The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-12-18

with trow-.-, hraciug sticks and pots
containing pine trees The ground pre-
pared FOR the purpose was laid out IN the
shape u b cro--. t.}a i-ec in length, a.
the extreme southwestern summit u
the Island. Tn formal proceedings
we're opened - the reading u Al ad-
dress from the venerable General O. VI
Vallejo. wh5 commanded the Mexican
forces a. Sae tIue q the conquest q
California Tie address j. Interesting
from the personal and pubic scraps q
history II contains, and also because L
connects these Islands Nth Teroa
Buena IT short T. appears that II vas an
importation from them That gave IL
modern name 81 Goat Island General
Vallejo said
Ladies and Gentlemen and scholars
This occasion bring u back o. the year
I-1G. when z cadet frou Texas Wa sent
from MONTEREY zi-h q force OF soldiers ~
receive some horse which had been stolen
from rhe Az--l9- Dolores By a tribe u In
diaus- very numerous band u the name
81 T1chayule- whose headquarters we're
on the mainland ot T1chayuu=- who pos
-e--ed on -hI~ island fishing station and
also a large Turkish bath named By them
Teue-caI- considered both luxury and
. sovereign remedy for All ailments
At this period the island bore the name
Yerba BueuJ- and ou rbe founding Of san
Francisco in $50. il gave IT. name o. the
municipality. Up 20 L-3G san Francisco
u
occupants we're Jacob ?. Lease. " Leide,-
dOrfF John Fuller Nathaniel spear and
others The year previous spear brought
some goats from the Sandwich Islands and
made Fuller present Of pair which be
came 20 destructive % the flowers and gar
den truck that the latter gentleman took
them 70 this island, where they Increased
rapidly, hence the name Of Goat Island
which it nov bears. Tn 1870 there were
nearly 90 goat. here but they were soon
destroyed BIZ the hosts Of immigrants.
Ny hope Is that the plantation we in
augurate to-day may result IN a garden OF
the herb Of which We heard in MYTHOLOGY
in b0yhoOd days. Il Is pleasant 10 be
here to-day surrounded by so many happy
children, and I am glad TO have the honor
OF being here on this occasion with Donna
ChOniti Fuller de RAMIREZ. the daughter
Of the original owner Of this island. Ny
words fail 70 express my delight with the
contrast between this island u to-day and
what IT was In the older days IN the posses
sion Of the Tuchaynes- surely the wand
Of the higher civilization has passed over
us. for all OF which I have thanks. I thank
also the Committee Of arrangements for
their kindness IN inviting me u be present.
General Howard participated in the
ceremony, and Donna De Ramirez,
daughter Of the first white owner Of the
island, planted the first tree. Children
who were without trees had their wants
supplied by Mr. Adolph Sutro, who sent
5000 young trees, and himself took part
in the planting Joaquin Miller, the
poet OF the Sierras," who suggested
the enterprise Vi Arbor Day and plant
ing Goat Island, read the following
poem, composed by him for the coca
sion:
AEBoE DAY.
Azainst our golden orient daEus
We lift living light to-day,
That shall outshine the splendid bronze
That lords and lights that lesser bay.
Sweet Paradise was sovn with trees,
The very name, Iorn Lazareth,
Means woods. means sense Of birds and bees,
And song Of leaves with lispiHg breath.
God gave Us mother earth. full bl=st
With robes Of green n heaIthful fold,
We tore the green robes from her breast
We sold our mothers robes for gold
We sold her garments fair. and sic
Lies shalned and naked At our feet
In penitence We plant tree,
We plant the cross and count II meet.
For this, where BalDoa's waters toss,
Here il this glorious Spanish bay,
We plant the cross, the Christian cross,
The Crusade Cross Of Arbor Day.
The tree planting at the Preside mil
itary reservation was Witnessed by about
ten thousand people Each child car
ried pine tree slip in a flower pot. The
slips had been distributed two months
before, but they were all in good condi
ton. Five thousand holes had been
dug along the roads and paths, and all
the children had 10 do was to cover the
slips with earth There were also lit
erary exercises and music A military
band also played on Yerba Buena,
which Is henceforth to be the name
given TO Goat Island" We mention
these facts for the purpose Of keeping up
the interest in the Arbor Day movement
at Honolulu