The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-02-25
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4 r:taI population, 1866 --..-...--.-----. 62s5e
z<& zn population of Honolulu by the census
!. rrss put down at ,851 a fair estimate at
ssz,s date would make the numbers $500.
nI Of the islands is composed mainly Of de-
~ rOlcanic rocks, which though rich, re-
e,ostant irrigation. The valleys, which have
~ seived the rain of the mountains and the
II bed from the sides, are extremely product
Z Il anlike someof the southern groups of older
- Nature here yields but little sponta-
I'd much ingenuity and untiring industry
Be in order to raise crops. The high
|:1f attracting the clouds, renders the climate
rn the windEard sides Of the islands, rain
'fzly falling in great abupdance'and yegeta-
rennially verdant, but the leeward sides
~ suffer from long continued droughts, and
s1iry in many localities presents parched
~ ete appearance. On the island of Hawaii
.'szly, vast and rugged masses Of broken lava,
4eTe at different periods flowed In streams
y neighboring volcanic eraters, have spread
r country destroying every living thing in
purse, burying the soil for ever beneath black
s2ry heaps of rock. But there are large tracts
- land yet unimproyed and unsurveyed,
cultivation. Dense forests, where the foot
/ has never penetrated, cover the mountain
tnt in many localities, convenient to the
'ssse forests are rapidly disappearing before
Il the wOOd-cutter, and the evil results are
@s apparent in the scarcity of rains.
ErhOas aud NaturaIIzed Plants and Fruits.
krst are the taro, banana, sweet potato,
|readfruit, cOcoanut. arrOw-roOt. sugar-cane.
esry. raspberry. Ohelo. "a mountain berry,
.e oAia. or rose apple. All of these grow
sntly aud bear well. Many varieties Of
- vegetables have from time to time been
z<ed from abroad, and those adopted to the
't'e regions succeed we'll, for every variety
nnd climate can here be secured. The
riato can be produced in abundance and Of
||ality on the uplands, aud at one time the
"a market was supplied with potatoes from
here they were raised at a cost OF about
'-Nye cents a barrel, and Of great size-the
rFeighing from three to four pounds. Ap-
ne been raised occasionally in favorable
30. and peaches bear in eighteen months
1Le stone Other naturaIized fruits are
3 lines. mangoes. chirimoyas. guavas, pine
<zFapes, 6gs. cilrons and tamarinds. Wheat
q quality, and yielding as high as seventy
: 10 the bushel. has. been raised on the
esi lands Of Mani and Hawaii. Rice, cotton
c''fe, which figure among our exports, are
: of them indigenous to the islands. To-
indigo and cocoa are successfully cul-
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al Climate.
climate OF the islands is well and iustly q
"a its salubrity. possessing such a remark
sienness Of temperature that great changes.
'sA severe storm with cool winds, or a long
rihnee of rainy weather, excite no little no.
Hhile situated beneath a tropical sun, the
obligated by the moist breezes which come
yer the wide expanse of ocean. By ascend
descending the mountains, the temperature
slly changes, and any desired degree can be
ed. from the perpetual summer of the sea-
- the eternal winter Of the tops of Mauna
nd Mama Loa- At Honolulu the common
'pf the thermometer is I2o per diem. The
'st degree of heat, during long series OF
was go in the shade, and 63o for the
the mean is about IS . for The year.. At
vation of from three to four Thousand feet
nPerature varies from 4So 70 IS Q and the
\ average is about "a >.
Predicts for Expsrtftion.o aaTsA
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hrst instance of the manufacture OF sugar
se Islands dates as far back as previous to
put the name of the pioneer individual is
pa residents speak OF sugar and molasses
coarse quality having been manufactured
sufficient quantities for ordinary domestic
option in 1928. In that year, extensive
~ cane were grown in and about Honolulu.
"s were erected in Nuuanu valley and at
,pn.7 Maui. AZ the latter place, Portu-
named Antonio Silva, is spoken of as the
sugar planter. Some Chinamen also had
Hr mill near Hilo. These mills were all OF
very primitive in their construction and
"a by oxen. The first attempt 70 cnltfyate
on a large scale was at Koloa. on Kauai.
Ladd 4 Co, 'Irm OF Honolulu merchants,
|eneed what is now the valuable KoIos Plsn-
Of DIR. R. w. Wood This was commencea
ne year 1895. and the frst breaking mn al
ior planting was done with a plow drawn
-'i'es- From 1856 TO Is41, sugar was ia ex--