The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1870-04-06

FROM the report of Capt. Hickman of the Kane
hdDieha ', we are Informed Of the loss ola boats
from that vessel at Jarves Island on the LIST of
February, also of the loss of of the seamen of
the vessel on the 4th ofthc same mouth A full ac-
count OF both unfortunate Will be found
in Capt Riekman's report in another column.
RAIN.-withiu the past two weeks considerable rain
has fallen in portions Of the Islands that were suffer
ing from drought. On Maui, we hear that fine rains
have fallen, particularly the Ulupalakua side of
Haieakala, where for months scarcely any rain
had fallen. This timely fall Of rain is Particularly
grateful that section, very serious consequences
were apprebended to agriculture there, should the
drought have continued much longer.
We have seen a chart of the " Arctic from Bier
ing strait to Lion Reef copied from an English Ad-
miralty Chart by Mr.. Thos. G. Thrum. The Chart
is copied in ink, and so perfectly done that one
would, without close examination take ii to be from
an engraving. We understand that Mr. Thrum in-
tends to establish himself in Honolulu as a stencil
cutter copyist and caligrapher, and we can assure
those who have requirements in his line that he will
give them perfect satisfaction. Us
THE ship run down by "another of the Oriental
and Pennsular steamers, and sunk " the North
German barque Garry Jane, bound TO Hong Kong,
from Nagasaki, with Goals to the P. & 0-Co. She
was run into on the 23d of December about 20 miles
from Hong Kong, by the steamer Sunda in a dense
fog, when the wind was so light that although the
fog signals on board the Sunda were constantly GO
ing and heard by those board the Carry Jane they
were unable to do any thing towards getting out of
danger. When the steamer discovered the sailing
vessel the engines were Immediately stopped; but
she struck the sailing vessel just abaf the formast
very few minutes after the collision the ship sunk
all hands being saved by boats from the steamer,
which were Immediately lowered
Br-the Ethan rAHeA two Cashmere ewes were re-
eeived by the Board of Immigration and Agriculture
The fine Cashmere buck, recently presented to His
Majesty by Messrs Ralston and Mills will be put
with them, and the offspring will be for sale at pub
lie competition These goats imported at a cost
Of S55s.OO and are guaranteed to be pure bred We
give below letter from Mr. A. H. Smith to Consul
Severance, in relation to them
SAN FRAScrsco CAL, March 18th, 1870.
H. W. sEvEHAScE, Sir:-The history of the two
Cashmere Goats We this day put on board the Etkan
Allen for you, is as follows ~
The Cashmere Goat is native of the Vale Of Cash
in Central Asia, and little known to the east
of the world until recently.
DIR. Davis. American Consul at Constan tin ople
twenty years ago. four of them on their way to
the Geological Gardens in London, and at deter
mined to introduce them into America After infinite
trouble and expense, be succeeded in having six of
them, four females and two males, transported by
land over 900 miles to the Coast, and shipped to
America by way of England. All six landed safely
in Charleston, S. c. In few years they had nnrlt-
piled in to several bands of great beauty and value
and scattered various States At the beginning
of the late war, few of their descendants were sent
to California They have increased to probably enc
hundred heads. These goats bred from the Orgi-
nal stock, natives Of California and guaranteed to
be pure bred Cashmere Goats. Respectfully,
A. II. SIXTH.