The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-25

New Workers and engineers having joine'
forces II saves us from considerable
guard duty and they are a good way
from MS have been TO Honolulu twice
since I hast wrote you-wcll. three times
but once to sec wherc Fletcher was laiC
to rest. You spoke OF coming 10 live here
Well for my part. no. II Is a poor place
| for me. think. and - far am quite dis
appointed In II. Nothing seems 10 grow
To profit unless irrigated, Fruit II high
they claim that no many soldiers passing
through have more than cleaned out th'
crop II any one should say Il was a trop'
] teal country | would be liable TO dispute
them. Il IL not. from my point OF view
and | have gone around considerable,
Three or -four OF US week ago went into
the country and expected TO see wonders;
We did not. Rice and sago seem TO do well
and few bananas and pineapples were
, about all W. saw. They say this IL not
the finest island-I guess not, We got a
Hour sack OF tamarinds, though, They
look like a bean. but have meat In them
something like the China nut, only Il Is
sour enough TO make u good lemonade
tnmarindade, | presume, would be cor.
rect We also on the trip ate prickly
pears, manages and KauvNs, Manages
like, gauvas are NJ for Jelly only, guess,
and prlckly pears, excuse me. Our COM
pany was given ride OF Is miles 10 Il
sugar plantation and mill. Again | was
and the mill was being repaired, We 10
on trips Saturdays and got Wild tomatoes,
which are change and at first not only
change but something to MI up on. rs
there was trouble over the supplies at
first and N cup OF coffce and a slice OF
bread was s1ven us for meals for three or
four days. But things are better now,
myself went into the kitchen for week
and now | am famous for my boiled rice
with dip Dip ls made from sugar. vine-
gar, water and nutmeg, but they all said
II was fine and as ate good deal my
self guess II was, You can imagine the
work OF cooking for ninety men on an
open fire, You get up at 1 o'clock and go
to bed at s. You, of course are excused
from everything else and have two men
to nclp (kltchen pollce) detailed for the
day | was second cook, but was the
head guy while was there. as the first
cook second class man, was an irish
man and couldn't read-was unable to
read the army cook book, A bucket and
II half Is enough rice. two Of beans, and a
brller wash boile) fun OF spuds will do,
Wen, think did better than most OF
the cooks, as 30 many wanted me to stay.
Thursday l went to town and had dinner
at Butaughs. Friday was with q mule
train-a regular government outiit-haul-
Ing stun from town. Today am super
numerary, thatls, | am TO stay around so
II any Of the guards take sick | MI their
places, AS We only mounted three men
on guard today, guess | will not be
called for, but must stay at home. Camp
life IL about the same here as at the Pre-.
sidlo, only It Is warmer and our mail IL
80 irregular, For instance, you might
write two letters and the one you wrote
and mailed last would perhaps reach me
first, | do hope you get all my letters
and think you will, We are faring very
very poorly, as this is so hard place tC
lget stun; but II is improving as we sc
along. The days are good and warm, but
we are nearly used to them by this time,