Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-22

The most of the Inhabitants are Amos,
the hairy abOrglnes Of Japan
Formosa Is smaller than Yezo, but OF
far more value from It's wonderful ma
,ural resources. The island is 26O miles
long and about 70 miles wide in us
broadest part. IL Is full OF minerals,
but owing TO It's wild nature has not
been carefully prospected, Coal mines
are already worked and gold IL found
In many Of the streams.
The island has ridge of mountains
running through 1t from one end to the
other, some Of the peaks belrI over two
miles In height. Along the west slope
Of these mountains there are many rich,
fertile valleys which lead to a large
rolling plain settled by the Chinese. on
these lands is raised some Of the finest
tea of the world. They produce more
than 20O0O,0OO pounds OF tea every
year, and the most Of this goes To the
United States. Indeed. China and the
United States are the chief customers
for FOrmosan products, Japan itself
takes but little, Our tea Is sent across
the strait TO Annoy and shipped from
there TO San Francisco and New York,
The most OF the tea leaves are dried in
the sun and the packing Is done by
trampng them down with the bare
| feet
THE JAPANESE IN FORMOSA.
The japanese have not yet attempted
4, to do much with Formosa. They remit
ted taxes for one year after they took
| possession. but are now attempting TO
make II selfsupporting. The popula-
| ton is largely Chinese, there being
| about 100000 on the island The chief
towns are Tamusi and Kelung In the
| north and Tainan and Takow In the
south. Taipeh Is the capital
The Japanese are now building rail-
roads In the northern part of Formosa
and one Is to go from Kelung on south
to Tainan-fu, This will pass through
the most thickly populated portion of
the island, including the richest of the
| sugar and rice regions. 1t Is M Tam
| sui that our consul lives This place
has q club. several banks and number
Of merchants and exporters, one OF
! the great products of Formosa Is cam.
phor made from the camphOr tree. IL
is shipped TO all parts OF the world
IN THE PHILIPPINES AND AUS
TRALIA.
! The Japanese are reaching out after
our Philippine trade. They send shlps
regularly to Manila, and thence on TO
| Australia via Thursday island. In that
line there are six steamers OF 1000 tons
each, comprising the best that call at
the Philippines.
Japan has direct steamship connec-
tlon with Siberia, The vessels start al
Kobe and call at NagasaM, Fusan and
Gensan, Corea, on their way to Vladi-
Nostock. IL was on one OF these ships
that went 60 siberia a short while ago.
The captain was an Englshman and
the engineer q Swede, but the rest OF
the officers were Japanese and also the
sailors. There are other lines which 20
from Japan 10 Manchurla, and almost
daily vessels 10 Shanghai and the Yang.
tse Kiang. A regular line connects Yo-
kohama and Kobe with Calcutta and
Bombay, bringing cotton and lutte from
India, especially jute for making the
japanese rugs which are sold so CHEAP.
ly in our American stores Indeed, the
japanese flag Is more common In the
ports Of the world than the American
flag, and in the far east It Is safe Ia
say that there are 20 Japanese vessels
TO Americas one.
JAPAN IN COREA.
The Russians and the Japanese are
each grasping after C0rea. The rela,
lions Of the two nations are strained by
the struggle, and II may eventually
bring about war between them. Were
II not for Russia the japanese would
own the whole country. They made
their war Of 1884 in order that they
might have the Corean trade, and TO.
day they are doing the most Of the i'm
port business OF the Peninsula. We are
shipping Corea some cotton goods. hu,
the japanese shipments OF last yeaf
amounted 10 100000 yen, and they
have the most Of the trade In other
lines.
sixty-nye per cent OF all the shlps
that call at the various ports are Japa-
nese, and the japanese are now build.
ing railroads which shall open up fol
them some Of the hest parts of the
country. They have bought the rail.
road which some Of our Denver men
built from ChemulphO 10 Seoul and
they are now nc work constructing a
line from Seoul % Fusan This railroad
VIII be 300 miles long. Fusan has al.
ready a large Japanese colony. and Il
is but short distance from the Jana.
nese coast Goods can be almost fer.
ried across from one country 10 the
other and by means Of this railroad sent
direct 10 the Japanese capital. Cores
furnishes Japan a great deal Of rice
and fish, and the Coreans buy ali sorts
OF japanese goods
The japanese have put M telegraph
lines connecting Fusan with all parts
of the country ana from Fusan there Is
a cable TO Japan. The big Tokyo banks
have branch offices IN Seoul and al
some Of the Corean ports and there arr
| japanese postofRces at the principal
cities. japanese money Is the currency
Of the country. and the Japanese have
been granted concessions for mines, and
other hings
The japanese have teen crowded Ou'
of ManChurin By Russia. aud HE pow
| erg haya nut uarnifttab them IN toll