The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-10-19
PEARL aARBOa EXCURSION

q. o.. al. Co. depot 1000 Saturday
moon, aHtu f.t IN. H.rI IImga lWl.
number off ur Dliyan assembled io
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auip Zoo disc rur' ll,fNor Peninsula
and fU pta.u uf cine ample and
generous lunch provided 700 kcmuni
Grove.
A few minutes after tine appointed
time superintendent Ashley gave the
order "all aboard aud half q dozen
we'll filled coaches, drawn 10y an eN.
celcnt Baldwin locomotive, pulled
out from The depot fl was a delight.
ful day aud the whole company seetH-
ed lon the best Of spirits and evidently
enjoyed The ride through the fields of
rice, now heading out well with pro-
mise of q full crop. As we nearcd
the Pearl Lochs and -kirted along
their northern shores the whole COM
pany were enthusiastic over the view.
And truly it is a charming scene,
The irregular arms of the lochs as
they stretch nOrthward from the
main entrance at the sea reminding
one of a huge leaf in shape; their
ripping waters, famed into life and
gentle motion by the constant breezes
sweeping across their surface, the
jHtting forks of land as they push
that,1Al,tAE Il l.,
holding the LAYING of their waves
from farther ingQads; the waving
groves Of cocoanut palms dotted
along the margin of the lochs and
under which nestle the peaceful homes
of the fisherman or some cultiyator
of an adjacent rice field, the beauti-
full foliage and shade of the algeroba
forests; the curling smoke from the
distant pumping stations Of the Eva
Mill and the bold and rugged out
line Of the Waianae mountain range
so clearly defined against the western
sky, all combine to present picture
seen in no other land and which long
produce pleasant memories in the
, minds of the beholders.
Arriving at Remond Grove the
train came to halt and all alighted
and were Immediately plotted to the
pavilion where some 200 guests sat
down and all did justice TO the lunch
of cold chicken, ham, salads, sand
witches, iced coffee, etc, served by
"mine host" Johnson of the Hawai-
ian Hotel. After being refreshed in
| the inner man, we again boarded the
train and started for the Peninsula.
Here the o. r. 4 l.. Co. have done
a great deal of work. Streets have
been laid out and cleared, and the
entire peninsula allotted, staked out
and numbered. Water pipes have
been laid on from the arteslan wells
and the reservoir, and the stream of
water as thrown from the attached
hose shows good flow and pressure
| of water. An artificial lake is being
laid out and dug opposite the five
acre lot set aside for a public park,
yhe location of which is admirably
selected. Everyone seemed charmed
with this beautiful spot and there
could hardly be better selection for
residence homes for our metropOIi-
tan citizens. 1t is hard to conceive
sheet of water better adapted to
boating and aquatic sports than are
the lochs of Pearl Harbor. The
writer has travelled far and visited
many lands, but has never seen its
equal in that respect, and the people
of Honolulu will do well to grasp its
capabilities and future probabilities.
The eastern side gathers and catches
the stronger breezes and gives life
and animation, while the leeward or
western side of the Peninsula is
placid and calm, yet has the refresh
ing shade of the grove. We all took
train and returned TO Honolulu in %
minutes from the Grove, better than
Waikiki car time, and unanimously
returned vote of thanks to The Q. r.
& l.. Co. for our outing.
ONE OF THE CROWD.