The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-11-14
EXCURSION TO PEARL HARBOR.
A Large Party Visits the Famous
Cnimproved Bay They Have a |
Pleasant Days CRUISING in +baTocbs

Large IafCy visits the Famous |
Unimproved Bay They Have a |
Pleasant Days Cruising in the Lochs. |
About 8 o'clock on Tuesday morning |
the stern wheel steamer Eva lett the |
boat landing for a cruise to Pearl Harbor |
OF the following named excursionists: |
His EXcelIency G. w. Merrill. United |
States Minister Resident, and Mrs. Mer- |
rill; Hon. Justice and Mrs. McCullv.
Hon. w. D. Alexander; Messrs. j. T. |
Arundel, II. Bishop, jr., Imlach and
Neill, OF England; Rev. DIR. Lowell
Smith, Rev. S. E. and Mrs Bishop, Hon.
J. I'll. Putnam, United States Consul
General, and Miss Futnam; Captain
Acland, of II. B. NJ. Navy; Lieut.. Moore,
of the U. S. S. Alert, and Mrs. Moore
Lieut.. Crawford, Alert; Hon. NJ. P.
| Robinson, Mrs. J. NJ. Damon, Mr.. and
| Mrs. +. w. Damon, Mrs. w. G. Merritt,
| Mrs. +. G.. Damon, Mr.. and Mrs B. F.
Dillingham;, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Hall,
Mr. and Mrs Frank H. Austin, Mrs J.
! NJ. Whitney, Mrs. Albert Lyons, Mrs. E.
r. Hendry, Miss NJ. Beckwith, Mr.
| Kluegel Surveying engineer of the Oahu
the Government Survey, Walter Hill,
editor of the Bulletin, and d. Logan, of
the ADVERTISER staff. Several children
| were also of the party. Mr.. G.. A. Brown
in a boat boarded the steamer on arrival
at the destined haven. Hon. Mr.. Rob-
inson kindly rendered the use of the
steamer Eva for the occasion, while Mr..
Dillingham; organized the excursion.
After a smooth passage outside the
reef-seeing sharks, turtles and many
shoals of small fish on the Way-the bar
was crossed into the still smoother waters
of the wonderfully picturesque bay. The
boat went up the east arm a long dis
lance, and about midday landing was
made simply by stepping off the boat.
Dividing into groups the party lunched
beneath the shade of the larger growth
of the young algeroba trees that are rap
idly assuming dominion over the coral
| rock. Then the party took ship again
and cruised several miles, along the
frOntages OF Mr.. G.. A. Browns, Hon. j Z.
[. DoWsett's and Hon. Jas. CampbelPs
extensive lands, and Mr.. Robinson
great banana plantation. Smoke was
= rising from the irrigating works smoke
, stack on the plantation, and portion Of
the irrigating pipes supporting treStle
structure was in view. By the way, MIR
|
e | preventative, gave some facts regarding
I | the plantations production. This yeal
there will have been taken OFT Tor eXpOr
d 40 600 punches of bananas, and 1t IS IN
i tended to make next years production
3 double upon this. a large proportion o
9 the punches are very fine, some of then
V being heavier than strong man cares u
# handle alone.
O The boat explored the west loch a
d we'll as the east, and made complete
d Circuit of Ford's Island. The site prof
e fered the United States by treaty for ar
e senal and dOckyard was pointed out, ais
le the survey poles fixed on shore by the U
,r S. Vandalia's surveying party recently
# There seemed to be deep navlgabl
,e water on all sides, although chart o
j. hoard Indicated shoals at different point
is inshore. Several long resident peopl
n of Honolulu in the party confessed Wit
ill-concealed cOntrltlOn that they ma
never before been on the bay. These toge
Their with the visitors expressed surprise
pleasure at the whole prospect-the e.
panse of water, it's windings and el
al closures the noble mountain SCenel
looking down upon them, or pretty plan
and slODes looked out over, according
III the direction of their vision; the trultt
SIS intervales, waving in rice or nOddlng
be | bananas: and the groves OF stately COCO
n nut palms, fringing the beaches or bear
I'd ing the headlands. Universal intere
i0 was attracted to schools OF 6eautlf
ne species OF Jelly fish, looking like eau
he flowers and their soft gray striped Wi
blue, which fioated on and near the 81
face. Withal luxurious breezes from mou
tain or sea must have made all feel at lea
ler ten years younger than their actual actual az
'ey A pleasant return trip ended about 4 ;
o'clock at the point of embarkatlto
,r) The Bulletin man was glad to hear tn
life his paper was out, the present depone
bin was sorry that he had to immediate mediate
begin the task Of getting ten columns 1 8
home and foreign 8. copy into II
columns of space, and all were diSa
ira pointed at seeing the Australia dock
ing without the result OF the President
lfel | olnctiOn
Pey Mr.. Dillingham; says this is only
led first of a series of excursions to re
Harbor by water, in the name OF t
projectors of the Oahu Railway to ii