La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-03

| The CIutht or Siuckcnxie, group Ie0
a little TO the nortswerd of zap. The
natives. since ancient times, are sub
! 1ect to Yap. and come down about
February to pay tribute TO ga chiefs
of Tomii and Gochepa. They are
peaceful, Industrious and law-abid-
/ ing.
| The Uieai natives were intrepid nav
| igaiors In olden days. guiding their
way fearlessly by most accurate
] knowledge OF the stars and currents.
When the Spanish conquered the Ma
riannes. about 1860. great number OF
the Chamorros, or aboriginal people.
fled 10 Uleai and Lamoirek. to avoid
forciblc conversion and slavery. Ac-
cording to Kotzebue. the Uleai folk
and their neighbors assemble at Lam
otrek every year in February. with
eighteen or twenty great canoes. sail
ing thence to Guam, a distance OF
some 500 miles, In about three days.
They stay unit! April or May and then
return, fearing the southwest mon
son.
The Hall group. or Namonulto. and
the group to the south. Of which Pull
await and Pulo-Suk are the chief ISL
ands. are only to be visited with CON
siderable precautIon. 1t would be
well for man o! war to visit here apd
warn the petty chiefs.
The next group eastward IL called
Ruk. or Truk. from the name of the
tallest basaliic island in the chain
GRuk means highland or "oftyJ.
The group consists OF some seventy
islands lying in the midst OF the great
est lagoon OF Hosoleu. In the lagoon
there Is fine depth OF water and good
anchorage for vessels of large draft.
There is great annual output of CO.
pra. Pearl shell. turtle shell, and
beche de mer are abundant. The well
known island preparation OF talk
red cosmetic. is made here.
,Ine natives. both OF Ruk and the
neighborIng group of the Moruocks,
have the curious custom. remarked In
the Visayns OF the Philippines. the Pc
ruvinn Indians and the Taringa Roroa
aborlgines Of Easter Island. of pierre
Ing the lower lobe of the ear and fore
ing 1t TO grow downward In n huge.
unsightly dap. The population of the
group is some 1000. The products are
copra and bcche dc mer. or remarka-
BILE interest TO philologists is the oc-
currcncc OF pure Polynesian dialect.
apparently an antique form of Samo-
an, upon two islets named Greenwich
and Kap.in-Mallang. otherwise called
Nuku-Oro. lying TO the south south
east of Port Chumisso. The Spanish
call them Pescadores. The inhabit-
ants. numbering some 500. are honest,
cheerful and Industrious.
We now come to the far eastern
groups In the great chain. where the
l1oth north parallel divides the Span.
ish possessions from those OF Germa-
ny The most important Is that OF
SenIavina. Bonnbc or Ponape. which
includes the Ant and Pnkin islands
and the large island of Ponape tor the
Land OF the Holy Plnces,. 80 called
from the remarkable Indications of an
Client civilization found near Metala-
MIN Hnrbor. on the east coast. The
country Is occupied by five wei. or
tribes, under their hereditary chiefs:
q to the north under their Ichipau or
titnlar king. n great friend OF the Eng
lish speaking folk: Metalnnim to the
east. ruled by their Ichipau, King Panl
gloomy. morose old man. n great
hater OF the "mnehn puotopuot." or
white faces. and the promoter Of all
the late troubles and acts OF bad faith
in the tribe Xiii, to the south. aud
southwest, under the rule OF the Mana
mareki. King Rocha. a good friend to
the white men: Henry NnnaDei of
Ronkiti. is also an influential man Ia
the tribe. The Spanish Governor SEN
sibly tried to make this enlightened
man the chief authority over all the
tribes. He Is man of good educa-
ton and great influence for good, and
has greatly developed loca! industries
In Xiii.
The territory of Chokach of Jekofts.
in the northwest. embraces the lofty
island OF that name also Mount Pail
ker and the valley of the Palang Rlv-
er on the mainland. The Pakin ISL
ands. with their cocoanut groves. are
dependency of the Prince CT Cho-
kach. The last and the least of the
tribes Is that of Not. under the chief
l.Lapin-Not. The people live near the
embouchure of the Pillapenchakola
Bay In the north. On Asuncion Bay
is the little Spanish colony of Santa
go. with its slenderly garrisoned
blockhouse and walled fort.