The Hawaiian gazette., 1875-04-21


sc'aesAil,s seoss Osaka, rs appearance, iasti-
tnssosss, bsssieess, Sc, On he fsst oetehor Ne
rOvea to EoNe, Les ne now speak 0f this
Plaee IS far ~ l am able, VIII gave yea,
Nhss l think, = very gooa description u il In
The lsasesge q another. whose eNpeESeaee IS
saseh larger thsa ssiae,
"KeSe IS O,,e q she most pietereSQaely sis-
sstea plaess I have - far seen in the last, It's
srpvrseh fsass she sea IS rally charming. and
rersiris o,,e raore of = Swiss scene than Of an
Oriental pvt Its raos, striking feature is the
Qseer hss jssSe3 rassS Of hills, which lie
elise behind the town, risis; 70 Considerable
height. and presenting every variety e hight
and shade. in its ellis ard vcr,lant slopcs, and
setting o8 the place so sTeA; sivsn,ssS, as he
houses and villas lie scattered along the in
clinea plane, FROM The water 10 the base q The
hills, 50 that frosn the sSa al " Kooe Is visi-
he AZ glSsee, The arm Of the hay narrpws
considerably as We eone up towards the town
and bleak Asd MUCH ranSes ~ hills are visible
On either hand, There is = strait to the len,
which can h seen some distance ots, through
which The ship passes IN entering the inland
sea- Watkins slong he water front Of the
place, wc found brad street and gveea lawn,
with 6ner houses and better tastc displayed
than anything Of the Kind in she Yokohama
settlement In fact it rouiuied mo not lit
sle. (thOush e couTSe On = WY snail scalo)
e the strves in Chicago facing out o., the lake.
KObe itself IS nv lArgc place. being simply
the commercial cutie; Of Osaka: and It has
Oaly been built up during the last few years:
it IS quite modern in style and very pretty in
appearance. The Strcets arO broad and smooth.
and the whole plsee has an airy, cheerful Look
Eyesy body SENS to take it easy" He should
have said, except missionaries, several Of WHOM
by everlasting their brains are bCoAkins down
in less than two years labor hGre.
Touching the place and its business. I give
a few items published in tho JspIs Ma for
July Is, 1873, by the English consul at this
port;
The municipal council has contracted for
the lishsirS Of the settlement with gas FROM
the wOEks Of an English company, which are
being rapidly erected On the hill slopes be
hind the town and settlement. comparatively
god rOads have also been made on cheap
principle, The native town has increased with
rspiiity. Fairly drained and wide
STREETS, at right angles, now divide Kobe into
large blocks, where many houses in foreign
style are erected The foreign shipping Of both
ports, Kobe and HiosO, give total Of $40 ships /
57S,l69 tons, entered and cleared during 1873. |
The bays Of Kobe An3 HiosO, the former set
apart for foreign shipping, the latter used ex-
,lusively for japanese owned vessels, are sep
lratsi by narrow point Of land formed by the |
iepcsis Of the granite sand discharged BY the I
innate At Its entrance into the bay. Both hays 4
ne situated On the NV. side Of the Osaka
iulf The superficial ana Of the bay is about
our square miles Ii is open on the Sc. side:
he greatest depth being 81 fathoms, which
Or distance Of about 200 yards, gradually
ssssus towards the beach The bay Of Hiogo
: in many respects similar to that Of Kobe:
ut, if anything, It is less exposed to the IVES
erly winds. Southerly, and southeasterly
,ales, when very strong, sometimes prevent
with the shipping in these har-
ors. The superficial measurement Of the sea,
Down to foreigners Is the gulf of Osaka, is
bout ais square miles
It IS stated in document that the annual
acume Of japan for tea, has averaged, for the
Isl 10 years, slOOOO,OOO For silk, silk
TOm egss, copper, sc, It has been oonsidera-
le; but I can't speak definitely. It is said
lat silk sold so well while since that quite
4 inferior article has been brought into mar
ct, and that the demand for japanese silk
-om's esgs had led many to devote their time
ltirely to the production Of them. Hence the
arket had been glutted, and recently the
government burned up a large lot, having first
aid for them. There are said 70 be 25 mines
here very pure ore is found; some Of these
ave = sprinkling Of gold and others Of silver.
hese mines if properly worked, it is thought,
oui yield largely. There are at least two
I'D mines, but they have not been worked re-
.uily. They have also coal mines, which are
srtiAIly worked: but little Of the coal, If any,
Of first quality. Wheat and rice are export
to some extent; also vegetable wax, cam
ior, floss silk and tobacco.
Some scenes which have Witnessed illus
sts, clearly, expressions In the Bible. Por !
stance, Samson said to his companions, " If :
hsi not plOwei with ny heifer ye had not
ind cut ny riddle have repeatedly seen e e
tives Flowing with a COW, or heifer, (never
ith an OF OF horse,) attached to a very small, 3
iuitivs ploE. Again, We read Of two mich
I, tied to a cart, On which the Philistines laid
: ark when they wished 10 return It to the
raelites. In one instance 1 saw two COWS
i 70 . cart with traces made Of stravF) and
sded with grain; rice suppose. Iofteu see
all carts usually Of three wheels) each 4
avn BY = single coz, with straw traces, and Z
-aE she's ingsni0usly fastened under and q
ound their feet And they seen to be we'll 4
and kindly used The third wheel is small o
4 under tie fore part Of the cart To hold 3
* they sonssiHes throw out drag, and at 3.
lers the driver walks before the cart and
rs against the had The yoke Is a stick 4.
( OF } inches thick, about feet long with q
all curve To the ends Of this the traces :,
tied, and II Is kept IN place By a strap IN p