Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28
In Far off FIJI;
Observations By II. c. Milard
Written Especially for This Paper

III -iA| I''-'-''- - - - W 49,
Fiji group. This was the European cap
teal - E-ffi rrff1 1899 ana ,o,.,,
iou7 anu D"Sy 20" j quay HdilS o.
the morning OF our arrival We disco|
cred a steamer following and rapidly
overbaaIiug us. Before # Glanced IS
,,,...l .,. ,,o 49, s.,..., ,.,.. .,-..,.t
b" ~ "@7 Gd@5 - &c she was lafgs
IMAM Do"~ D@Io"SI>s 10 tAe same com
pany, '"LHiA6 bel"eeH FaHcouEe.
ana - -"75. .'e1oie we 20 On sno.e
d, l-s' mil me mist winch mas 20 IaL
smut OH Hlo71 Of Inc view I'll @7 ana
We are permitted TO look upon d pic
1u'9 u me most viva Deauj ID
small 10Y laIahd, plAAacied WIN jag
yea IoCA ana Feled III 'eIFely green.
Il. IL" Ioo1 ana Lcsle4 among 1h6
rugged spires above, are humDeFLe $
"HI19 ana Fe'IhilIloH houses IoohiHs
"o"n 4IoIn me iaIi maa1s ana runner
VI me SNIP from lheiF green eyIleS'
i'hG 50 many DFiiIlahJ DiIas'
me people On the "haII are uhii"C
any OHihS we nave yet Gen. 10 we
are Out OF IdIshe5ia now anu me
"puah pIoou DeSIHS 20 SNOW. no"
S"ya6e iHeSe fIJiaAS look Inc NAN
''Il' erect ana SpIeaalhS III /" mug
mass above the dark lace the Ieal-
uFea ia1 ana HegToId; the SKIN an
shades from deep copper 10 actuai
DIack' Jhe expire sion unnamed
ana WIZ NeFeTIhelo5S' lhe nor
TIDIe .AVaGe5 are ana nave Deen lot
many years pe.lec'Iy Aaie 10 De among
fH'y years ago FlJi certainty was me
most cahnlDaI country III the world
no" mere i5 no. lhe ShaiIe I shaoo"
OF RISK Tor me traveller alone or ac-
companIcd' ID any part Of FiJl. All
20 ashore ana inspect me Town
queer HouseS'
ne HiSl 'nlI'2 mat aIJFac.S my at
leH.loL - l". ""i'e !lou eS' hey are
en,iIeIy encIoSeo' nave no WINDOWS.
OuI usually ihree 1HlaII uoofS' one on
eIIier sac an" IN one end. AS result
l"G in'e' loI - 9'o"H'J' NJ wal are
maze oI spin DaIlooo' OeaulIluiIy
'd'ed WIN cement. livery men Amos
Oi lH' Iool ana walls IS lIsu Win c.
Inehl' mere are no mans used INC.
I1nof+od togofber with admirable skill
ne "hoIo !'InIIy SIeep Oh d hu5e
o"I eAI'IluII3 from wan 10 wan d.
the eiIu Oh ," ne "ouSg' on when d plIs
"I mats Is lai"' ne lJlaH HOUSES
rans but neither of them can comDare
with those of Samoa.
The next morning it wa raining
and The wind was very strong, with a
heavy sea rolling outside. We were all
dreadfng the 5G-mile passage to Suva,
but when We cot g9frIv ont and
away from the island, the
conditions were not 50 had and
wo arrived without befng eicl Suvo j.
IN tho aro,t land of Vito a,,,,
which ie ovor ion miles long. is the
Genital Of riH and bip for tho moet
irnnort,nt town IN tho whole IF tho
south Pacific A u-ritor accrratoIv
,,,r,,, ~, tbo sit,,tio,, +b,,.. ..O,,oint
nose r,ottiro and - comic .ororo
,+,,,a.,'1o,a,l.,,.,, so,,,,, a., I-a,.,,oto -
rran~,, c,,r,o, E.. 1a,.aI,. ,1oir,ti,,o o,,d
.,,,,aa+ T,fft g. - 4I,o er-t ,rIa,ao an5
eoro,.a,. ,cto-.,..o,.de e,,Iondi.5 ,n,1 ME.
for" Wa had mo tro,,hIo If ali IN
,ot+f,,.. t1,f,a. ttmo,,rh l1,o o,,ata,,,a
and a7,fcI,1, e,o,,roJ r,,o,,tors ~ tbo
Irfti horso ,o,,,,Ia,. hoordino, ,o,so
nm a ninb mart 81 +bo town coT,r,azod.
rnc % fnn ,,fau, Of +1,o b,,,bor MO fre+
IN da,.. r.a .torn,,, and t,a vo.tbor