Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-20
MISSION FIELDS.

To the Editors
Morgan. Morgan Co. Utah. May 10
on the gard of June. 1895. Sister Mary
Ann simmons. now n years Old. left
her home In Morgan city TO visit her
brother and other relatives who reside
IN Australia. After going TO Salt Lake
City 10 purchase her ticket. she went.
IN company with Elders Nuby OF South
eru Utah and Stevens of Idaho. 10 Beat
tic IN Washington. and thence 10 Van
couvor. where they spent couple ~
days waiting Tor the Mlowarc ship 20
leave port. ON this vessel they sailed
about u week aud arrived ut the Sand-
With Islands, Here they visited tho
palace queens hospital grounds. Nor
non" house and Mission house. This
konorrd lady ana companions were cs-
toftcd 10 THESE different places " Inter.
1T by one u our young native sisters.
They further continued their journey TO
the FIJI Islands aud after q short stop
went on to Wellington. New Zealand.
Herr Elders Nuby and Stevens loft the
company 60 MI their missionary APP
polntment and the old ship finished its
journey by sailing 10 sidney. New
S0uth Wales. Australia. The next dny
Mn. simmons went by tsii TO Mel
bourne. whore she was met by her
brother, WIN. Ford Knight. whom she
had not seen since her Eirihood days.
After her luggage was overlooked By
the custom officers u went 60 willinmH-
town In Victoria and was taken 10 her
brothers. residence July 18Th. Although
Il was midwInter In Australia, yet the
most beautiful flowers were all IN bios
som. and the green vines were twininR
around the windows ana over the roof.
o. houses The people are mixed W
considerable. yet the style OF living u
about the same nn that % the English
people. They are somewhat behind the
times In that country. The Hover ana
agricultural show was visited and ut
the fair Mrs. simmons saw some large
animals Fhe stayed In Australia with
her relatives until April sth. 1899, when
che lott Willlnmrtown for Utah. ~
Sidney she rot on board n steamboat
and went 10 Auckland, New Zealand.
Nhfru Elders white ~ Pennington.
kinkhnm of i.ehl. Peterson Of MIN
Greek, Arper OF Salt Lake ana the old
native chief Joined the company and
hry sailed 10 Apia. Samoan Island.
whore ihey saw war ship leave port
and could see the smoke Of the battle
which was being fought at those
Islands not long aRo, Here Elders
Wright from Salt Lake city, Hendricks
rom southern. Utah, and some half
breeds becamy guests of the company.
After many days sailing they arrived
~ Honolulu ana went on shore. Elders
Wright and Hendricks, accompanied
" MIR, simmons. Mrs. Thompson and
Mrs Matte Lincicome. went 60 see.
volcano on the top u the mountain.
After driving as far up tho mountain
tide 90 u was possible. they alighted
ana walked 10 the summit. where they
Witnessed something they had never
before seen. AZ 10 o'clock y. M. the
old steam boat continued ita Journey
toward San Francisco. when about
lMo days on their journey from Homo
lllu, they met two ship loads OF sol
alefa on their way 10 the Philippines.
Ihr war ships advanced 10 within a
lev rods " theirs and stopped while
We military band played "The Star
hpansled Hammer" The Journey was
Agaln continued and they soon arrived
at san Francisco. Before leaving that
Hiy thoy visited the soldiers campo
And the Golden Gate Park. while
crossing the Sierra Nevada mountains
over ne southern Paciff railway they
ta.elel Tor forty miles through snow
snels' The company arrived at ogden
Monday May nh. at . n. m. Mrs.
summons was not troubled In the least
WIN tghsslcknesr, nor was she sick a
t,hflN day while from home. Although
~ Jaw many beautiful places while
ulNoling 10 the other side Of the earth.
mina of Utah.