Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-03-11
NAGAS1KI.
n Prosperous Cifr of Japan ana
the Greatest CoalinR Station
in the Far East.

ang river, Monday morning, January
9Th. for our next objective point, the
city OF Nagasaki. Japan. The steamer
has her full complement OF cabin and
over 200 Storage passengers Many
OF the cabin passengers are naval oifi-
GERS returning from Manila and the
steerage passengers are Chinese bound
for San Francisco.
We have also on board one OF the
foremost men in the public eye of Eng
land, Sir Charles BereSford. He is
making tour OF the Far East in the
commercial interest of his government.
isle Is both naval and military officer
OF renown, and is, perhaps, the best
beloved Of all the officers OF his country.
He has benevolent face and kindness
beams forth at every expression. In
many particulars he resembles cler-
gyman bishop rather than warrior
who has won fame in battles fought on
land and sea. We were not long ut sea
before all the passengers knew him
and had learned to appreciate him. In
different interviews with your CORE
spondent he expressed great admira-
ton for America and American citi-
GEMS. He said: Il like the git there
way of your American people. II they
cannot find a way they will make one,
Ii they find impediments they will
overcome them; they remove men and
things out of the way of their sun
shine" Another time he said: ~
would like to see my people and the
American people more closely united
on all matters pertaining to the best
interests of the two countries. In ad-
dition to our nobility and titled ones
marrying the heiresses of your country,
l should like to see the middle classes
forming these bonds of union and thus
make stronger link in binding the
countries together Sir Charles was
banquetted at all the cities of China
and Japan where he stopped by the
representatives OF his government sta
toned in them. We leave him in
Japan for the next steamer which sails
to America On his arrival at San
Francisco he will hasten across the
sentiment to New York and sail thence
to London.
In reaching Nagasaki, Japan, we had
left behind US the miserable. ever-roll-
ing, rough and sickening waters of the
China Sea. Nagasaki is situated on
the island of Kiushiu, the most south
ern OF the four principal islands of
Japan. 1t has a small but very fine
harbor, one mile wide and about two
miles long. AS one sails into 1t he be-
holds very picturesque sight OF crowd
ed ships anchored there and at the
base of the surroundings cliffs beyond
the waters edge, the strange looking
buildings OF the japanese city. The
harbor is landlocked by surrounding
bills and cliffs which make it sale for
vessels anchoring there and which also
furnish the city excellent opportunities
for protecting itself against war fleets
of other countries.
In Nagasaki we saw many novel and
curious things. The streets are narrow
aud generally without the usual side
walks. Like Hongkong, it is compar-
atively horseless city. The few in
service are used as pack horses or are
attached to sorts OF drays. We never
saw one ridden or driven. The pack
nnlmals, horses and oxen, are usually
covered with baskets, wooden vessels.
milk pals and farm products to the ex-
tent OF hiding them, with the excep-
tion OF head, tall and legs, and they
are led through the streets to the diff
ferent trading points and customers.
One thing that quickly catches the
eye OF an American in looking at these
animals and that IL their shoes Of
straw. All horses and oxen are shod
with straw shoes. These shoes are
made of twisted or plated straw, and
are fastened by being tied around the
ankles. AS these animals are never
hurried at faster gait than a walk,
those shoes last longer than one would
suppose.
Nagasaki, like all other Japan cities
has its noted Buddhist and Shinto TEN.
pies. All foreigners visiting the city
take great delight in inspecting these.
American missionaries have some fine
schools here. The Methodists have
college with $50 students and the Cath
Olics have two converts most literally
patronized. Nagasaki is noted for its
fine work in tortoise she'll and ivory,
The shops where this work is done
have some Of the most exquisite and
artistic specimens OF skilled workman
ship found In the wide, wide world.
The principal industries are silk man
nfacturing, leather and glass.
Many of the trades people under
stand enough of the English Ian.
guage to talk to foreigners, although