Graham guardian., 1908-07-24

10 one living inland scenes of
this nature brOadens ones ideas as
to the makeup of mans destiny in
these parts in securing a liveli.
hood for his family.
We arrived at Vancouver at $50
p. m. The spacious depot of the
@. P. R. R., fronting the bay,
showed a score or more of hotel
cabmen, al! anxiously waiting to
lure the weary traveller to a place
of rest for t;e night. Vancouver
is beautiful city, with popula-
tion of about forty thousand.
Here one can see lashed to the
wharts, the ocean greyhound, like
a mighty sea monster. Yet look
ing right and left, one sees forest
of masts looming in the horizon,
giving warning to the stranger
be gates: "Thls is the city of the
northwest"
This port is noted for it great
amount of exports in lumber,
shingles, coal, hay and grain from
the fertile PLAINS of Canada. When
one sees 100000 feet of lumber
loaded on one ship, his imagination
goes so high as to wonder If a
floating forest like this can be safe.
ly towed TO the colonies, six TO
eight thousand miles to the south,
in the great Pacific, in an oval.
shaped tub
Bidding good-by to visitors
ashore and our dear old American
land, we set sail for Victoria S5
miles distant from Vancouver,
reaching Victoria at 8 p. m. AS
we started to leave Victoria, there
was breakdown in the machinery
of the Marania, which caused de-
lay of over three days in the steam
er starting, during which time the
enjoyed themselves
ashore viewing the sights of Vic.
toria. Our steamer, having made
the repairs, finally set sail on the
2Sth, and reached Honolulu on
May 5th. This port is the garden
city of the Pacific, with its fine
wharves, homes and cultivated
fields, and the Stars and Stripes
floating to the breeze, an enervat-
ing sight to the Americans aboard
the English ship,
We remained in Honolulu for
twelve hours enjoying the sights.
Honolulu is noted for ,ts great ex
ports Of timber, sugar and fruits.
We set sail at 2:45 p. m, May
5th for Suoa Fiji, u distance OF
2,7sO miles. The little natives fol-
lowed us out Il few hundred yards
for dimes and CONS thrown out to
them by the passengers. Then we
realize that once more we arc out
on the mighty deep.
Crossing the Equator at 1:l5
p. M, May 9th, we landed in what
you may term the beautiful South
ern seas. They are beautiful, for
one can see out on the broad Pa
cific for miles and it is as calm as
q small lake. We landed IN Sqoa,
May 18th, and went ashore, but
Suoa is small place, not much to
see. Hare we parted with few of
our friends from the boat, they
sailing on the goth for New Zea.
land.
We set sail at noon of May 18th
for Sydney, arriving there, May
goth at s a. m On going into
sydney harhor one sees the most
beautiful harbor in the world.
Mountains on both sides and the
water deep enough for large ship
to 60 close to the banks. We see
here the English Notifications and
many beaches of note.
On pulling up to Circular Key
Harbor one sees very pretty city.
No skyscrapers higher than eight
stories. This city has popula-
tion of about 100000.
The city has an qp'to date train
system; also an up-to date railway
depot. Two hundred trains arrive
and leave the station daily for diff
ferent parts of the continent. The
average fare is one cent per mils.
The business places here only re.
quire their hands to work five days
in each week. The sixth day is a
holiday. The people here are very
sporty.
The mission here is having good
SUCCESS. A few converts and many
Investigators. We have here in
the Australian mission about forty
elders. All are enjoying them:
selves and have very good health.
| haven't been here long enough
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