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- CHAPTER I.
- DOWN CHANNEL.[1]
- At Gravesend—Taking in Stores—First Night on Board—"The Anchor's Up"—Off Brighton—Change of Wind—Gale in the Channel—The Abandoned Ship—The Eddystone—Plymouth Harbour—Departure from England
- CHAPTER II.
- FLYING SOUTH.[10]
- Fellow-Passengers—Life on Board Ship—Progress of the Ship—Her Handling—A Fine Run Down to the Line—Ship's Amusements—Climbing the Mizen—The Cape de Verd Islands—San Antonio
- CHAPTER III.
- WITHIN THE TROPICS.[22]
- Increase of Temperature—Flying Fish—The Morning Bath on Board—Paying "Footings"—The Major's Wonderful Stories—St. Patrick's Day—Grampuses—A Ship in Sight—The 'Lord Raglan'—Rain-fall in the Tropics—Tropical Sunsets—The Yankee Whaler
- CHAPTER IV.
- THE 'BLUE JACKET.'[32]
- April Fools' Day—A Ship in Sight—The 'Pyrmont'—The Rescued 'Blue Jacket' Passengers—Story of the Burnt Ship—Suffering of the Lady Passengers in an Open Boat—Their Rescue—Distressing Scene on Board the 'Pyrmont'
- CHAPTER V.
- IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC.[41]
- Preparing for Rough Weather—The 'George Thompson' Clipper—A Race at Sea—Scene From 'Pickwick' Acted—Fishing for Albatross—Dissection and Division of the Bird—Whales—Strong Gale—Smash in the Cabin—Shipping a Green Sea—The Sea Birds in Our Wake—The Crozet Islands
- CHAPTER VI.
- NEARING AUSTRALIA—THE LANDING.[54]
- Acting on Board—The Cyclone—Cleaning the Ship for Port—Contrary Winds—Australia in Sight—Cape Otway—Port Phillip Heads—Pilot Taken on Board—Inside the Heads—Williamstown—Sandridge—The Landing
- CHAPTER VII.
- MELBOURNE.[60]
- First Impressions of Melbourne—Survey of the City—The Streets—Collins Street—The Traffic—Newness and Youngness of Melbourne—Absence of Beggars—Melbourne an English City—The Chinese Quarter—The Public Library—Pentridge Prison—The Yarra River—St. Kilda—Social Experiences in Melbourne—A Marriage Ball—Melbourne Ladies—Visit to a Serious Family
- CHAPTER VIII.
- UP COUNTRY.[76]
- Obtain a Situation in an Up-country Bank—Journey by Rail—Castlemaine—Further Journey by Coach—Maryborough—First Sight of the Bush—The Bush Tracks—Evening Prospect over the Country—Arrival at my Destination
- CHAPTER IX.
- MAJORCA.[85]
- Majorca Founded in a Rush—Description of a Rush—Diggers Camping Out—Gold-mining at Majorca—Majorca High Street—The People—The Inns—The Churches—The Bank—The Chinamen—Australia the Paradise of Working Men—"Shouting" for Drinks—Absence of Beggars—No Coppers Up Country
- CHAPTER X.
- MY NEIGHBOURHOOD AND NEIGHBOURS.[96]
- "Dining out"—Diggers' Sunday Dinner—The Old Workings—The Chinamen's Gardens—Chinamen's Dwellings—The Cemetery—The High Plains—The Bush—A Ride through the Bush—The Savoyard Woodcutter—Visit to a Squatter
- CHAPTER XI.
- AUSTRALIAN WINTER—THE FLOODS.[107]
- The Victorian Climate—The Bush in Winter—The Eucalyptus or Australian Gum-tree—Ball at Clunes—Fire in the Main Street—The Buggy Saved—Down-pour of Rain—Going Home by Water—The Floods out—Clunes Submerged—Calamity at Ballarat—Damage done by the Flood—The Chinamen's Gardens Washed Away
- CHAPTER XII.
