The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-11-20
FROM over THH ocean.
A Trip Across the Pacific to
Melbourne, Australia.
SOME INTERESTING INCIDENTS
Enroutc-Entertatnius Letter from
Commissioners Campbell Visit
to the Sandwich Islands.
Australia's Big Boom.
UNITED STATES CoURT,
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To ne Editor Of ne htelli0eHcer.
DEAR SIR:-Better late than never Il
make my promise good to drop you ar
occasional line. / shall have to write il
rather a diiointed and fragmentar,
style, as scratch away here at my desl
in the American Court. 1t would mo-
be interesting to your readers to have {
long description OF the trip from youl
city to San Francisco, rs the schooI
teachers who visited there in such mum
bers last July no doubt left nothing
worth relating either by the way or as
to what they saw in that city. We left
Wheeling on the night train over the
Baltimore & Ohio for Chicago, June TO-
Our trip was pleasant to that city, where
we were detained n few hours during
the holding OF the National Republican
Convention. We left that night via the
great Burlington route for Denver,
where we spent day delightfully."-.
Then by the Denver & Rio Grande
through the Canon's and over the
rockies to Salt Lake City, where we also
spent a day, and on to Ogden, thence
via tho Central Pacific to Sacramento
City and San Francisco. Our stay in the
latter city was occupied-every hour
in visiting and seeing places OF interest
and visit to "Menlo Park" the great
estate OF Senator Stanford, where he has
some seven hundred race horses, some
thousands OF acres OF grapes, and many
semi-tropical fruits and plants, and
where he is building the great uniyer-
sity to be called LELAND Stanford, Jr.,
University" in honor OF his son who
died recently. On Sunday evening,
July !, at 2 p. m, we were on board the
4. NJ. S. Mariposa, where some twenty
friends came to say pleasant words at
parting. Promptly at p. m., the lines
were cast and the ship headed for the
Golden Gate. The afternoon was de-
lighIful and before dark we were out OF
sight OF the beautiful city, without the
prospect of sight OF land again until
we should reach Honolulu, twenty-one
hundred miles distant. We had many
agreeable passengers, among them our
Chief Commissioner, Hon. Frank Nc.
Coppin and his accomplished wife, Mr..
X. L. Miller, also Commissioner, and
Mr.. Childs, OF Lynchburg, Va.
Our first two days out were rather
rough, and out OF the hundred cabin
passengers counted only nineteen at
breakfast the first morning. Ina day
or two, however, rs the sea became more
quiet, the number increased until about
the fourth day, when aii but one or two
were at their places at the table. The
Fourth of July vas bright, cloudless,
beautiful day. All Americans on board
united in celebrating the day in the
most patriotic manner. A meeting-was
called in the saloon and the Hon. Frank
AIcCoppin made chairman. He made a
short, chaste speech, followed by Mr..
King O'Mally, of Kansas, in a regular
grandiloquent 4th of July Grafton, in
which he left nothing unsaid that could
bring to mind the greatness and the
glory OF our country. In short it was a
blood-stirring speech which revived and
renewed every patriotic feeling in the
hearts OF his hearers. Our English iel-
low passengers, | know, enjoyed 0'Mal.
ly's speech, especially as he is u truly
loyal American citizen, built on IN
Irish bottom. We had agreat number
OF flags thrown to the breeze from the
ships rigging and q lot Of small flags in
the hands OF the passengers, who march
ed two and two with band in advance
around the ship. l feel confident there
was no more patriotic observance OF the
day on the American continent. In the
afternoon, about 3 p. m, we met the r.
NJ. S. Zealandia OF the same line, one
thousand miles out from San Francisco,
all covered over with the stars and
stripes, her passengers no doubt Cele-
brating the day. Nothing OF unusual
interest occurred during the remainder
OF the week. Our passengers were daily
becoming better acquainted and all
seemed to enjoy lounging in easy chairs
under the awnings. Some engaged in
pitching quoits made Of stiff rope cover
ed with canvass. The meg was made
on movable blocks. It's more inter.
esting game on ship board than on land,
as the motion OF the ship makes it very
difficult to ring the meg. We also had
what is called a "tug OF war" between
both American and English gentlemen
and ladies. The American ladies on
one side and the English on the other
take hold OF a rope and pull for dear life,
the strongest pulling the others across a
marked line on the deck. Each side
has captain, who arranges his side
carefully. lam sorry to say on this oc-
casion the English ladies' and gentlemen
both pulled our side over the line with
great ease. They seemed to understand
the business.
on THE "CANNIBAL ISLES"
On Sunday morning we sighted land
some sixty miles from Honolulu, where
we arrived about 10 a. m. AS soon as
the lines were fast, most OF the passen.
gers were on the dock, where every
kind OF conveyance was in readiness to
drive those who wished to go over the
city to see "the sights" The time was
well occupied, and may say that every
part Of the city was visited, some going
out into the country q few miles. Hon
olulu is a beautiful tropical city, nest
ling, MS it were, in cove, surrounded by
high hills. The gardens were brilliant
with flowers, and beautiful Towering
trees, besides the magnificent date, palm
and cocoanut trees. The city presents
every evidence Of prosperity. The
homes Of the missionaries are beautiful,
and there is n home for destitute chill.
dren that would be a credit to any
country. After some hours sight seeing
/ called at the Office oithe ship and was
introduced by our captain to MIR. Err
vine, partner OF Claus SpreCkles,
and owner OF this line Of steamers, ply
ing between San Francisco and Sydney
MI. Spreckles is largely engaged in the
cultivation OF sugar on the island and
as YOU know, has free trade in sugar
with the Pacific coast. Mr.. Ervine gave
me great deal OF information in regard
to the cultivation Of sugar, the amount
produced per acre, the manner OF cult
yation, the kind OF labor, etc., etc
The yield ot sugar on well cultivated
land Is five tons per acre-more thar
double the amount usually produced OF
our best Louisiana lands. The wage
paid are about the same rs in Louisiana
Mr.. Ervine informed me that his pay
roll for labor alone on the plantations
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