Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-09
Attractions of the Beautiful Isle of
Oahu. ''the Home of the
Sugar Cane.
Pearl City, on Pearl River, has Many
Business Advantages Peculiar
To Itself.
my LIONEL srAeeE J


The Island Of Oahu, Of which Honolulu
is the capital, was first discovered in 1884,
and was then called FaTaayen The ma
tives at the time Of The discovery were
subject to the most savage superstition.
and ii was not until kamohameha the
Great. who was then chief of the Island Of
Hawaii. met in combat kahekii, the
chief Of Oahu, and totally destroyed the
feet of the latter, that Honolulu era Of
peace and prosperity set in hahekill, in
a message to his triumphant foe, pleaded
for truce. Wait till the black tape Gov
ers me. said he, and my kingdom shall
be yours His death shortly followed.
On this island then, for the pleasure
seeker Is we'll as for the invalid in search
Of coveted good health, Honolulu presents
the most diversified attractions Situated
III the center cf Hawaii matchiess
group, the Isle of Oahu, with its mag
nihcent shipping facilities at Pearl Har-
Dor, in a udtChless climate and surround
ed by every natural advantage. lsuch as
nature has bestowed upon no other reglonl,
Is indeed most desirable and popular re-
sort. Here is the natural home of the
sugar cane, which the venerable
lheophrastus, who lived about 800
years before the christian era, the first
writer whose works have come down to
us by whom sugar is mentioned and is
called a sort or honey extraction from
cane or reeds. and tells us If the reeds
in India that yield honey without bees.
The Original habit of the sugar cane Is not
known. bat il seems to have been first
cultivated in the country extending from
Cochin China to Bengal Sugar reached
the west rem India at a comparatively
late date. Strabo has an inaccurated
notice from Near nus OF the India honey
bearing reed, and various classical writers
Of the first century Of our era notice the
sweet sap Of the Indian reed or the granu'
lated salt,ike product whiah was imported
from India or from Arabia and Upone
these being entrepOts of the Indian trade(
and the name Of sacChmum and used In
medicine, Under the Arabs the growth
and manufacture OF the can spread far and
WIDE from India TO SuCl Morocco and
was also introduced into Smelly and
AndCusia 1t was thJught his source of
revenue that Charles ~ obtained funds
for his palace building at Mldrid and To-
,edo. At the invention of Mr.. b. K. Dill
bingham, a wealthy gentleman Of Homo
lulu, and to whom the country owed ruch
for the enterprisiug spirit displayed in
building up the country at large, the
writer visited the plantation OF the Oahu
railway and land company and to this
gentleman, as well as the efficient superln-
tendents Of the cand rice plantations, he is
under Obligations to their hospitality and
courtesy, enabling him to see the beauties
Of this Eden spot in our Hawaiian Italy.
Winding through a region of rich lands,
dotted here and there WIN .Jitv Cocoanut
trees waving their puma> gently IN the
breeze magnificent royal palms the bread
fruit and Algeroba trees, which furnish IN
yiting shade to tired travellers of well-fed
kline. the Pearl river presents a view truly
picturesqe as ii wGndeys IN and ont among
the trees and grassy banks, now tumbling
over its rocky he'd of rapids and again NOV
ing laZily along through the deep, dark
shaded pools where sport the tinted null
let Away 10 the distance, beyond the
3,u, hills, are seen the purple mountains
with their crested peaks which seem 10
pierce the azure dome, and the deep shad-
ows of the dark canyons, which appear
like black monsters standing near their
base, the brilliant sunshine, the clear blue
of the ky, the view Of the sunlit slopes
and dancing giitter!ng sea, while all
through the valley vines, Towering shrubs,
ripping streams, mystic retreats and
charms beyond description.
Pearl City is so situated as to he proyia-
ed with the most ready means q transpor-
tation for passengers and freight, while
rail and water will be used in direct com
petition, thus insuring for all times the
most moderate rates, The coast division
of tie Oahu railroad, leaving at Honolulu,
traytrses the foot Of many valley. pass
ing directly through the heart of the most
productive portion Of the coantry and tap
ping nearly every place Of importance On
the line OF the railroad are various towns,
all laid out upon the binding of the rail-
road and all with great expectations based
upon the development Of the surrounding
region Up 10 the time OF the completion
Of the railroad, this locality was devoted
almost entirely to stock. But under the
management and by the enterprise of one
man. there have been planted thousands
OF acr Of sugar, rice, bananas, etc, all
of which promise an early and profitable
maturity. This region has sources of
wealth in her fertile soil which promise to
GIVE tBbl NtltA9A a pIoIiAitENt eFNDhu "
no other portion Of the islands.
The Improvement of mos, interest to the
country is the construction Of a coaling
and repair station al Pearl River haIbor
For this congress has been aaked to APP
propriate 500 900 Ignorant writers
have said that it was next 10 an impossi-
blhty % remove a portion of a coral reef
extending across the entrance to the
harbor and prevent its use by deep,
draught war vessels But such Is not the
fact Recent investigations have shown
that VIVA, was supposed to BE- an impene.
trable coral reef is nothing but cal.
carsoa- derOSit If coral and mud and sand
which can IL easily removed and at very
little expense
1t was a very great satisfaction to the
writer on visiting this magnificent pros-
peet for a naval and raaling station to
contemplate the immense advantage such
i portion of the Poetic. and at this par.
tyuIar place, would give to the United
states. If rhose who think adversely ST
the proposition could hut visit this
harhar ana see ID as 1he writer did. each
new vista more beautiful tran the one
before the air ba'my eartamed With
-do7s born 0n tie gentle hrseze from trees
ana Wild flowers II the forest. the sun