Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-06


city Of Mr. Benson by the last California steam
err lie went oot fsays the Mirror rs the agent
OF the American 1;uano Company of New 1ork,
and has visited Jarvis island. How lands island,
and New Nantucket in the Pacific ocean, and
brings with him four tons Of the gnano rs Il snm
pie. In addition large quantity had been ship
ped for New York. The supply of goano upon
these islands i reported being almost mex
han.tbe, and nf quality not inferior to that of
the Chnohas The schooner Liholiho had arrv.
ed at lIonoIulo with 100 tons of guano from Jar
viz and Nantucket islands awakening good deal
Of interest, the expedition had been looked up
ON n visionary.
Aseveiything connected with these reported
discoveries will be read with deep interest in ma
ny sections of this country, we make room for
the following intelligence, which appears in the
Honouo Advertiser of March Z:
ARRIVAL OF THE SCHOONER LruoLIHo WITH
oSE HUNDRED TONS OF Cause.-The arrival Of
the fine schooner Liholiho, Captain John Paty,on
Saturday, with about n hundred tons of gsano.
from Jarvis and New Nantucket islands, caused
no little excitement in our town. When the ex-
petition sailed ON the 18th of December. one
appeared to take much interest init further than
10 express II general denunciation of all hum
bug.
The appearance of the specimens Of guano which
We have seen il that of fine powder. very much
resembling snuff, without the strong smell OF am-
MONA which the Chincha guano has. Under u
microscope, 1t appears entirely composed of II
crystalline substance, and resembles SHOW. Good
Judges pronounce it to be first quality guano;
but what its value Is compared with Chncha GU
ann. remains to be determined. About eight
tons Of this guano goes forward by the barque
Yankee, to be sent on by the mnil steamer. via
Panama, To New York. the object being to land
1t in New York soon as possible. he balance
is being shipped on the clipper ship Aspa-ia to
New York direct, and will reach the pott about
July -.
Tho vessel was ten days from Honolulu to the
islands. and the sumo number of days loading.
which was effected with whale boats.
On the ooh ofJanuary they sailed for How.
land's island, where they arrived on the 9th of
February, landed and erected hut brought off
sample of tho deposite and set sail the next
day.
They saw New Nantucket on the 9th of Feb
rnarY. low island. which, they approached,
gaye faint signs of vegetaton,n the shape of dry
grns~ aud dead bu hes on the waters edge. They
Land i on the 10Th and were ngreeahly surprised
Ia had the entire surface of the lsiand not only
destitute If vegetation. but affordnga vast de-
posta of S0nno of very hest qunlty. The Ii
hoiho being already well down in the wafer aud
somewhat Ieaky, only sevcnty.four bags of this
gnnno were taken ON board. The passage TO
Honolulu was made in twcntv-three days reck
oning from tho 10th Of February until the 9Th
OF March Absence from Honolulu Il days.
The usual course of tho wind was from the \.
l.. or s. T.; and, Though the voyage was made
IN mid winter, the weather was mild, excepting
the great heat on shore at mid day. The cur,
rents appeared to change with changes Of the
moon, from the westward or eastward, aud from
one To one and a half mile mn hour. The land
ing might perhaps be considered difficult by in
experienced persons, but it appears to have
presented no obstacle to our enterprising voya
gers.
The agent of the company, Mr. A. Benson,
erected upon each island Il flag staff, upon which
now floats the American flag, aud ench island has
on it n small house for the protection of1he prop
eriy of the company, rs well as general caveat
against all intruder~. One great drawback to
these gunno islands is the want of fresh water
not drop of which is anywhere to BIZ fouad--
Rain seldom falls. "a appears by tho very dry
condition in which they found the guano as deep
As four or five feet below the surface.
Birds, eggs. and fish in such abundance
rs almost to stagger our faith in human tesiimo-
ny. At times, the birds were thick actu-
ally to cloud the atmos phere. and it was almost
impossible to step without treading on the nests
Altogether it seems these islands by all
counts a wonderful place.