The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-05-07
WORK At PEARL HARB0R.
TRIALS AND CIVILIZATIONS al
THE SURVEY PARTY.
DihCulty of Making HOrings -Description
of the Apparatus and Life at
the Camp.

DimCulty of Making ings-Dcscrtpttoh
of the Apparatus and Life ut
the Camp.
The party sent to Pearl Harbor by
Admiral Walker to make borings, with
view to estimating the cost of dredg-
ing channel through the bar that
obstructs its entrance has been hard at
work since Monday last, but owing to
bad weather and exceptionally high
seas they have accomplished less than
was expected.
Lieutenant Woods first duty upon his
bar where it is proposed to dredge the
channel They are placed IN two lines
and mark the proposed width of the
channel as 200 feet and its depth 30 feet
at low water. a scow was anchored
near one of the buoys and the work of
sinking a tripod that would securely
and steadily hold the heavy drill was
commenced The tripod used is con-
structed of six inch square timber, forty
feet in length, it being of sufficient
height so that although the bottom is
weighted and securely anchored to the
sand beneath the apex is eight or ten
feet above the high water mark. Al
first great difficulty was experienced,
the tripod in use being too
light for the work and not
weighted to resist the force of the sea,
but more weight was used and on Sat
urday last success attended their
efforts and tripod of sufficient
strength and weight was sunk.
The officers in charge had no more
than stopped congratulating them
selves on the completion of the hardest
work they have done since their arrival
in Honolulu, when line from the scow
fouled the propeller of the launch. The
launch losing Roadway, could not con-
troll the heavy scow which drifted,
aided by the heavy sea, against the
tripod, completely demolshing it. One
of the forty foot legs was carried away
and Lieutenant Wood is now in
town looking for another to
take the place of the one broken. The
tripod has been placed in position four
times only to be knocked down by the
heavy surf, each time falling upon the
scow and endangering the lives of all
the men at work.
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risk to those employed, the sea running
so high that the steam launch is half
full of water .most of the time, being
kept afloat only by continual pumping.
There has been only one accident how
ever, that being to DR.. Crandall the
surgeon in charge. He fell overheard
from the dingy and being quickly res
cued suffered from nothing wolse than
an involuntary bath.
The officers are very comfortably
quartered in Mr.. &. A. Browns house.
| They have their own cook and are said
to be living very well. Sharp discipline
is nforced-''reveille" at a. m. and
TAPS" at ten p. IN.
The men, fifteen in number, have
swung their hammocks in the trees sur
rounding the place, which at night pre-
sents the appearance of a small camp
McCandless Brothers, under the direc.
ton of the officers in charge of the ex
petition, are to make the borings. Sew
eral will be made so that the character
of the bar can be ascertained at eacl
point The machine used for doing tn,
work consists of a pipe, inside of which
is drill, set through the apex of tn,
tripod, firmly held in place by heavy
planks and resting upon the bottom
Water is forced through the pipe wash
; ing the sand away and permitting it t,
gradually sink. The drill inside tn,
pipe follows until it reaches rock o
; coral, it being then raised, dropped an,
, turned by means of a long piece of wire
drilling hole of sufficient size to per
= nit of the pipes sinking after it.
The boring heretofore done ha
: shown the bar to be a deposit of sand
This being SO the dred ging of a channe
will be accomplished with comparativ
! ease and the expense will be con
/ siderably less than the estimates, pan
ticularly as the bar has been found t
be narrower than was expected.
The tripod was reset to day and Dor
+ ing will commence in earnest. MI
e Rowell said yesterday that tn
=, sea was running higher tina
a at any time during the past yea
and he was not surprised at the Difficult
les experienced by Lieut.. Woods part,
England is evidently keeping her ey
on this work of the United States, on
of the Lieutenants from the Champio
having gone to Pearl Harbor during IL
! past week ostensibly for friendly Wis
> but it is believed in reality to inspe,
: the work and report.
N CIRCUIT COURT DOINGS.
The May Term Began To-day Some
i the Causes on Trial.
II The May term of the Circuit Court b.
II gan this morning before Judge Coope