Following the Equator, Part 2

FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR, Part 2
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FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR
Part 2.
A JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD BY MARK TWAIN
SAMUEL L. CLEMENS HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
CONTENTS OF VOLUME 2.
CHAPTER IX.
Close to Australia—Porpoises at Night—Entrance to Sydney Harbor —The Loss of the Duncan Dunbar —The Harbor—The City of Sydney —Spring-time in Australia—The Climate—Information for Travelers —The Size of Australia—A DustStorm and Hot Wind
CHAPTER X.
T h e Discovery of Australia —Transportation of Convicts —Discipline—English Laws, Ancient and Modern—Flogging Prisoners to Death—Arrival of Settlers—New South Wales Corps—Rum Currency —Intemperance Everywhere $100,000 for One Gallon of Rum —Development of the Country —Immense Resources
CHAPTER XI.
Hospitality of English-speaking People—Writers and their Gratitude —Mr. Gane and the Panegyrics —Population of Sydney An English City with ...