The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-02

shore In their canoes. always at night;
The beating OF shark-skin drum and
torches along the beach attract the nsh
rise ou1 Of their native element the scoop
nets are ready ard they fail an easy prey
Large catches are effected in this manner.
and what fish the people cannot consume
fresh are dried III the sun. No other KIND
OF FISH have l ever seen them catching
during our stny on the island
quantity OF smooth stones, gathered along
the sea shore. a Are Is made, and when ths
stones are properly heated the fish are
Laid over th-fn wrapped up in green cocoa
nut leaves, and the hole - then covered up
with other stones until the FISH are we'll
haksd This IS kanaka fashion. and the
fish. which are generally fat and OF f,ne
flavor, taste excellent when cooked IN this
manner.
scrapef cocoanut served with the FISH
composed most Of our diet. though some
times we got a little race- A couple or
crackers and a pannikin Of tea was very
our regular beverage. for the water IN
their shallow we'll was extremely brackish.
Salt was very scarce article with IN.
people: AT low tide we often went out and
collected rock sal, out or the cTeTtces In
the reefs.
Two natives were constantly on the look
ogs fer any chance sail that might hca%e
in sight Every evening az the ute clock
in tae courthouse pointed toward a
couple 81 natives would pass through the
village. beating drum and shouting
was aI[owei 10 be abroad after th.s hour,
except those attending 10 the fishing, and
Of course we likewise CONCERNED 70 the
ruIs. After a hymn had been sung ~
each hut Tia lgnts were extingulshed
ard every body stretched cut on his ma.
During the second week Of our sojearn
on me Island We received Information from
Tshuno, by messengers from the Qopuis-
certain day. 20 paTraks OF feast and b
prssen Ell 10 ne king and LEGAL dlgnltzr'es.
at which occasion Ellis would act as Inter
prefer.
san canoes and given T.gnt royal rrccp-
stou. Ths people had arranged sainptl-
eli fowl WAS lying ey TIE side OF every
mans Plate. dishes of boiled rice, various
bo.lea roots, different snesse. made cut %
oocoanuts and plates OF crackers ard Hap
Jacks crowned the tahis. aad every one
received large bow OF sis4nllng tea weii
xugaFed.
Us al re was tcN;al and Aid not look
very ma testc or stuck up - AL. lie wore
"a white cot,on snirt. pair OK blue irogs-
e7s. bus coat, w.th some u1otheF~ot-
par. tnslEnia ans. Z broad trimmed PAIN
leaf hat: but. Ike his subjects. ne Was
taYefoot5d The women were all in sre.r
locked really quite oew icaing, E,l-s
sers the bliss q me BAN.
We VISITED ELis house aad store. as
also the courthouse ana ne missionary
srhooih ossss Here a large map 0, The
world hung % the wal. and some OF tas
young e! ows proudly pointed out 20 lis .
sxnalI Cigr. marked Humphrey stand (Iha
tao Islands are generally considered as
3ne, because they are connected ~ c0rz.
reef, parts ~ which are well above water
a. !ow t.Gs.1
During the afternoon We had some dane
ing III which the girls joined with gusto.
We we're a4so made 10 sing for them, I'd
save them God save The Queen, Dub
ha Bay ard wat not. ard hey returned
the 0mpIfDent IN the evening We were
Toasted orscA more. and thea the canoes
TOOK US tack IN re twilight - oar klnd
fr3sE4s AZ TNGkao. amidst the rousIng
cheers 6. the people gathered on thu
eeacn.
A few days after this me American bark
IIeSDer bound from Puget s4@Dd - sgd
ney passed OF tas sssSod, sE1 Mate
Davies went or with oae Of lie ca'efs u.
a h4x canoe ard boarded 5er. When oe
returned sa;e a. Night he tod Us saAt me
cauFg,n had offered TO take him ana Eius
rnoss 20 Sydney. ~ Re ha1 rot provisions
eECs1gn q saks tweaEy-osss * as he nAa
prom, SCI 20 Stow signal lights ard lie 70
during The -sgat. b4s a. early caS1 Tn~n
wA arrived a. re Deac1 tie k4sspeE wAs
rawrrra IA sight We aftefwArt5 heard
knat wien saA yss<sI arrived - syg1Ey "a
.Eserta latsr her captain reported ne .osSs
q. RS tsArSton ard rnat the mate and
twe~ty-9Ee az Aer crew had landed en-
EEsyysgssrey island wh-ca caused the eqlo-
nal govern -9eBt % d-spascs. ganS0as 10
tax. - 20 sydney.