Show FROM THE SOUTH SEAS continued from dace 2 gome going to the diving district on and after april 10 build their hou houses acs and move moe all their per personal bonal iw noa sessions to the living diving grounds to diving As a result every person pernon dig dg cu cit pig and chicken hue hove moved and built i new nen town in 10 days temporary houses houll were built from the coco cocoanut anut leaves and such scrubby timber as grov 9 there lint but theof answer the puarose and all aie ae hippy all our S saints ints nien men women ind children united in the work of building a temporary ini meeting eting holl holism that answers the ana nd this was finished tini shed in three d bivs inq their home t town own is no nov deserted ind will bt be for si months on bundi may 1 at 5 p 1 in all Liti citizens zens were summoned to the house of the governor ile he there turned over the diving distinct to the them rend the rules governing th diving district which are first no one will live dive outside of prescribed district second no pearl shell that dos does not measure 4 inches in diameter to be taken ashore but to be planted back in the lagoon ichird all pearl shell obtained must he be cut open and asters in said shell be planted back in the lagoon in not less anan 12 32 teet feet ot of water before said person goes ashore he then wished them all success and said divel dive dont be laz pay bour our debts bour our taxes and pay your you r tithing if you obey these you will be blessed and will be happy after this all the natives of the various religious denominations united in a religious worship a custom always observed before diving th tins is consisted of singing prayer and singing I 1 was then called upon for a speech I 1 responded congratulating shem them on the opportunity now open to them telling them that they should be good citizens and obey the laws of their government if they desired to be strong strone in body and mind the must obey the laws of health if they would he be haday observe the laws of god after winch which a benediction was pronounced and all ie turned to their homes all were now impatient and boats and canoes were sailing about at all blurb touch of the night it reminded me a good deal of our opening day of durk duk hunting and how the young fellows sally sall forthal forth at all hours of the night and wait for far daylight to begin their sleighter ela er of the ducks every native must have a canoe for diving divine this is 13 from IS 15 to 20 feet long and is from 15 to 30 inches deep it has a cross piece extending olt about 6 feet from each end to these ends is fastened a lung pole full lenarth of the canoe that serves as a balance and they are not easily tipped over oer A native lve w without phout a lanoe canoe is in the same condition as a larmer without a plow lie he must also have a long rope for honne boring his canoe and to this I 1 I 1 is attached a lead sinker that I 1 highs from 16 to 27 lbs ibs ho he must 0 1 leave I 1 ave a sort of 0 basket made of ong co cord A d to which is fastened a rope and this is 13 let down to the in bottom in this his pearl are placed and when uy liy filled he pulls it ut and empties emptier it into the canoe ile he must also have a pur pir of br bass iss bound ebe ee g ulsses that fit the face leely lo ely not allo winie the silt water to get in the e ees es with the iid or of these the bottom of the ocean becomes a mirror to him the niti vesi in imke ike these ec glasses themselves hempst he must alo havea have a bucket and knife A liver diver seldom takes an adv thing a to eat cat or drink ig 11 nature tells these simple hi diren of thu the pacific t thit h altu full stomachs and diving to great depths do nut not go well together before diving the native nils filli his lungs with ur nr to their full capacity cipa city lie he then takes the rope to tn which ls Is it cached the leaen reava lead sinker the other end being tied to the canoe he lets the sinker into the water about G fe feet t ile he then slides off his canoe cancle with roue rode in h hind in feet dawn ind this sinker tikes him to the bottom at a good rate of speed lie he must look out on reaching the bottom as he finds ehrl all kinds of coral rocks arid and ile bris th thit it are very dangerous ding erous fur the bare feet and cods hods to curne cume in swift contact with ilu ile wears canvas mittens on his hands as the peirl shell grons crows on rocks and is fastened fattened securely its edges are sharp and thorn and judgment must be bloused used in m prying it loose test lest the hand be fe cut the shells are then placed in the lord cord bisect usually lie he a beenes following follow inc his rope to which is fiato stin no cd d his load lead sinker after he een comes tries up h he 3 rests gets his wind iju pulls its up his is sinker arid and acl nicias L the OIL diving operation tie they shiy der ciol the water from one to four minutes u tes I 1 ahe depths rea reached chril ire allyA anywhere liere from 10 to feet thus he works until tired fired out fhe shell ho he has secured must be scaled from the chunoo noe the oysters are taken out and placed in hi i bucket after stirring them tor for 15 riidu rn tes they t rust must be emptied back in deep water where here the bugs again take root roat and prow grow belore the shell is read for market it must be cleaned and il refuse refuge shell cal caled edoff off this is done ba li hind with A ith knives and ia aloft process eq the he shell 11 is then graded into NO 1 2 ind id 3 no I 1 snell nell is worth orth per pound and other grales ra acs ics re rc worth forth les leb pe heirls iriz ire scarce and the iho fellow thit finds one is 19 during the put 10 dis 1 jt at least 1000 RIAS of i L arl irl shell hal been gathered and only 2 pe pc iris have heen found from that amou abou it f shell fhe pi p aels found it la is thought will bring MOO 1400 and 1000 I 1 ili hr walue of oc pearls pearla ringe range from to oooo etah 11 the rf arli grow erow in the therefore the native examines f lien ien ouster elo eli least last he loae oe his treasure both men and women aomen dive but the women are not ible to reach the def de att lined ba b some of th the men the medium of ex chinKe here i is peirl pe irl shells if one wants a cin of beef kilo kila of aular bar of soap goal i ltd id corries comes to the store bringing his pearl shells and the exchange exen ange is made the fellow selling pies pie comes hello helln what is the arice of your pies avo pearl and the tride trade is 13 mide m ide candy here is 1 cents a the child comes with a peirl shell for which ho he gets a stick of indy cindy c the bread peddler gets three pearl shells hells for i of bread thus we see that the alloise creator has provided for the f fowls aws of the air the beast of the fie field id and his children in all parts of the world WILLIAM A islands Iland 8 may 10 1910 |