Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 25, 1923, Page 26

PAGE EIGHT. AUSTRALIA---A (Written for the United Press) | Copyright, 1923, by the United Press. | | the beautiful natural harbor of | Port Jackson, Australia, into view.) It is certainly one of the finest, if not the finest harbor in the world, with its deep water and innumerable little bays end inlets which make it a paradise of the western Pacific. | Here on the shores of this glorious | harbor, Mes the city of Sydney, the largest and principal city of the Aus-| tralian Commonwealth | dney, as the mother settlerhent,| formed the base from which the rest) ot Australia was developed and ad ministered in the early history of the Australian colonies. Today it is snificent city with fine public \ings and a bright and vigorous tlon of slightly over 900,000, To h and to the south along this ast there are. numerous 1 well developed hinterland h wool, wheat, minerals, >, sugar and minor prod. manufactures | WENTY days sail from ‘Frisco across the blue Pacific, brings; towns ¢ pouring timber, ca ucts, Industries are building up rapidly A Virgin Country. Now transfer our attention to the and behold the tt Leaving the de section we will and western coast astounding con veloped ‘southwe: proceed up the coast till we reach hwest the terriory known as the nort and here we find a virgin country with wonderful resqurces, but inhab itea by a mere handful of 7,000 white people scattered over the enorous area of several hundred thousand) square miles. Fifty odd years ago there was no| European settlement whatever in| Nor’ West Australia. From the year| 1623 onwards, this section of the continent was visited by many hardy and intrepid mariners, Including De ‘Witt and William: Dampler, but it was] not until 1837 that tho first definite/ attempt at exploration was under- taken on behalf of the British gov- ernment by Captain Gray. The expedition did not accomplish {ts object, which was to penetrate} from the North West section to Perth.) right away down in the southwest | corner, but was successful in discov- ering several fine rivers, leaving a| cvaluable record which constitutes! even today a work of frequent refer- ence. Here is a country with a coast line which holds many difficulties for/ him who goes forth to seek knowl-| edge of this wild and virgin land. Treacherous tides rise and fa‘l forty feet. recede miles from the beaches | and currents whirl and rush at the speed of a railroad train; while alli- gators, sharks, strange fish, seacows, turtle and all manner of weird sea growths and sea snakes infest the bays, inlets and rivers. Wild Aborigines. Wild aborigines roam the land,/ moving hither and thither according} to the food supply, though in most} cases the tribes of the actual seaboard} g to certain locations where the and other sea foods abound. little Is!ands and the numbers | coral of, Numerous reefs dot coast | these islands being inhabited by wild tribes, while the reefs which are mostly all concealed by the sea ,at/ high Water, gradually merge as the de falls, like magic! islands, From these reefs some of the most| appearing | peautiful and rarest coral specimens n the worla have been obtained. Some twenty-three years ago, de Rougemont, who was dec’ared by authorities to be the greatest astounded London his adventures many hoaxer in history, with the stories of in this Nor’ West corner of Aus tralia, Certainly numbers of de Rougemont’s tales were very far| fetched and well colored by an itm-| aginative editor of a London maga- zine, but the bulk of the de Rouge- mont statenients are easily substan-| tiated today. Said Explorer Dreamed. It was unfortunate that the old Australian traveler, de Rougemont, should have passed away in an insti- tution In London, a few months be-| fore I gave to Londoners plenty of authentic pictorial evidence that the! much maligned de Rougemont was not the frightful trifler with the truth that he had been universally declared. Millions of doll@rs worth of mother- of-pearl shell and pearls were won| from the prolific waters of the coast for 1,100 miles from Shark bay to the north of King Sound, over a per: lod of some ten ars, and today one | the stage on several finds the pearlers stil operating on this field with great success. West Australia produces over three-fourths of the world's pearl shell output and the principal center of this valuable] industry is Broome. It ts a township of some 4,000 souls who are principally Asiatics, the few huncred whites living in a section of the town set apart for them. Australla has been almost entire- ly free from any gun play even away back in the roaring “fifties” during’ the gold rush, but Broome has hetd occasions when the Aslatic factions have indulged in some pitched battles, guns, knivés and any (4d weapon having been util-| ized. Japanese, Malays, Cingalese,| Chinese, and Australian aborigines | make up the coloreg population