The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-03-12
From the GuanO Islands
ARRIVAL OF THE SChr. LEHOLTHO.
with 100 tons of Gunno,

The arrival of the fine schooner Liholiho, CabA.
John Patty, on Saturday, with about a hundred tons
of guano, from Jervis and New Nantucket Islands,
caused no little excitement in our town. When the
expedition sailed, On the 25th of December no one
appeared to take much interest in it further than to
express a general denunciation of all humbugs.
The appearance of the specimens of guano which
we have seen is that of a fine powder, very much re-
sembling snuff, without the strong smell of ammonia
which the Chincha guano has. Under a microscope,
it appears entirely composed of crystalised substance,
and resembles snow. Good judges pronounce it to be
first quality guano, but what it's value is, compared
with Chincha guanO, remains to be determined.
About eight tons of this guano goes forward by the
bark Yankee, to be sent on by the mail steamer, via
Panama, to New York, the object being to land it in
New York as soon as possible. The balance is being
shipped on the clipper ship -fsraSia, to New York
direct, and will reach that port about July 25.
We are informed by MIR. Charles III. Judd, who
was employed by the American Guano Company to
procure the cargo, that, after encountering bad
weather and various causes of detention about these
Islands, they lost sight of Hawaii on the 9th of
January, and, with a fine trade wind, reached Jervis
Island in ten days.
On the morning of the 10th of January, the native
laborers taken by Mr.. Judd from Homo lul u, wer
id1uCus dllu COLIlLlSIC6u p1cplI dClol " IOuulIS IiO
schooner. The first anchor dropped by the Liholiho,
failing to hold, she dragged off into deep water, and
much time was lost in getting it on board. In this
vancouver the windlass was, unfortunately. broken,
SO that they were unable to anchor the vessel after
wards. The lading was effected while the schooner
lay off and on by means of whale boats without any
accident. The bagging and lading occupied ten
days.
On the 10Th of january they sailed for Rowland
Island, where they arrived on the 9th of February,
landed, erected a hut, brought off q sample of the
deposit and set sail next day.
They saw New Nantucket on the 9th of February,
a low island. which as they approached gave faint
signs of vegetation, in the shape of dry grass and
dead bushes ON the waters edge. They landed on
the 10th and were agreeably surprised to find the en-
tire surface of the island not only destitute of vegeta-
ton but affording a vast deposit of guano of the very
best quality. The Liholiho being already well down
in the water and somewhat leaky, only seventy-four
bags of this guano were taken on board. The pas
sage to Honolulu was made in twenty-three days.
reckoning from the 18th of February until the 7th
March. Absence from Honolulu seventy-one DAYS.
The usual course of the wind was from the N. e.
or S. E.; and although the voyage was made in mid
scinter the weather was mild, excepting the great heat
on shore at midday. The currents appeared to
change with changes of the moon, from the westward
or eastward, and from one to one and a half miles an
hour. The landing might perhaps be considered diff
cult by inexperienced persons, but it appears to have
presented no obstacle to our enterprising yoyagers.
The agent of the company, Mr.. Arthur Benson
erected upon each island a flagstaff, upon which nov
hoats the American flag, and each island has on it 8