The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-06-27
RAMBLES IN HONOLULU.
A PORTION OF THE CITY
SELDOM VISITED.
Why not Complete the New Fish Mar
ket - Queer Sights Of
Interest

neighborhood bounded by the new
fish market, the Sailors Home and the
marine railway. Visitors to this por-
ton Of the city are few and far be
tween, and to one, especially a stranger,
there is much that may prove interest
ing. He will see the actual work of
laying the foundations Of a large build
ing, the new Sailors Home, ona coral
reef and form some estimate OF the
work required in doing it Trenches
have been dug in every direction, tons
and tons of rock are scattered about
them, piles and piles of brick, sand and
cement are about the site, and when
the work Of laying the foundation
proper commences it will be done in a
hurry. 1t will be laid in cement and
rock upon the coral reef itself A
large pump will be required to keep
the trenches free from water during the
operations.
The attention of the tourist in this
vicinity will next be directed to a
magnificent shed constructed entirely
of iron and glass, and looking some
what like large railway depot Upon
inquiry he will find this was originally
constructed for the new fish market
and there can be no doubt it is well
adapted for the purpose. Naturally,
he will want to know why it is lying
idle, and he will learn that the appro-
priation was expended some two years
since, although nothing remains to put
it in condition for occupancy but the
construction of a concrete floor and
the necessary sewerage connection with
the ocean but a short distance away
He will also wonder why this great i'm
provement is not carried out, especially
if he has ever paid visit to the old
FISH market and seen the state of affairs
there.
From this point his atten ton will be
directed TO the vacant space lying be-
tween the new market and the marine
railway, and to the peculiar formation
of the soil existing Whereabouts, but
this will be easily explained by the
presence of the Government dredger
and pontoons in the bay and the many
hundreds OF feet of iron pipe lying
about The soil in this vicinity for a
space covering about three blocks is
made up of debris brough: up by the
dredger; and those in search of curosl-
ties can spend profitable hour especi-
ally in the immediate vicinity of the
outpour from the dredger. Here may
be found queer specimens of lava, coral
and other substances, queer shaped
bottles, Jumps of coal, and mscel
laneous collection of articles in crock
cry, iron, bronze and even ivory that
had been dropped or thrown overheard
from whaling and other ships years and
years ago, and at length been brought
to light again by means of the power
full pump of the dredger.
The visitor to this district will natur.
ally wander along the shore and al
once be struck by the collection Of
broken bottles strewn along it. There
are remnants of old Dutch square faces
and the well-known stoneware of the
English porter bottles, intermingled
with those of wine, liquor, beer and
medicine, while occasionally a dainty
piece of cut glass, which originally must
have contained choice Partisan per.
fumery shows itself.
Near by are couple of huts owned
by native fishermen, made of old coal
oil cans and the remains of the cases
which originally contained them. The
collection of scrap iron, wire cable
rope and other hotsam and jetsam on
the roof of the larger of these huts
would send San Francisco junk man
into Mysteries of delight.
Here may also be found an interest
ing collection of boats of all sorts, sizes
and conditions, from the native canoe
made from log to the long boat cap
able of carrying forty or fifty people
the latter being fine piece of work
manship and apparently in good repair,
fitted up with elegant lockers fore anc
aft and with a variety of fancy beading
about it, enough to show that it cost Z
fancy sum,
The eye of the visitor cannot fail tC
be attracted by sign which is chaIkec
on the fence of resident in this neigh
borhood, which reads Turkeys
pigs, children, ducks, fresh eggs,
Whether these are for sale or represent
the tastes of the owner as the order ir
which they should be eaten does no
appear
To those who enjoy walk in which
much that is interesting and curious
can be seen in a short time, visit t.
the portion of Honolulu above described
is commended.