which is entirely engaged in the pearling| industry. | These Asiatics are permitted to en- gage in this work by special act of parliament, as the ruling under the white Australia policy does not per- mit the entry of colored peoples into | the commonwealth. North of Broome) there are a couple of sma‘l towns and some mission stations. At Beagle Bay there is a mission station estab lished nearly here an order of the Roman Catholic church is engaged in working for the betterment of the tribes of that district. Ate Her Baby. | In the early history of this mis-| sion one of the black women was taxed with the dreadful crime of kill- ing, roasting and eating her own baby. She merely replied to the ef- fect that she had only eaten one, but Jubina, another woman, had killed and eaten three! One is thus able to gather some idea of the charac- ter of these low type Australian abor- igines. Today Beagle Bay Mission covers some 10,000 acres, thirty of which form the village, with its sixty bulld- ings scattered amongst the grass plots, cocoanut and date palms. North of Beagle Bay and quite a short.run in a lugger, lies the little branch mission station established at Chill Creek. Here the tides rise and fall twenty-eight feet and recede tg sea nearly seven miles. These trieks soon place a skipper in difficulgles unless he is familiar with the coast. thirty years ago and| “Casper Sunday egorning Cridune Australian Explorer and Writer. The beaches are all fringed with! mangrove scrub and under these! bushes millions of crabs are to be} seen. Bright scarlet crabs, about the size of a 50-cent piece dot the sands, | but at the slightest strange noise) they all disappear into small holes in the beach. Each crab sits outside its hole, so is enabled to make a rapid get-a-way. In the vicinity there is a much! larger crab, about three inches in length and of a yellow color. Unlike the smaller crab the yellow species fs a very warlike character. Forming up into squads as if directed by offi-! cers, this soldier crab will show! fight immefiately he is hard presse. There must be billions of these, be-| cause they cover acres, and the beach Editor’s Note—Here is writen by a man who knows. an array of old and odd garments that wou'd shame a second-hand clothes dealer. A well known {dentity of this sparsely populated region is Sydney Hadley, who is located at Sunday Island—a small island at the en- trance of King Sound—where he is in charge of a mission station and is engaged in the gathering of trocus shell. The native women gather and bag the shell. When they come to Hadley to do this work, he supplies them with old skirts and blouses to near, but once they have finished their work and receive in return for their labor tobacco and other odds and ends, they return to the tribe. Once out of Hadley’s sight throw away their clothes and go a story of wild Australia, In a day when the North and South Poles have been robbed of their secrets, when Africa is an open book, Australia, barring its fringes, is practically an unknown land Marmon P. Adams, Australian explorer, writer and lecturer, was a member of the official Ethnographic and Scientific expedition into the northwest of Australia. He is a resident of Melbourne, and has traveled extensively in the South Pacific. Recently he was invited to place his discoveries before the National Geographic Society at Washington. City. when appears to be crabs get into action. moving the Many writers have pictured the| beachcomber—a picturesque charac: ter who lounges on the beaches of delightful tropic isles—as enjoying a most utopian existence. Along this| wild Nor’ West coast thero are to, be found several typical beachcomb- ers, and as white men who consort with the aborigines, the least said about them the better. Threw Clothes Away. One o:d chap has dwelt amongst | the blacks at Chilli Creek for nearly forty years, He owns a lugger and iuf# residence comprises a paper bark hut, Af® his little settlement on a/ small {sland close to the main land, | there are some fifty aborigines—men, | women and children—mostly clad in| tween the far southwest and Wynd- ment. He is temporarily a resident of New York back to their native costume, which amounts to a smile. Sunday Group are isolated to a great extent, owing to the dangerous currents and tides which make communication be- tween the islands and the mainlanc very difficult. ‘Unless one {s familiar with the wa- ters in these parts it is quite easy to get left high and dry on a reef for hours at a stretch with the additional risk of damaging the hull of a boat on the sharp reefs. At the head of King Sound is Der- y, a small fsolated port, and an out-|t#Ke the place of sulphur as a p'mple} for the cattle country in the jin- teriand, It is a regular port of call for the steamers that ply a trade be- they | Island and other islands of the Buccaneer ham, the little township at the head of the Cambridge gulf. Language of