Identifier: glimpseofislesof00whee (find matches)
Title: A glimpse of the isles of the Pacific
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Wheeler, William Webb, 1845- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: (St. Joseph, Mo., Hardman press)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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color with white trimmings. They are occupied bythe laboring classes and are so far superior to the houses inour own cities, which are occupied by the laboring classes,that there is really no comparison. The city of Auckland is well situated for foreign trade,and does a large export and import business. It is wellsupplied with churches, schools and hospitals. A ferry boatline runs across the bay every half hour to a beautiful suburbcalled Davenport; distance across the bay one mile; fare,twelve cents round trip. The climate is semi-tropical; they raise some orangesand many palm trees. On March 5th, we went by rail to Rotorua, the hotsprings district. The railroad runs through a fine farmingcountry for the first one hundred miles, then seventymiles through the mountains. This road is a narrowgauge, three feet six inches, and has many sharp grades andcurves. The mountain scenery is fine, and there is much 35
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heavy timber along the line, which is being wasted bycutting and burning, simply to clear the ground forfarming. There will be a time, not far in the future whenthese people will find they have made a great mistake inwasting their timber, as they will need it. Rotorua is a small town, one thousand population,built entirely for the tourist; the Government has expendedabout a million dollars here, in building hotels, parks,bathing houses, streets and roadways. The Grand is a finefirst-class hotel, and many others are good. The park, orpublic garden, is the finest we saw in New Zealand,ornamented with beautiful trees, flowers, lakes, etc. Hotsteaming springs, lakes, drives etc., also the public baths,owned by the Government, are very fine and noted for theirmedicinal qualities. They have two large swimming pools,one for men and one for women. The water is hot andimpregnated with sulphur, said to be very beneficial forrheumatism and skin diseases. There are several beautifullakes here, su

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