The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-19

matters about the mlll, ana gave
some statistics which l regret to say
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.. d. presented US
with copies of The West Shore, pub
lished in Portland, a magazine with
illustrations, giving valuable lnfor-
nation about the town and the sur
rounding country.
From accounts, it appears that the
resources of the place and its imme-
date 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 smooth sea at S:45
| A. NJ.
The Elder tied up to the substan-
tial wharf on which are good store
houses. The town is mile away,
and spreads over large space-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 a 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
: noying, but not SO bad as at Tacoma
) and Port Townsend. There had
, been very little rain for many months
! We saw some gentlemens' residences
A which were we'll kept; and the gov,
} eminent buildings, the governors
t house, and whatever was notable IL
1 the place. Though the place is Eng
lish, American money was used
! Why not? For sooner or later thu
: whole country must succumb to IT.
: manifest destiny, viz: annexation t.
2 the United States. 1t would be tn
$ greatest folly to have it otherwise
d The latter country overshadow
0 every thing even now. Why mail
Q tain system of customs and all sort
/ of annoying restrictions? England
g may be able to keep a bold front
n but the backside!
= The hills seen all about the tow
e and most of the country are still
o covered with the virgin forest
Some farms are seen, but by n
e means as many as have been le
1t to expect. The roads are all tina
d has been claimed for them; indeed
1t of all that we saw they were tn
g best. We did not at this time g
IS into the government buildings, an
ID when we again went up into th
ID town on our return, they were bein
pointed so we could not go in. w
ot did indeed go into the Museum, BIT
g it was evidently in it's incipier
h stage, and it's collections only ju.
st begun. I am told the place doe
TO not use the telephone nor electr
a. lights. Evidently the wave of pr
gress has not reached this side {
at the Gulf Of Georgia. It makes e
Nv should make) dominion man fe
OF cheap to visit the American citi'
ut only a little to the southwark
IT. Victoria. But, good Johnny, o,
40 hearts are open to you; come!
"a (To be continued.)