Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-06-06
LOCALITIES.

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That is agreeable information which
Lieutenant Schwatka imparts in refer
encc to the value of our latest territorial
acquisition, Alaska When the pur-
chase of Alaska was made there were
those who denounced il as a waste of
money; but Lieutenant Schwatka puts
a different complexion on the matter.
He believes that the territory has
great future before it, and says that in
Its southern part :" is timber enough to
build great commercial Cities" and that
"the Aleutian islands can furnish beef
for a score of San Franchises" II this
be true, the government made grand
speculation when it bought Alaska.
The Yukon river, he said, was so long
that il its sohrce were at Salt Lake its
waters might empty into New York
bay, and its mouth is so wide that New
York would be on one side and Phila-
delphia on the other.
The Oklahoma Region, about which
there is so much excitement, is tract
of land extending from Red river, in
Indian territory, to the Kansas line,
containing about $4,000, 900 acres.
The tract is some 900 miles in length
from north to south, and 200 miles in
breadth. 1t was purchased by the
government in 1866 of the Creek,
Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw and
Seminole Indians, with view to set
Ting freedmen and friendly Indians
thereon. A good deal of the land is of
excellent quality, well watered and
r tempting to land-grabbers 1t is said
that none Of the purchase money has
been paid while the lands obtained OF
the Cherokees were, by the terms OF
sale, to remain in possession Of the
tribe until occupied and paid for.
Some interesting discoveries have
been made in Florida by Prof Law
renee Johnson Of the United States
Geological! Survey. Just south of Ala
chua county line he found several speci
mems and skeletons of animals which
relatively belong to not far distant
period. In piles, and somewhat mixed
there were the remains of mastodon
two or three specimens Of the rhinoc
eros, large stag, camel fully as large
as the Arabian camel, but in structure
more allied to the llama; also tapil
very much like the South American
tapir, which lives in swampy places
two teeth Of some carnivorous ANNA
allied to the tiger and panther; one Sc
OF teeth ana bones Of a hippopotamus
several crocodiles or alligators, and in
Vulnerable other bones not identified
Apparently the territory south of Ala
chua was at one time large fresl
water lake.
MUSIC, ART AND LETTERS.
"Imperial Federation is the title o
forthcoming volume by the Marquis
Of Lorne.
Russia under the Cars" is an
nounced by Charles Scribner's sons
New York.
In the recent "authors readings" il
New York City, George William Curtis
Julian Hawthorne, II, c. Bunner, Wi
Carleton, Edgar Fawcett, r. H. Stod
dard and Frank Stockton were the bes
known persons present.
The Wagner craze is beginning to b
felt in 4 modified form at Paris. Tn
orchestra, under the direction OF Go.
ard, recently played many selection
from Wagner's compositions, and the
we're in almost eveIy case redemandec
The attention of the Honolulu Rifle
and the Kings Own is directed to III
announcement that Prince William
eldest son Of the Crown Prince {
Germany is about to publish 9Th
wars Of Caesar in the Light OF Moder
Strategy"
A new contrivance for strengthenin
the fingers for piano-playing witho,
going through the drudgery OF endle,
exercises and studies has been invente
BY an English gentleman, and Is on e
hibition IN New York. II is called
technicon. and its purpose is I
strengthen the muscles OF the finge
BY submisting them to . system
gymnasticA
The "lnvensions' Exhibition
London has brought together all ma
nss q musical novelties in the way