Aborigines. The language of the aborigines differs as one moves north and it is often a tough proposition for natives from one district to make themselves understood when meeting others of a different locality. Numbers of tribes to be met with, as the north- west corner of the continent is tra- versed, have a ‘sprinkling of Malay fifty miles up ftream amongst the Forest River tribes, As Mr. Bribble has a great influ- ence over the blacks hereabouts, {t is possible to see some of their quaint “Cobber Cobbers” such as the alli- gator and the crow dances. In the first the men form a chain by stand- one bheind the other and holding | each other around the waist. ‘They then do a backwards and forwards swaying movement in an endeavor to imitate the leg action of the reptile. In the meantime a black crawls through the arch formed by the legs | of the swaying men. | The crow dance comprises a group | of men squatting around the figure of a man who is supposed to be dead The squatting group waves its arms while a pecking movement is made | with the heads, the idea being to sug- gest a crow picking at the body of a dead man. All the time these dances SULPHUR CLEARS ‘A PIMPLY SKIN ‘Apply Sulphur as Told When! » Your Skin Breaks Out. | Any breaking out of the skin on | face, neck, arms or body ‘s overcome | quickest by applying Mentho-Sulphur. |The pimples seem to dry right up and go away, declares a noted skin spe- Calist. LAND OF VAST, UNEXPLORED TERRITORY BY MARMON P. ADAMS, are going on, the women squat about a little way from the men and beat time with their hands. The black makes ‘a fire by using two sticks about two feet in length which he keeps for this special pur- pose. A little nick is taken out cf the lower stick, which is theld in po- sition with the foot, and the top stick is used like a drill. At the points of contact a little heap of dried grass is placed. By whirling the top stick for less than two minutes the black has a fire going. Here at Forest River Mr. Bribble grows loofa vines which produce the loofa sponge—a substitute for the sea sponge. Very few people realize that the loofa sponge is a vegetable product. In making an investigation of this wild coast, the Nor’ West expedition in the “Culwulla” spent over six SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1923. the Cambridge gulf and back, a run that under ordinary circumstances takes a steamer about a woek make from point to polnt. Here is a part of the world wh, ~ the secker after real adventure ra get his fill, It fs an astounding co try for the sportsman, both on qpast and in the hinterland, whors Wild tribes and buffala roam bush. It seems strange that In these days when the ‘South Sea Islands are, happy hunting grounf for the tourist and no longer provide a virgin flea for the adventurer, that the y: uninhabited stretches of Northern and Nor’ West Australia should not | have caught the eye of the man who | pines for fresh fields and pastures new. Hoe certainly has no need to to the months on the trip from Broome to Ghild’s tongue shows if bilious, constipated MOTHER, GLEAN CHILD'S BOWELS ~WITH “CALIFORNIA FIG: SYRUP" look beyond Australia, Even Cross, Feverish, Sick Children Love its Taste and it Never Fails to. Empty Little Bowels A teaspoonful of “California Fig Nothing has ever been found to} remover. It is harmless and inex-| |pensive. Just ask any druggist for a} ismall jar of Rowles Mentho-Sulphur| |and use it like cold cream—Advertise-| Syrup" now will quickly start liver and bowels action and in a few hours you have a well, playful child again. fothers can rest easy after giving ‘California Fig Syrup” because it never fails to work the sour bile and constipation poison right out of the llittie stomach and bowels without IN THE UNION (d5387N0S 3H NE cramping or overacting. Tell your druggist you want only the genuine “California Fig Syrup” which has directions for babies children of all ages printed on by fais: Mother you must say “Califo ria.” Refuse any imitation. — Ad | tisement. i CONSULT A REALTOR IN THE UNION ‘AINNOD 4SauMNOS DL Ta PAUL HUBER REALTORS 101 South Center St. Many ti home folks do not. *Seven-room, bath, four up and three down; double garage; all furnished; very neat little home. cash, balance monthly. Two-room neat little home on north side. cash. The World Has An Eye on Casper---Have You? mges outside people see advantages that That is happening in Casper. Four rooms, bath, two rooms in basement, laundry; has double garage; walks, sewer, gas; located very nice part city. Can sell $1,500 cash, balance like rent. Five rooms, bath; south part; very neat little home. Only $800 cash, balance monthly. Phone 1394 $1,500 $500 MAKE 15 Daly Building If You Have Real Estate You Want to Sell The James H. Bury Realty Co WE WRITE INSURANCE, BONDS AND _ A. E. BIGLIN LOANS Phone 1268 In the next few months don’t be one of those who wished they had purchased now —be one of those who