- SPRING, SUMMER, AND HARVEST.[116]
- Spring Vegetation—The Bush in Spring—Garden Flowers—An Evening Walk—Australian Moonlight—The Hot North Wind—The Plague of Flies—Bush Fires—Summer at Christmas—Australian Fruits—Ascent of Mount Greenock—Australian Wine—Harvest—A Squatter's Farm—Harvest Home Celebration—Aurora Australis—Autumn Rains
- CHAPTER XIII.
- BUSH ANIMALS—BIRDS—SNAKES.[131]
- The 'Possum—A Night's Sport in the Bush—Musquitoes—Wattle Birds—The Piping-Crow—"Miners"—Paroquet-hunting—The Southern Cross—Snakes—Marsupial Animals
- CHAPTER XIV.
- GOLD-BUYING AND GOLD-MINING.[140]
- How the Gold is Found—Gold-washing—Quartz-crushing—Buying Gold from Chinamen—Alluvial Companies—Broken-down Men—Ups and Downs in Gold-mining—Visit to a Gold Mine—Gold-seeking—Diggers' Tales of Lucky Finds
- CHAPTER XV.
- ROUGH LIFE AT THE DIGGINGS—"STOP THIEF!"[153]
- Gold-rushing—Diggers' Camp at Havelock—Murder of Lopez—Pursuit and Capture of the Murderer—The Thieves Hunted from the Camp—Death of the Murderer—The Police—Attempted Robbery of the Collingwood Bank—Another Supposed Robbery—"Stop Thief!"—Smart Use of the Telegraph
- CHAPTER XVI.
- PLACES ABOUT.[163]
- Visit to Ballarat—The Journey by Coach—Ballarat Founded on Gold—Description of the Town—Ballarat "Corner"—The Speculative Cobbler—Fire Brigades—Return Journey—Crab-holes—The Talbot Ball—The Talbot Fête—The Avoca Races—Sunrise in the Bush
- CHAPTER XVII.
- CONCLUSION OF MAJORCAN LIFE.[179]
- Victorian Life English—Arrival of the Home Mail—News of the Franco-German War—The German Settlers in Majorca—The Single Frenchman—Majorcan Public Teas—The Church—The Ranters—The Teetotallers—The Common School—The Roman Catholics—Common School Fête and Entertainment—The Mechanics' Institute—Funeral of the Town Clerk—Departure from Majorca—The Colony of Victoria
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- ROUND TO SYDNEY.[190]
- Last Christmas in Australia—Start by Steamer for Sydney—The 'Great Britain'—Cheap Trips to Queenscliffe—Rough Weather at Sea—Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews—Botany Bay—Outer South Head—Port Jackson—Sydney Cove—Description of Sydney—Government House and Domain—Great Future Empire of the South
- CHAPTER XIX.
- TO AUCKLAND, IN NEW ZEALAND.[202]
- Leaving Sydney—Anchor within the Heads—Take in Mails and Passengers from the 'City of Adelaide'—Out to Sea Again—Sight New Zealand—Entrance to Auckland Harbour—The 'Galatea'—Description of Auckland—Founding of Auckland due to a Job—Maori Men and Women—Drive to Onehunga—Splendid View—Auckland Gala—New Zealand Delays—Leave for Honolulu
- CHAPTER XX.
- UP THE PACIFIC.[212]
- Departure for Honolulu—Monotony of a Voyage by Steam—Désagrémens—The "Gentlemen" Passengers—The One Second Class "Lady"—The Rats on Board—The Smells—Flying Fish—Cross the Line—Treatment of Newspapers on Board—Hawaii in Sight—Arrival at Honolulu
- CHAPTER XXI.
- HONOLULU AND THE ISLAND OF OAHU.[220]
- The Harbour of Honolulu—Importance of its Situation—The City—Churches and Theatres—The Post Office—The Suburbs—The King's Palace—The Nuuanu Valley—Poi—People Coming down the Valley—The Pali—Prospect from the Cliffs—The Natives (Kanakas)—Divers—The Women—Drink Prohibition—The Chinese—Theatricals—Musquitoes
- CHAPTER XXII.
