The wharves are filled with bales of copra, mother-of-pearl shells, plumage of native birds, dried fish, bundles of rattan, and precious woods from the primeval forests of the interior.
"Through the Malay Archipelago"
Emily Richings
Until six years ago no anchorage for ships was possible at this forest-clad isle, but a volcanic eruption deepened the bay, and a thriving trade in copra was initiated, for the whole surface of Oena-Oena is clothed with a dense mass of drooping cocoanut trees.
"Through the Malay Archipelago"
Emily Richings
An immense cargo of copra and rattan fills a fleet of boats and rafts.
"Through the Malay Archipelago"
Emily Richings