Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-25

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grown upon an acre. 1t takes four
years before the trees come into bear
ing, ana after that time, If properly
cared for, they are profitable. One
Samoan planter named MOors has net
ted 81, 200 a year from sixty acres, ana
there are others who have done equally
as well.
Mr. Moors has 5000 trees set out at
Pago-pago and he expects to set out
more. Some Of the native chiefs have
plantations and there IS man named
Caruthers who netted 5000 from less
than eight acres Of cacao In 1890, Mr.
Moors says that two-thirds OF all the
land In the Samoan Islands Is suitable
for the growth of cacoa
am not sure as to prices Of lands on
Tutulla but | doubt not they could be
bought very cheap Back In the coun-
try land Is leased as low as twenty-five
cents per acre, and about ApIa good
lands are sold at from SIS to $50 per
acre, 1t costs about $50 an acre to
clear the jungle and set out planta-
tlon; but small crops can be raised be-
tween the trees and II well handled the
plantation win pay In short time
AS to cOcoanuts, / think there Is a
good deal Of money In raising them al
most anywhere out In the Pacific. The
lands near the coast OF almost all the
islands will produce good trees aud a
good cocoanut plantation will yield
dollar tree every year. This Is so
especially In the Philippines, where II
properly handled they viii yield more.
OUR ISLAND OF MANUA.
have a photograph recently taken
Of the village Of Manua. on our island
Of Manua. This Is the island next larg-
est 10 Tutuila We have altogether
four or five islands out here; they are
Tutuia, Manua Ofu and Olosega.
Manua contains about twenty square
miles II is mountainous and surround
ed by coral reefs. The mountains are
about a half mile in height but the
land rises so gradually that the whole
island rises so gradually that the whole
island can be cultivated. The Manu-
ans are much the same as the Tutul-
lans. They number altogether about
1000, but they are out Of the line OF
ocean steamship travel and are more
interesting than the Samoans Of the
other Islands, They have had mission
aries for the last seventy years and
are Christians. They have churches
and schools and live peacefully under
their king. They produce enough food
for themselves and sell enough copra to
buy what they want IN other ways. The
American officers say that cocoanut
and banana plantations are being nut
ON all our islands and that they viii
soon Increase In production and wealth,
They have nothing but good to say Of
the people
II Is interesting to hear naval officers
tell their experiences I'm these out of
the-way Islands. They were received in
great state by the king Of Manua, who
treated them to kava before he dis
cussed business with them. He had his
chiefs with him, and his wife. the
queen, sat beside him during the audi
ence. The kaya was brought In by the
belle Of the island in n cup fastened
TO branch OF cocoanut palm. IL was
nrst given TO the King, who handed II
back TO her whereupon she filled II and
again gave It TO hts majesty. He drank
some OF Il, first pouring some on the
ground. After this was presented TO
Commander Tilley and the other on.
GERS, and they drank It. although they
Knew very well how il was made.
cHEwED BY PRETTY GIRLS.
The preparation Of kava Is much the
same as that OF Chicha In BOLIVIA. chi.
cha Is beer made OF corn. the grains
OF which are chewed up by Indian girls
ana eNpectorated into a pot In which
they are left TO ferment. Kava comes
from root grown In the Pacific ISL
ands, and the kava roots are cheWed nm
by the pretty Samoan girls and made
into drink after the following man.
ncr; The kaya Is FIRST washed and then
cut up into little cubes. Then q young
girl preferably q pretty girl. after
washing her hands and rensinE Ler
mouth, begins 10 work. She puts ono
cuho OF kaya into her mouth ana cnaws
II vigorously, When Il is well mastI.
Gated she adds another and another IN
I'll she has within her llps and cheeks
mass OF masticated fiber as big as an
egg.
This she takes out and lays in large
fiat bowl and then begins 10 form pn.
other egg. She keeps on making EGGS
until all the root Is chewed Then tba
water Is poured into the bowl anj fhe
girl begins 10 kneed the fibrous mas,
under &C. Finally the Juice goes out of
the fiber into the water Il Is strained
Is strained through other fiber untll 4,
Is clear IL Is now Of a milky color and
II tastes for all the world like a mixture
OF soap suds and htters. Il Is not an
lntoxicant but when taken In excess h
goes 10 your knees, rendering YOU an.
able TO walk straight for a time. This
drink is used IN an the islands OF the
Pacific. and here In Samoa any one who
Is making kaya has the right 10 ns,
any girl who Is passing, no matter who
sne may be. to come IN and chew for
him
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