- HONOLULU TO SAN FRANCISCO.[237]
- Departure from Honolulu—Wreck of the 'Saginaw'—The 'Moses Taylor'—The Accommodation—The Company on Board—Behaviour of the Ship—Death of a Passenger—Feelings on Landing in a New Place—Approach the Golden Gate—Close of the Pacific Log—First Sight of America
- CHAPTER XXIII.
- SAN FRANCISCO TO SACRAMENTO.[244]
- Landing at San Francisco—The Golden City—The Streets—The Business Quarter—The Chinese Quarter—The Touters—Leave San Francisco—The Ferry-boat to Oakland—The Bay of San Francisco—Landing on the Eastern Shore—American Railway Carriages—The Pullman's Cars—Sleeping Berths—Unsavoury Chinamen—The Country—City of Sacramento
- CHAPTER XXIV.
- ACROSS THE SIERRA NEVADA.[255]
- Rapid Ascent—The Trestle-Bridges—Mountain Prospects—"Placers"—Sunset—Cape Horn—Alta—The Sierras by Night—Contrast of Temperatures—The Snow-Sheds—The Summit—Reno—Breakfast at Humboldt—The Sage-Brush—Battle Mount—Shoshonie Indians—Ten Mile Cañon—Elko Station—Great American Desert—Arrival at Ogden
- CHAPTER XXV.
- ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.[265]
- Start by Train for Omaha—My Fellow-Passengers—Passage through the Devil's Gate—Weber Cañon—Fantastic Rocks—"Thousand Mile Tree"—Echo Cañon—More Trestle-Bridges—Sunset amidst the Bluffs—A Wintry Night by Rail—Snow-Fences and Snow-Sheds—Laramie City—Red Buttes—The Summit at Sherman—Cheyenne City—The Western Prairie in Winter—Prairie Dog City—The Valley of the Platte—Grand Island—Cross the North Fork of the Platte—Arrival in Omaha
- CHAPTER XXVI.
- OMAHA TO CHICAGO.[275]
- Omaha Terminus—Cross the Missouri—Council Bluffs—The Forest—Cross the Mississippi—The Cultivated Prairie—The Farmsteads and Villages—Approach to Chicago—The City of Chicago—Enterprise of its Men—The Water Tunnels under Lake Michigan—Tunnels under the River Chicago—Union of Lake Michigan with the Mississippi—Description of the Streets and Buildings of Chicago—Pigs and Corn—The Avenue—Sleighing—Theatres and Churches
- CHAPTER XXVII.
- CHICAGO TO NEW YORK.[287]
- Leave Chicago—The Ice Harvest—Michigan City—The Forest—A Railway Smashed—Kalamazoo—Detroit—Crossing into Canada—American Manners—Roebling's Suspension Bridge—Niagara Falls in Winter—Goat Island—The American Fall—The Great Horse-shoe Fall—The Rapids from the Lovers' Seat—American Cousins—Rochester—New York—A Catastrophe—Return Home
- Index[301]
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
- The 'Yorkshire,' Outward Bound[Frontispiece]
- Map of the Ship's Course, Plymouth to MelbournePage [50-51]
- View of Melbourne, Victoria[60]
- Map of the Gold-Mining District, Victoria[78]
- View of Sydney, Port Jackson[190]
- View of Auckland, New Zealand[202]
- Map of the Ship's Course up the Pacific[213]
- Maps of Auckland, and Sydney, Port Jackson[213]
- View of Honolulu, Sandwich Islands[220]
- Map of Oahu, Sandwich Islands[222]
- Maps of Atlantic and Pacific Railways[248]-[249]; [276]-[277]
- View of Niagara Falls—American side[287]
ROUND THE WORLD.
CHAPTER I.
DOWN CHANNEL.
At Gravesend—Taking in Stores—First Night on Board—"The Anchor's Up"—Off Brighton—Change of Wind—Gale in the Channel—The Abandoned Ship—The Eddystone—Plymouth Harbour—Departure from England.