Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-23
RETURN FROM TRIP TO
ISLAND OF TAHiTA.

ISLAND OF TAHiTA.
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MIR. and Mrs. A. r. Camp returned
Saturday evening from their trip to
far-away Tahiti. A reporter called on
Mr.. Camp this morning to Inquire
what kind of u place that little speck
In the ocean is.
Tahita is tiny island In the Pacific
| about 1000 miles south OF the equa-
tor, $500 miles southwest of San
Francisco. 1t is owned by France and
u French governor resides In the port,
Papita. The island is very mountain.
Gus. some OF the mountains, they say.
never having been scaled on account
OF their height. The mountains are
in the Interior and the plantations are
around the edge. or fringe. OF the
Island. The population Is given as
l2.000 or $4,000. It is so miles around
the edgs of the island.
The party was composed Of Mira. c.
NJ. Williams OF Colorado Springs. Mrs.
8. IL. Herr. and Mr.. and Mrs. Camp.
They were 26 days on the trip on
the steamer and four days on the
island. They drove to all the points
OF interest, driving each day. This
Is said TO be the most beautiful island
In the world. and Mr.. Camps descrip-
tions OF Its beauties are glowing In
deed. He took a lot Of pictures but
as the pictures do not show the gorg-
eous colorings Of the landscape, they
but porly portray the beauties OF the
island. 1t is summer always and n
land OF rest. where nature is bounti-
ful and II is not necessary for the ma
tives to work. Although some do
work little. they can live without It.
They have the bread fruit, the Cocoa
nut. the banana and kindred tropical
fruits to eat. and no clothes to buy.
One snapshot was taken Of two labor
ers on the road. One had . breech-
clout on and the other had 4 shirt
and breechclout.
Another picture shows . native
climbing tree to get some cocoanuts
for the party. The tree was 80 tall
that the camera did not take In the
part where the cocoanuts grow. The
native was running up the tree bare
footed with apparently as much case
az the telephone linemen climb the
I poles.
According to Mr. Camp the natives
are light brown color. similar to
the Japanese. Their countenaucos
are mild looking and pescsabls and
they are extremely mild mannsrsd
and want to give you everythins they
have.
| The temperature registered % or
Oh degrees. but the humidity was 70
great that the Americans psrspirsd
profuseiy. The white women there
dress In loose flowing white gowns. ~
the manner Of dressing in this coun-
try would be unbearable. The white
men dress in thin white duck. There
we're quite number Of Americans on
the vessel which carried the Durango
party, and many OF them adopted tho
more convenient style OF dress for the
time they we're there.
While the party was there they saw
Jack London and his wife. their lit
tie vessel, the Shark. being there In
the harbor. Mr.. and Mrs. London
came on board to SEQ the party, and
as the ship was pulling out on the
way back to San Francisco the Shark
saluted with its colors. London 10
busy writing another book. Someone
told Mr.. Camp that the Shark aew .
red ficg. but he couldn't say whether
IL was or not. He took . picture OF
the little craft
The vessel that runs to Tahiti ID
an American boat. but subsidized BY
the French government. II u the
only boat making regular trips to that
island. aud It makes the round trip
every 80 days. Only the finest kind
of weather was experienced On tha
trip going. but returning some vesy
heavy weather was sncountsred-
John Harper was 10 have made u
trip with Mr.. Camp and party. bui
when they embarked he was unable
= to go. On their return to Los Anesasd
they were shocked to heaF of ~
s death. The party all returned h
Denver, whore Mrs. Hssr vas Is1s
Mrs. Williams was left It ~ ~,
+ In Colorado sprinss. MrA Herr vil
4 soon IN aaaf III WI 4 r q .