am TOLD,
flashes the intelligence that Sydney iS
near ior seventy miles through the dark
ness Of night.
on reaching the entrance the vessel
slides In SO close 10 the uorih head that
person could throw stone from the
deck to the Notifications which are
ominously visible on the wcathcr.wum
aud storm.hcaton rocks. Passing on
iuside a large bay IS seen TO the right
an expansive sheet OF water stretched
away to the left while opposite to the
entrance and less than halt a mile in
side the heads, wall OF brown sand
stone rock stands up in defiance Of the
waves which roll ia through the narrow
entrance aud break at ig base. Very
little time is allowed the new ohum' 10
conjecture as to which way the vessel
turns 10 30 to Sydney, Tor as soon as the
vessel Is well inside the coast liHa
sharp turn is made 10 the LEFT and % icw
minutes s,caminE is sufficient to place
the strip Of rocky coas, known as the
South Head, between the ship and the
oceans power Though the waves lash
themselves into foam but q short dis.
lance as,ern, 10 motion Is transmitted
nom them to the ship, aud ne are very
pleasantly made aware that after biay'
iag the dangers Of the rolling sea We are
at last safely cnscoucod In what is con-
sidered the finest harbor in the world.
sydney people point TO 1t in praise.
The first question the new conner has to
answer generally IS, "What do you
beautiful the repeated questioning might
become very firing, and a. II d., per-
son often feels inclined TO ask to see
some monument OF industry wholly due
to the energy aud thrift of the people,
to which they can point with equal
rrIdc.
sydney harbor Is not 80 wide as The
harbur VI San Francisco BUTT IS spacious
Tor all that owing TO the depth OF the wa
Ter and the TACT that 20 Is about eighi
miles lfom the Heads to the city. The
beauty Is partly lound In the cictrutas 81
the water, as there are NO muddy fresh
water rivers cmptyiLg into u, and IN the
hills which rise somewhat abruptly from
the waters edge and which ~ some
places are covered with ygfdurg and cN
tensivc forest growth. but 10 my mind
the numerous bays or horseshoe bends
as might call them, with which tht
shores Of the harbor are Indicated lotm
inr ragged rocky points or nicely
rounded projections here and there viii
shady uouks or bays between, SO sug
restiye OF that solitude where one j
east alone, greatly assist IN making .n'
uatbor so a tfactiye to the eye.
Al many OF these bays reside mem
beers OF the great army Of office worker
In the city, vino ind the trip TO and if'
very eNhilarating after the heat and con
hngmcnt ol the day IN town. The splen
did view Ut the haIbur with us eve
shifting scenery OF shipping craft, that o
had rom the rising ground near III,
bays, and the opportunity OF having one
own boat ana enjoying a quiet san OF
Sundays, induce some TO MAKE lhei
nome clown the harboT." But doubt
less many appreciate the hea,th EVlh.
po,yer of the ocean hTCgEcs as they fcdCl
these bays, the efficient drainage that .
afforded by the rising ground and On
pgrous nature ol the ROCKY soil, and thu
seek 10 escape the deadly disease germ
Sume OF these pretty bays are used q
pleasure resorts, and Judging hy Oh
crowds hat throuE the steamers tia
run to such places on special occasion
as well as public holidays, the invest
ment must be a good one. The colo
mics. by the way, are well supplied Wit
Iolid as and also with the class OF pee
ple who believe in ayailng thcmselvc
of every opportunity Of having iur
whether they can afford It or not Time
are said TO be hard, hut there seems
he very few OF the people who dcu
themselves OF think of tomorrow, 'Dn
world AT q time" seems 10 be the ldc
olmany OF the people as Tar as religion
thought Is concerned, and one day al
time seems to be the thought OF the M.
iority OF the people in the spending
their earnings. The motto seems TO b
enjoy he while youth aud pleasure hu,
Age lYuca along and death pursue TOO last
In fixing up one oil these hlrbor r
sorts after the sheltered well.woude
BAY is Obtained a large dancing hall 40
relreshmgnl rooms are built, hoat she
well supplied with boats ana short pi'
are affixed aud the place Is ready e
business. Ihe dense growth OF umb'
and shtubheTy from the beach up ~
hills Is never disturbed TO any tNIen
The Australian youth seems 10 think u
hand OF man bur mars the gifts VI naiul
and hence around these pleasure resor
the knotty black-butt and green ire'
may generally be seen growing M i
their original cruukedness and acWci
of leaves. Scattered over the MUS m.
be seen masses OF sandstone prolecuI
above the surface, inteHpercd wi
clumps OF unduIbIush, massts OF Tern
sarsaparilla vines and wild Curlanl
making network OF vines ana snfu
that Is very difficult TO move 40 -ut
When Australian wild currau,S are me
toned, the reader must not picture
himself the large black cuuantA Of VA
Ifhe magines something about the s
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