The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-11-15

the evening was closing in were not
enabled to see anything of the
country after passing Pearl City.
Having assembled the Pukaki Hill the
lights of Honolulu shone brilliantly
five miles off and getting on to a
good road we brought up our pace
to four miles an hour arriving in the
city at P. NJ, after having had a
thoroughly enjoyable round trip
which should not be missed by any
tourist who may happen to pay Ho-
nOlulu a visit Those who do not
care for exercising their legs to the
extent that Mr.. Perkins and myself
did can quite easily do the trip on
either horseback or in q hack, and it
is an excursion which | can confid
emily recommend and if not under
taken the tourist indeed misses
scenery of tropical character which
If equalled certainly cannot be ex-
celled in the world.
Subsequently, on Saturday last, l
paid visit to the Eva plantation,
beyond Pearl City, and carrying a
letter of introduction from the genial
secretary of the Eva Company, Mr..
j. B. Atherton, | was most courte
ously received by the manager, MIR.
". j. Lowrie, by whom / was shown
over this splendid property. The
Eva plantation being the largest in
the island of Oahu, within such easy
distance of Honolulu, should not be
missed by the tourist. The planta
ton covers large tract Of country
just beyond Pearl City, and has the
latest and most modern improvements
for carrying on the work of such an
enterprise, both in the field and in
the splendid diffusion-grinding plant
with which the company has provided
itself with, all of which was manu-
featured in Honolulu. The whole of
the plantation is irrigated with CO.
pious supply of water, obtained by
sinking a number of artesian wells
from which water is pumped up by
means of powerful machinery.
At the present time there are some
1900 acres Of cane almost ready for
cropping, SO that the mill be in full
work by the end of the month; and,
in addition to this, some 900 acres
of young cane looks remarkably
healthy, and promises well for next
seasons crop. 4 ride over the plan
tation with Mr.. Lowrie enabled me
to see the pumping machinery and
the abundant water supply, as well
as the fine cane produced on the
company's property. The ground
passed over disclosed on either side
cane of excellent quality, being thick,
healthylooking and long iointed,
whilst glance over the field from
an elevation presented very fine
sight, the waving cane sticks sur
mounted with their tufts of lavender
colored flower looking picturesque in
the extreme. The working of the
mill, which is at present idle, was
fully explained by Mr. Lowrie, and I
regretted not being able to see such
a fire piece of mechanism in full
work. The ms and outs of the ma
chinery and the modus operandt were,
however, fully explained by Mr..
Lowrie from the time the cane is
placed into the feeder until the sugar
is produced. The Eva company GER
tainly have a most valuable posses
sion, and one which should return
shareholders handsome dividends for
their enterprise in the capital they
have laid out. Some idea of the
extent Of the company's property and
work may be gagged by the fact that
at present 600 hands are fully en-
gagged on the plantation.
[ could not think of concluding
this article without saying a word OF
two with regard to Hawaiian hospi-
| tally, in fact [ would consider my
self ungrateful if 1 did. In the
admirable guide to the islands
edited and compiled by Mr.. II. M
Whitney, the cordially with which
visitors are treated is highly spoken
OF, and all I can do is to emphasize
what is there written. During my
stay of just on a month in Honolulu
I have been treated with the utmost
hospitality, and in fact with so much
genuine heartiness, by everyone il
has been my pleasure to meet, that
have at times thought was amongst
my old friends in my native land
with whom I had lived all my
life. On my return to my island
home [ shall always look back with
feelings of much pleasure to my triI
to Honolulu, and also with gratitude
to those who have been so cordial il
their words of welcome to a stranger
in strange land.
Honolulu, November II, 1892.