Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-04

the Saints. ate the Christmas tnudius
and for several days thereafter en-
ilyed ourselves with groups % the
Saints. uicnicing at the sea beaches ana
otherwise having so7d f1ciaDlc time.
open air meetings have hreu in vogue
here for some time. AMI we held one ~
many as four evening ~ the week. ana
one On the domain on sunday. We also
have q very nice hall prtcl in the very
confer 81 town. but our fe|'rl1u r. not
popular enough 90 bring mauy out. but
after meeting IN the hall was over.
20 good audience listened t0 our outdoor
meeting on the street. a good deal has
nHnn done here o. disseminate Else truth
among many that cannot hf approached
Zoo any other way. a god class 70 peo-
PIE are also made 90 hear ine word pn
he queens domain 0u sunday anu
quite number W conventions have
been made through SOWING fhf roei in
this way. Hobart. IKE 90 tne r.at ~
TIE colonial c1pltala. bias O nHtnricnl
garden. museum. etc. uHleh would do
credit t1 nuy " our ciNr 90 h1me.
During our siay There. uc freni gne
skirt great Mount We.u1rt1u. that
nearly uveripuks The city W. ila.lrt
We nrat visited tho reservoirs where
Ia stored the clty's water supply These
nau The appearance pf u.IuUfli fresh
wator lakes aesiied in Coz bills. Next
we saw DO Annie'a Falls. formed
by the yntrr supply flowing through
an ARTIFICIAL ohaarn oui over Il long aud
quite PERCEPTIONS lodge uf r0ek. Is
Frnhdeur 1nd beauty afe srrh that lu
Tame has gone fnr Hrl nUar We next
visited fernsffer nlugr whore We
found u nice little canyon win beau
uful streun ~ cold water habu'lnT
through the forms in che rhaie of tall
HifhlFni raHAirns trees. Form trees Nort
also cunHpicuuus. and 90 those who have
never seen Thorn their appearance
would D. atrlklnely peculiar They are
seen up 10 twenty feet in hight. have
"a brown. rough bark. soft and Hp1ugy
lH cork and covered with o. coating %
rcd fringe that might readily De- mis-.
headed maiden.
Aucr about eight days ln Hobart.
spending in festive way both Christ
mas and New Year,. meeting several
times with the Saints. and IIf'l. IpIiinE
IL number of times in meeting held on
tho STREETS and the domain. boarded
the train. In COMPANY with Elder
urmo. 90 return 90 iAunc0Htun. whore
wc arrived on the End Inst. and found
% holiday pudding aWuitng We found
the Saints and friends apparently
anxious 60 see uH again especially
Elder orinc. who H.. as 10 Wera. the
father VI the branch. and had been alb
sent number OF weeks \ pleasant
social gathering was had lu the even.
ing. IN which all enjoyed themselves
Immensely.
Durinr the fortnirhgt spent this time
nt tauuceaton. % tho many places %
Interest visited can mention
but one or two. within o. mile 81 the
city IL beautiful resort called the
cataract Gorge. This consists %
chIfm cut hy the North Eak. az 10
nows through mountains NJ granite In
tn The river lamar. The walls. rocky
aud steep. that overlook The chn1m arc
hundreds ~ feet high. and being nj.
most covered with green moss and
ferns. varlgated with many colnred
flowers blooming everywhere. present
"a grand appearance. while the water
rushing below over huge stones. and
then spreading IN "a beautiful basin. and
again descending Co the valley below.
gives the whole nu appearance 'of life
and sue.lmltN The ARTIFICIAL footp1th
and Incidental improvements made
along one ~ tho walls NJ the Gorge
Tor the accommodation ~ HlghtHcnrs
are said 20 have cost 10000. a little
farther up the same stream. may b.
seen the outlet % "a tunnel through
which "a large stream ~ water "
brought several miles through the
mountain. 10 turn the whocla 81 the
CltvH electric iifht plant.
The weather l.sinH nogFly always cool
and brscinr on the island ~ Tasmania.
the people are noted for their health
ful and rudy appearance. II u par
uculnriy noted foT ~ pretty girls. and
hcHutifui flowers. The latter have NJ.
an me fragrance. which II almost
wholly wanting Ia the flowers OF Aus
trnlin proper. I again truNcraed the
island 81 Tasmania by rail 10 make
quick return 10 hendqunrtera I board
rd the luv steamer Mnraroa ut Hobart.
nnd made the distance back 90 Sydney.
over TX hundred miles. In fOrtystwo
hours. This was a pleasant voyage.
accumulated By little now or strange.
What seemed Ia concern me most was
Go take u good Wow of tho most south
orn Hp0t I had ever reached. being be-
tween a. and 20 deHrccf south latitude
n considerable distance farther south
~ tho equator that you are north 81
e. There the southern cross scented
near. the north star ~ course Tar out
uf firht and The ileladcs, which I had
been in the habit ~ viewing az home Ia
the east and south. were almost direct
81 north and Wri HYerhcad.
was we'll received by tho Saints ~.
dcrH and friends nt sydney and felt
thankful FOR the privilege 81 having
shared che hospitality and love " our
people iu Tasmania, and become 20
much more acquainted with this hnld
NJ labor The work ~ spreading the
uoHpnl in thiH land n moving slowly
onward. We have much Indifference
and prejudice ~ combat and many dlf-
nculties ~ cncuunteri but there are
some good. flithful Elders In the field
ana they are doing "a good work.
Elder Alma .. Hubbard and two
cmirrhtiur Saints lenvr here for Zion
On the sifh met Elders q. 4, Ormo
and JAMES steadman Will sail for home
Feb. -5th.
y y. BARKER
NJ a..asI.a.Nl.s. NTIaaH.s.