The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-05-20
FROM VIM. cassie
Island Man Has His Alas.
ka Mining Outfit.
Writes From DulSsen-Soun1 West
Prospecting Drill and Aseh2n-
zeal Psrs-irtsrNtsw>

t1&WS1 : S"l EN0lkS ~ --sS-< u
Ksa2sa plantation. was the first week
Of this month st Dalpeh. Ninn- the
susSs II Edward Z. Williams, owner
&zG manager u the I.yeSurn ths&rsr
81 rhz. pr&cs. Mr. Williams IS well
known here. He Is the brother Of
MIS-. =. W. Howard ard has twice
visited The Islands The lScs0n
tnssrs-. by tbs w&y, Is one q the
hxr&Sczss- &zi usoSc expensive play
nocsas ~ the United States. The
srces,sce xr6 superintendent OF CON
srr1csIo1 tor the chs&rs- WAS Mr.. Trap
hass1- ROW IN business IN this city,
lEr. EzSS5s. Who Is bound for Alaska
mining fields ultimately. writes 70 5
friend that he stopped St nulOth on
the WY hack 70 san Francisco from
New YORK He had also visited Wash
frzrcc. Baltimore, Cleveland and Chi
c&so-
lIr. EaSSEa Is backed heavily in 5
b5z Undertaking cy Island men He
has had some experience ST ntnI1g
and was an excellent u&chiutSt and 3
rhC-c-zn engineer before he came To
take charge q SUE2r mills here eSsh-
teen ye&rS 4zo> Fur his work IN the
sclS Es-GS bs has h&d built 3 boiler
ts-h-p- that weighs only SO pounds
and an engine Of the same power
which he declares with enthusiasm 10
be : I6ttIs marvel To complete this
outfit ths-s Is i placer prospecting
trllI from which bIS results are sx-
rsc.sG- The design Is Mr.. E2>Sfe'S
0Eu- This Gr5II c4n Dc sent through
Sl-usc any Slrt Of s formation st the
rars ot eight 70 ten feet per hour. Il
brings Up : cure ot four and one-hSlf
inches and IN day or two : depth
Of ftry fsSt can be p1ospsctsi. Now
as 10 the equipment for the actual
mining work Mr.. E2SSie has h&i
constructed two mechanical sold pans
Each one Is capable OF doing the work
ot nifty men With pick and shovel
II VII Be Ses1 that Mr., E2sSIs viii
Dc quite furnished tOC business when
he ssrS INTO the gold territory. He Is
How IN San Francisco. having reached
The Octlts1raI hotel about the Ie1h-
3Er. E2sSis sends 2Ioha 70 all Homo
Irlu and Island friends. MIS-, E2ssie
x now IN New York City with rsla-
rITsS of ts- husbands and Is enjoying
hs- visit there ysEy much While in
Duluth Mr. EEsSSis %aS interviewed for
the Tribune the leading newspaper Of
1Eat place and among other things
Saf5-
IKE wzLT D@eS UZe sEe~s q
fastening the annexation OF the Isl
szdS 70 the United States Nothing
nay Be done 81 this time, for the
c11ztry Is too much engaged. perhaps
but I think the eyes Of the nation
wlI b,a opened 10 the isS5ranTlity OF
me Islands for : naval station IS veil
Is t1- extending wealth and territory
II EaS 81 awful foolish move OF the
part ot Cleveland 10 pull down The
American tag On the Islands after It
had once been raised II Liliuokslali
had bee1 put back on the throne she
would not have been allowed 20 stay
there long enough 70 VAIN IL I have
bean N ardent 4-uzxztio1iuSt svsT
since I 81 loot ol thosa Islands. and
! an S1I Of that mind. The people
Of S1bsCzzcs q the Islands. the peo-
p.s Lhzt have ths gooi OF the Islands
ar bsGTr- are unanimous for aRnsxa-
IiCz- America K our natural nzTk=t-
and this country Is preferred for an
1sxE1Oz zh0va all Others America Is
rac0gliEsi Is the most progressive IA
ton and there Is also so1s ssatimsRt
= ~sI Is business II the desire 20
becola annexed 10 ths United States
I also fook 70 see the lsying Of
cable between the United States and
Honolulu q The earliest possible no
Esat stCsf The wsr With Spain IS
over