Tropical Sheep-Farmer
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Death Of Mr. S. O. Martin,
THE death occurred, in Sydney, at the end of June, of Mr. S. O. Martin, who made history by establishing a sheep station on a tropical island, and carrying it on successfully. Mr. Martin introduced Australian sheep to his pro perty on Erromanga, in the southern New Hebrides, some 20 years ago; and they multiplied and flourished. Mr. Martin taught the natives —once notorious for the number of missionaries they had murdered —to become efficient sheep-ten ders,-and he sold the wool at good prices.
Erromanga is a large island, with ranges nearly 3,000 feet hign, apd the sheep have done well on the plateaus. Mr. Martin was 78 years old, and is survived by his wife and one daughter.