| Show COOKS ccok S TAMARINDS the grove that the great ea explorer r made V anious 1111 us Is 13 cut cat dorn ono one of the most conspicuous us objects object i on the island of tahiti is ven us point named nama by bv captain cook in 1769 when ho he set his astronomical instruments there for the purpose of cf observing the transit of venus at this point was a handsome grove of tall tamarind trees cook spent many hours in their pleasant shade and left on record evidences of his admiration says the new york sun ever since his book was published the grove h has been known as cooks tamarinds Tama rinds I 1 11 and nearly all visitors tofi s to tahiti have considered it their duty to speak of this famous little grove of trees count danjus of the german navy recently visited tahiti and in an article he ba bai i written for Peter manns s Mittel lu a he says that the famous clove rove known as aa cooks tamarinds Tama rinds exists no more he e adds that the grove e camo came into ps possession of a new owner anil and because I 1 the trees shut out a particular flar view the purchaser cut down every tree trea tho the stumps aro are still to be seen but cooks tamarinds Tama rinds are no more near the grove was the fort which cook erected for the protection ol of those who were to make the astronomical observations it was during the first visit of cook to the island that his men had much trouble with the natives who while very friendly were bent upon stealing everything they could lay their hands bands on they even walked off with the ships anchor and cook lost his quadrant and it was sonie some time before he recovered it the kindhearted kind hearted captain however said id himself that there was some excuse 1 I use for tho the pagans for nalls nails beads hatchets bate bets and every trifle they could carry had for them as much ciuch temptation sis as 0 jewels and untold silver and gold would have ise for a 6 civilized person |
