The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-10-22
ALONG THE LINE.
Nav Works at Eva Plantation
In Mill and Field.


the editor OF the Bulletin to a great
days outing on Saturday last. As |
the 9.45 tram was taken at Homo |
lulu, 1t was easy to predict fiue |
day, all the signs pointing that way. |
The air well out Of town was made
refreshing with light mountain
breezes.
Within the past year two large
new sights have arisen, near town
and the line, in the Palama aud
kalihi suburbs. One is the building
for the kamehameha Girls School,
an imposing looking structure. The
other is the establishment Of the
Pacific Phosphate aud Fertilizer
Company. Zach of them will add
Importance to Honolulu, but further
mention OF them, at this time, is
impracticable.
There is nothing particular that
is new to notice from the car win.
dow at Pearl City or the Peninsula.
A few people get of at the latter
place for day IN the cool groves by
the lochs. That something is up at
Eva plantation, however, is seen
before the car stops. There Is q
staging around the tall chimney,
anu it Is learned that the structure
is TO be made several feet higher,
bringing it to height Of az feet.
This Is to reduce the heat in tue tire
room and Improve the draugbt.
j. Garden Of Honolulu is doing the |
job.
Work on the new mill is also being
pushed forward. A basement has
been excavated down to bed rock,
adjoining the present mill on the
east side, and massive piers Of
masonry will support the three.
roller grinding machine now being
imported. Lumber is ON the ground
aud partly wrought Tor the struc-
ture. When this mill shall have
been completed the diffusion pro-
cess, although in operation only
three grinding Seasons, will take b
permanent rest excepting III case oil
emergency.
Mr.. you Holt had sent word ahead
for horses, aud they were on hand
. sturdy gray mare for himself aud
the educated mule Of tho rauch for
his companion. Following the ex-
tension from the present end Of the
rails We proceed q mile or Two due
west over the plaiu. Mr.. Won Holt
calls attention to the beds Of line
stone through which the permanent
way has been cut. Prof. Ayerdaul
had said that what the soil OF this
country needs most is lime, and her,
are untold deposits Of II where II
can be shoveled into the cars, for
transportation direct to the fertilizer
works up the line.
At point farther along, we come
upon big patch Of limestone broken
up with the steam pillow IN adding q
large area to the sugar plantation
Coming To fence across the line, q
detour Is made through a rocky sec.
ton, growing up in glue bushes
The conductor shows remains oil
ancient native industry, the soil be-
tween the lava rocks once yielding
sweet potatoes, bananas, etc, IL
abundance to population that hal
now disappeared. Piles OF loos'
stones, bits OF stone fences, ant
stone platforms for drying fish, con
stituts the remains.
Emerging from this desolats look
ing tract, but which furnishes ex
cellent pasturage and browsing 10
cattle, the railway works are agail
struck. An encampment OF severa
tents is visited, with a solitary Euro
pean in charge. A long, shalloS
cutting is lined with deserted picks
shovels and wheelbarrows, and it
conjectured that a gang is hayinI
lunch somewhere in the bush. Pun
suing the line further We come acros
aChinese gang OF more than q scor
working hard under a foreman @
the same nationality. We now strik
out toward the Waianae mail roaC
skirting the foothills OF the Waiana
mountains. The mill is now severa
miles behind, but here is larg
tract OF land newly broken up wit
the steam pillow, upon which a hoe
OF laborers is seen planting cant
An idea OF the vast size OF the Ew
plantation can only DO gained b
travelling over it.
The road is now taken, giving tn
opportunity for gay galop, j
which the educated mule proves il
self a superb animal. Then a ira
is taken through young algerob
forest to the ranch house, where
windmill is pumping from a we
into huge circular tank, when,
the water is piped to row of cattI
pens. BY the way, the tank wa
constructed for slowing Mr.. Ba
tholomsw's i'll fated inter-islsnd tell
graph cable. To increase the wats
supply, Mr.. Won Holt had tunn'
driven in some distance from on
side Of the we'll, and the novel d.
vice fulfilled its object satisfactoril
After rest aud refreshment her
saddles are resumed aud, Tegainin
the main road, Wa soon reach tn
low cliffs against which the ocea
is booming. The promontori,
forming tho approach to Waiana
bay loom up grandly, and the tumu
OF the breakers at our feet adds I
to the sublimity OF the scene. Whe
the railroads shall have been oper
ed, scenery OF mountain aud SEA wi
be opened up, practically, to III
whole population Of Honolulu sue
~ few Of the denizens have ever 81
loved Within tina mast f.v y.ars