The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-17

- xuncf cr7ssrs 81 tha sxsasa. A..
Waaer Which In ire ezxs - 80. - -.
49, rot CRY tr ire sumner Ta1 r~.s~~
f-AaxAFE@ 10 - rs@terz deer arg 80
re~s are very prsckpssaxsS II a rA=-tw
fDslsz1 aEa think a. s-zx@ n -rsss - - .
Amessr scrrss the so1. Bapazax $50. -,
as sssep ss1~s and these re natives ~ssn-
- IN reaching Taers ~ ns s-aassSe-
- 20 natiTes OF time when thaxe
sraserz we're scfsve aaa .4kas~rsfvzt4 So.
a@s o@en FoEnz o< for co1zssess aces
ne sol Is very fertile Sugar ~ara
sf1Vs very Ei9h. even wn@n choxass ~
sIdss ARC weeds. ard mere snzn Hs8e -
ssi3n1 - arabs land The EaIau1 ,rr4,i@
ns4xs ore Of tire nness sazar sxs..ea =,
.ns wo-id- Irrigation wgsass o. rss,aw~s ~
$3.50 hceerneeys January FeHrzzrv.
laa5sA $40 April. and Sometimes In MAJ.
1as safScsers water could be oessfrss
fr9r1 TIRE kxkea fer irrigation rgssrfm, -
winter Il rzfnS very bard and wafer :
saved Ia etstsrrs for domestic uys
rsssss8on@Ty of TIE French Mission
- e,eeanic. having ftz seat az Tahstf g.
saoifsas1 himself at Anxzrga IL fss4
L1rrors@Fa WAS King ~ tne rEfzze Af-sgt
nAst tbs natives received TIE sssssfeoarv
sAanlS. snt faction under tne leader
s.ap OF enc Roma raised IRE sfasssss "a
a -
1FE eAtfls ard neargy axterrngaat~8 ssra
other. Today ths grouz1 - ssr@wn vrsth
stone arrown@saS- They fought wtfs
BOWS and arrows and sp~ars TIE rr.ts
sa1Sary Old not Feynafn long Re aas4 es1s
20 ths government % -hgIe n is -.
church and al the property - sbe rpla-
sion. for about FOO cr our nson@v. IRE
aSiana al some remote tire must have
BEEN very d@nsely rsopuIasea and 49,
n he y
y ca.s'szal size showing a fair degree II
artistic ability.
The government OF Chile oa3A "A
aleSagg- Brznaer Brothers 9sa 60 ZOE shesr
land. cattle and sheep. and e Mr.. s.I-
onion Tor his land. cattle and sheen ia
es'. ard. a. before stated - the mission
represented BY the bishop u TahitI
ilEoAza AEtsEsentlou 81 the hsshCg 81
Santiago. say 81 GO or 81 90 m ali Ter
years ago they rented this Island 20 r.
Aeriet 4 Co. Of Valparaiso. Including az
least 1850 sheep. 4sU head Of horned
cattle. and 900 horses. a. u nominal rent
Of 800 Per uonfh. Chilean money. Mer-
lei must leave az the expsratto Of Ma
lease 80 sheep, 30 head o. neat cattle and
- horses During my stay Of 4z DAYS on
Fasrua 5of head Of mares were killed FER
they hides alone. ard many old bulls
and COWS were-kIlles for their hides. oniv
the tongues and Joins being used as
food.
As late as 1870 the Inhabitants ~ the
island were eaanIhalz and several Of the
old kanakas now living confess 10 hav-
lag eaten human flesh. No one can gus
ton that the teaching OF the missionary
has been Of benefit 70 the ISLANDERS ana
70 me u IL mysterious how the hostile
half was converted 20 the falth Prscsl-
eally al adults are now members of the
church.
The authority Of Chile Is represented
~ a Sabdelegado Maritime. Don Benta-
min ponoso. VINO, with Doua FIlornsna.
his wife, was very kind 70 ne during my
stay on the island The native king OF
the island has quite over-ruIsi the an
thorisy ~ Don BENJAMIN and OF his pre-
dscessor Don Alberto Sanchez. and the
government Is going 20 send small gar
risou 20 protect the free Chileans and will
barish the king and his ministry Tia
steamer Casino, a government transport
Is SONG 20 Pascua 20 carry over Don
Alberto SanchsE. who was practically
driven awzy - the king and hts party
He Il 20 resume his post as Delegade
Maritime and viii probably bring SONS
80 head 81 cattle 20 be pasfured Ia Chile.
and sold IN the Valparaiso market.
Mr. Msriet win devote the island %
sheep raising. There are no trees grow
Ing IN Pasrua which are indigenous
some sn1e ~ trees have been planted
ard many acasia tres Mr. Merlet tod
me he Intended 20 send down several
hundred RamboagIiette bucks every year.
and that Re expected by this means 70
Increase the average weight OF the fleece
% his sheep from enc kslo. the present
average, 20 four kiias. which IS near ths
average IN southern Chile