From San Francisco to Honolulu.—Sights on the Pacific Ocean.—A Portuguese Man-of-war.—Nearing the Sandwich Islands.—The Molokai Channel.—Surf-beaten Shores of Oahu.—Arrival at Honolulu.—A Picturesque Port.—Discovery and History of the Sandwich Islands.—Captain Cook: his Tragic Death.—How the People have been Civilized.—Work of the Missionaries.—Schools and Churches.—Present Condition of the Population.—Old Customs.—Sights and Scenes in Honolulu.—Taro and Poi.—A Native Dinner.—The Costumes of the Islanders.—Peculiarities of the Climate.—The Hula-hula and other Dances.
In and around Honolulu.—Public Buildings.—The Theatre.—Road to the Pali.—A Magnificent View.—Villas near the City.—Girls on Horseback.—Taro-fields.—The Water Supply.—Mountain-pass.—Hawaiian Cow-boys.—Hilo and the Voyage thither.—Apocryphal Stories about the Rain.—Surf-swimming.—The Great Volcano of Kilauea.—Over the Lava-fields.—Difficult Roads.—The Volcano House.—A Disturbed Night.—Burning Lakes.—Sight-seeing under Difficulties.—Terrifying Scenes.—Kilauea and Mauna Loa.—The Greatest Volcano in the World.—Historic Eruptions.—Crater of Haleakala.—Sugar Culture in Hawaii: its Extent and Increase.—Other Industries.—Returning by Schooner to Honolulu.—Leper Island of Molokai.—A Day among the Lepers.
Sudden Change of Plans.—The Yacht "Pera."—Departure from Honolulu.—Voyage to the Marquesas Islands.—Nookaheeva Bay.—Historical Account of the Marquesas.—What our Friends Saw there.—Tattooing and how it is Performed.—The Daughter of a Chief.—Natives and their Peculiarities.—Cotton and other Plantations.—Physical Features of the Islands.—Visiting a Plantation and a Native Village.—Missionaries and their Work.—The Tabu.—Curious Customs.—Pitcairn Island and the Mutineers of the "Bounty."—Wonders of Easter Island.—Gigantic Monuments of an Unknown Race.
From the Marquesas to the Society Islands.—The Great Barrier Reef.—The Coral Insect and his Work.—Atolls and their Peculiarities.—Origin of the Polynesian People.—Arrival at PapÉiti.—On Shore in Tahiti.—A Brief History of the Islands.—Work of the Missionaries.—The French Occupation.—Victims for Sacrifice.—Old-time Customs.—Products of the Society Islands.—Beche-de-mer Fishing.—Visit to the Reef.—Curious Things seen there.—Adventures with Sharks, Stingarees, and other Monsters.—Gigantic Clams.—Visiting the Market.—Eating Live Fishes.—A Native Feast.—Excursion to Point Venus.
From the Society to the Samoan Islands.—Before the Trade-winds.—Notes about the Missionaries.—Opposition of Traders to Missionaries.—How Polynesia was Christianized.—The Work of the Missions.—Rev. John Williams.—Romantic Story of the Hervey Group.—The London Missionary Society.—The Wesleyan and other Missions.—Death of Mr. Williams.—Sandal-wood Traders.—Polynesian Slavery.—Labor-vessels and the Labor-trade.—How Natives were Kidnapped.—"The Missionary Trick."—The Mutiny on the "Carl."—Capture of the "Daphne."—How Labor is Obtained at Present.
The Samoan Islands.—Apia.—Its Position and Peculiarities.—Beach-combers.—History and Adventures of some of them.—Charley Savage.—Samoan Politics.—Attempt to Poison Missionaries.—French Convent and Schools.—Commerce with Samoa.—Visiting a Native Village.—Games of the Young People.—Youths Throwing Spears.—Mission College at Malua.—How the Students Live.—Pango-Pango.—Admiral Wilkes's Description.—Attending a Samoan Picnic.—Differences of Taste.—Massacre Bay.—La PÉrouse.—How his Fate was Discovered.—The Sword-hilt at Tucopia.—Loss of the "Boussole" and "Astrolabe."—Vanikoro Island.
The Feejee Islands: their Extent and Population.—Terrible Fatality of the Measles.—Rotumah and its People.—Kandavu and Suva.—Viti Levu.—Sights of the Capital.—Productions and Commerce of Feejee.—Growth of the Sugar Trade.—The Labor Question.—Observations among the Natives.—Feejeean Hair-dressing.—Native Peculiarities.—Cannibalism: its Extent and Suppression.—How the Chiefs were Supplied.—A whole Tribe of People Eaten.—Levuka.—Interviews with Merchants and Planters.—The Bololo Festival.—Ancient Customs.
Attending a Native Church.—A Feejeean Preacher.—Dinner with a Feejeean Family.—The Seasons in Feejee.—A Tropical Shower.—A Hurricane.—A Planter's Adventures.—Scenes of Devastation.—The Climate of the Feejee Islands.—Wrecked on a Reef.—Escaping from the Jaws of Cannibals.—A Walking Art Gallery.—A Tattooed White Man.—Returning to Suva.—The Friendly, or Tonga, Islands.—Tongataboo.—The King of the Tongas: how he Lives.—A Remarkable Cavern and a Love Story about it.—From Feejee to New Zealand.—Hauraki Gulf.—Auckland.—A Fine Seaport and its Commerce.—How New Zealand was Colonized.—The Maoris.—Curious Facts about a Curious People.—Missionaries in New Zealand.—How the Maoris Make War.
The Suburbs of Auckland.—Extinct Volcanoes.—Maori Fortifications.—A Kauri Forest.—Kauri Lumber and Gum.—How the Gum is Formed and Found.—Trees of New Zealand and their Value.—Ferns and their Variety.—A Pakkha Maori: his Reminiscences.—Curious Native Customs.—Buying Heads.—Sale of a Living Man's Head.—The Law of Muru.—New Zealand Birds.—The Gigantic Moa, or Dinornis.—Native Weddings.—Kawau Island.—Shark-fishing.—Oysters.—Visiting the Thames Gold-fields.—Sights and Scenes.—Gold-mining in New Zealand.—Population of the Colony.—Encouragement to Immigration.—Journey to the Hot Lakes.—Climate of New Zealand.
The Hot Lake District: its Extent and Peculiarities.—Medicinal Springs.—Analysis of the Waters.—Fred's Narrow Escape.—Scalded to Death in a Hot Pool.—Lake Rotomahana.—The White Terraces: how they are Formed.—The Pink Terraces.—Boiling L