have. See our exten- sive line of listings. Filling station now doing good business and well located offered for sale on ¥easonable terms. Call for particulars. Party with good home in Casper wishes to trade same for smal) irrigated farm. Four-room modern bungalow, floors, French doors, built-in features. Bide. full basement, large lot; , oak Well located on South Price $4,500.00 with $1,000.00 as first payment. Five-room strictly modern bungalow on South Lincoln street, . With three-room apartment finished in basement. Garage, lawn, sidewalk, trees and pavement. A home you would like to own. Price $8,000.00, with $2,000.00 as first payment. (. R. Peterson REALTOR 303 Oil Exchange Bldg. Phone 363 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE—Very attractive Living room, dining, and two kitchen. Four neatly finished plete bathrooms. $6,500.00, $1,500.00 cash. basement. Good location. ance like rent. Apartment sites on Railroad Half cash. cash, floor. Good terms. Well-built rtment; good lo: per. Price $750.00, $100 dow: LOANS 103 Becklinger Building HARRY FREE The Lot Man Hot water heating plant. Modern three-room home with bathroom. Price $2,800.00; $500.00 cash, bal~ house on lot. This lot can be cut into three lots. New three-room house, full size lot. Located on Kimball street, very close in, four rooms on first Three finished rooms ih basement. Price $6,500.00, pa: It would only take $2,000.00 cash tc handle this deal. Dandy level lots, south part of Casper. REALTORS | ] Lots in all parts of city. Terms. Ask to see them. BUSINESS LOCATIONS Corner for garage; close in. Double corner; ideal for apartments. Lot on Wolcott for rooming house or hotel. : BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES *Restaurants,*lease and fixtures. Rooming house. Hotel. Apartment lease, 11 apartments. Warehouse site. . x INSURANCE: Our insurance department is equipped to handle all lines of insurance. Let usedo your worrying. See Ben Realty Company . REALTORS 202 Midwest Building 60x100-foot residence lot on Melrose street, east facing. Price $900.00, with $160.00 as first payment. . Three room house, partly modern and partly furnished, for $2,700.00 with $250.00 as first payment and balance monthly with interest at 6 per cent. Well located within block and a half of pavement. a We have several five-room strictly modern bungalows, well lo- cated‘and in first-class condition that can be purchased for less than $7,000.00 on easy terms. If you are look:ng for a home, it will pay you to investigate these. Four-room modern bungalow, well located on West Side, Large lot. Price $4,500.00 on very easy terms. This home has just been finished and has never been occupied. SPECIAL Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 in block 70, Sheridan Heights Addition, Cas: per, with two good houses on it for $2,800.00,; $600.00 cash, balance like rent. A. P. Nesbitt Realty Company LOANS—INSURANCE Phone 101-M 312 East Second St. | Own Your Own Home FIRE INSURANCE home located on paved street. sleeping rooms, “enclosed porch rooms in basement. Two com- Full size lot. Price Double garage in Corner lot, two-room Price $2,000. A bargain at $1,350; $500 Avenue. 2 cation. Yearly rental $2,640.00. Beautiful view of Cas- mn. RENTALS Phone 238 Four rooms and bat rooms and closets, basem $4,500. foot east front lot. completely furnished. East Fifth street, lot Price $600. Small down payments above properties. Office Phone 1870 REA RENT SAVERS! Two-room house on South Cherry street, 50x130- Price $1,800. Three-room house on large lot on East Fourteenth, Price $1,800. h, ent, built-in features, large On East Fifth. Price 50x70 feet, basement dug. Ask Abeut the Fire Insurance Companies GEO. B. REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE. 27 Townsend Building THE BEST FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE NONE TOO GOOD FOR MY CUSTOMERS. I Represent ° NELSON Phone 950 ments, all outside, two-sto full basement. This property, 000.00 or less. The price On CY avenue, good or so down, David street pavement. lot is 60x70 feet. ment down, and easy terms on all the Midwest Heights Realty Company 232 Midwest Building Residence Phone 1484W LTORS 108 South Center St. High Grade Income Property Just off East Second street, eight high grade apart-° apartments are in the end of the building, four inside with both front and back windows; good five-room house on front of lot, another four-rcom house with Income better than $450.00 a month. can be handled on payment of $10,- with finished basement, two good bedrooms in base- ment; the property can be handled on terms of $1,500 The price is $6,500, We have good high grade lot at the end of South Priced right at $1,200. The _ Good house in North Casper, 14x24, plastered and in good condition. Price $1,150, with $150 cash pay- Casper Realty Company REALTORS ry building; four of these is right. well built five-room house Phone 381