The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-30

NISCASQ sup anu 4OlLIil d SIullIdf uStACS
shortly after our leavins the steamer.
SEPTEMBER 21st.
We are all up early, and take light
breakfast. Then the Mate and his
boats crew return to the steamer, taking
with them Messrs. Baird and Norman.
The carpenters go on with the house. |
Mr.. Strong is busy making water color |
sketches Of various parts of the island, |
while the rest Of US enjoy bath in the
sea. We rested in the tent, as the hot !
sun rendered any exertion very fatiguing. |
Later on We plant some seeds in differ !
ent parts of the island, the principal
seeds planted being: Pride Of India,
kamani, monkey pod, noouhi, algeroba,
kukui and ohia This done, we walk
about the island, and again return to the
tent. The carpenters have now COM
pleted the house, which is 20 feet by II
feet, the framework being made of
Northwest lumber, and the roof covered
III with corrugated iron. The roof is
sloping, and two pipes are attached to
carry the water into the iron tanks, which
are placed behind. Inside the house We
placed various cooking utensils, left be-
hind by the crew of the Dunnoter Castle;
also board with the following inscrip-
ton: Formal possession taken of this
island Ocean Island, or Moku Papapa,)
by Col. Jas. II. Boyd, His Hawaiian
Majesty's Special Commissioner, on be-
half of the Hawaiian Government, Sep
toiuber 20, 1886" A similar inscription
was also written on a copper plate, and
nailed to the flagstaff.
Two boats arrive, having left Messrs
Baird and Norman on the Dunnotter
Castle, each towing a 500-gallon tank
These are quickly landed and placed in
position, each one having the inscrip-
ton, Hawaiian Government, 1886"
After lunch, the crew busy themselves
with taking sails, ropes, and few other
articles worth saving. The first boat
goes off with a load, and we shortly after
follow, having had a very enjoyable stay
on the island of rather more than "a
hours.
Before leaving the subject Of the ISL
and, we must not forget to mention the
remains of boat commenced by the
shipwrecked crew of the Saginaw, Of
/ which the keel, stem and beams can be
made out. Only small portion of this
boat had been completed when the re-
| lief expedition arrived. The portions re-
| manning are on the western side Of the
island, close to where the crew of the
| Dunnotter Castle camped, and were COW
| cred over and used by them as an extra
tent. We collected some specimens of
! the plants found on the island, also
some soil and water and some live
| birds. The plants are of two kinds,
one with a leaf like a cactus, without
| spikes; the other like a sage leaf We
! leave the island about 2 p. M, and row
for the steamer. On our way we pass
close to a sandbank on which are two
seals. We get close to them, when one
! takes to the water. The other we might
! have killed, but we leave it in peace.
| After a long and tedious row we reach
| the Dunnotter Castle, where we pick up
Messrs. Baird and Norman, who have
j Oh the snip. She is
magnificent vessel, 27O feet in length
beautifully fitted up, and has steam
winches and other labor-saving appli-
| ances. She appears to be aground fore
and aft, and some of her deck timbers
are sprung and are sticking up Captain
Hall saved many of the movea BILE arti-
cles in her.
We leave the ship and reach the
steamer Just at dusk. At p. m. We
start on our homeward passage.
September 22d, y a. m.-Ship's run,
120 miles. Our course is considerably to
the northward of the one we came by,
passing between Midway and Lissianski
Islands.
September 23d.-Passed Lissianski
Island p. m. Head winds.
September 25th. = Passed Gardiner
Island
September 26th.-Passed Necker ISL
and at p. m. Wind more on our beam.
Sails set for first time.
Arrived at Honolulu September 29th
at 20 a. m.
ARRIVAL IN PORT.
The Waialeale was first sighted
yesterday morning off Barber's