The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-02-25
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Sound, are hauled up from the water
upon their carriage, where short
work is made of saving them into
any desirable shape of lumber. The
gentlemanly proprietor showed us
round and explained the different
matters about the mill, and gave
some statistics which 1 regret to say
l have forgotten, not having made
memorandum of them at once, the
constant succession of new and in
teresting objects which followed
crowded them out. But the huge
piles of lumber lying about
and the teams taking it away, the
constant dumping of sawdust and
other refuse into the bay, and the
numerous vessels waiting around all
helped to tell the story.
On leaving, Mr.. ID. presented Us
with copies of The West Shore, pub
lished in Portland, magazine with
illustrations, giving valuable infor
nation about the town and the sur
rounding country.
From accounts, it appears that the
resources of the place and its imme-
diate surroundings are various and
ample. Among them lumber must
for long time rank first, then iron,
lime, coal, etc, offer scope for the
evidently growing enterprise of the
place.
We left Port Townsend at A. NJ.
and sailed for Victoria across the
Gulf of Georgia, and reached the
latter place over a smooth sea at S:45
AN.
The Elder tied up to the substan
tial wharf on which are good store
houses. The town is a mile away,
and spreads over a large spsce-in a
very sensible way. Why crowd
houses together as if there was not
room in the world to spread ones
elbows: Only in the very center of
the place are the business blocks
crowded; but the houses are not so
high that in case of fire, water could
not easily be thrown to the top. The
best harbor is reached by running
round point to the rear of the town.
Our immediate company hired a
team to take US about town, and also
to the naval station and dry dock at
Esquimault, and across ''the gulch,"
etc. etc, so we may say we have seen
/ The place. The dust was very an
moving, but not so bad as at Tacoma
and Port Townsend There had
been very little rain for many months.
We saw some gentlemens' residences
which were well kept: and the gov
eminent buildings. the governors
house, and whatever was notable IN
the place. Though the place is Eng
lish, American money was used.
Why notf For sooner or later the
whole country must succumb to its
manifest destiny, viz: annexation to
the United States. Ii would be the
greatest folly to have it otherwise.
The latter country oyershadows
every thing even now. Why main
tain a system of customs and all sorts
of annoying restrictions? England
may be able to keep a bold front,
but the backsidei
The hills seen all about the town
and most of the country are still
covered with the virgin forest.
Some farms are seen, but by no
means as many as l have been led
to expect. The roads are all that
has been claimed for them; indeed.
of all that we saw they were the
best. We did not at this time 60
into the government buildings, and
when we again went up into the
town on our return, they were being
pointed so we could not go in. We
did indeed go into the Museum, but
it was evidently in its incipient
stage. and its collections only just
begun. 1 am told the place does
not use the telephone nor electric
lights. Evidently the wave of pro-
gress has not reached this side of
the Gulf of Georgia. 1t makes Tor
should makeJ a dominion man feel
cheap to visit the American cities
only little to the southwark of
Victoria But, good Johnny, our
hearts are open to you: come,
10 be continued