Note.—Map of New York city asphalted streets in No. 809. Map of route from New York to Tarrytown in No. 810. New York to Stamford, Connecticut in No. 811. New York to Staten Island in No. 812. New Jersey from Hoboken to Pine Brook in No. 813. Brooklyn in No. 814. Brooklyn to Babylon in No. 815. Brooklyn to Northport in No. 816. Tarrytown to Poughkeepsie in No. 817. Poughkeepsie to Hudson to No. 818. Hudson to Albany in No. 819. Tottenville to Trenton in No. 820. Trenton to Philadelphia in No. 821. Philadelphia in No. 822. Philadelphia-Wissahickon Route in No. 823. Philadelphia to West Chester in No. 824. Philadelphia to Atlantic City—First Stage in No. 825; Second Stage in No. 826. Philadelphia to Vineland—First Stage in No. 827; Second Stage in No. 828. New York to Boston—Second Stage in No. 829; Third Stage in No. 830; Fourth Stage in No. 831; Fifth Stage in No. 832; Sixth Stage in No. 833. Boston to Concord in No. 834. Boston in No. 835. Boston to Gloucester in No. 836. Boston to Newburyport in No. 837. Boston to New Bedford in No. 838. Boston to South Framingham in No. 839. Boston to Nahant in No. 840. Boston to Lowell in No. 841. Boston to Nantucket Beach in No. 842. Boston Circuit Ride in No. 843. Philadelphia to Washington—First Stage in No. 844; Second Stage in No. 845; Third Stage in No. 846.
About New Zealand.
Auckland is a city of 60,000 inhabitants, situated on the southern bank of the Waitamata Harbor. It has a fine library and art gallery. To the former Sir George Grey gave a very valuable collection of books, and to the latter the late Mr. McKelvie left his entire collection of works of art. Not very far from the city is Mount Eden, an extinct volcano, from the top of which one has some of the most beautiful views in the world.
We live about six miles from town, and at the back of our place are the Three Kings, so called because it is supposed that three Maori kings were buried there—one on each peak. At the side of the mountain is the entrance to some caves. There is a tradition that before New Zealand was inhabited by white people there was a tribal war; the defeated tribe was driven into the cave, the successful one hoping to starve it into submission. The tribe in the cave, however, knew of an opening near the harbor by which it escaped to its canoes. The distance they had to traverse was several miles. There is a very beautiful tree here called Pohutukawa (Metrosideros tomentosa). The nearest approach to pronouncing it is, for the beginner, "poetry-cow." The tree grows to a great height, and at Christmas-time is covered with bright scarlet flowers. So it is generally called Christmas-tree.
Estella Ulrich.
Auckland, N. Z.
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