The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-25
What Was Seen on a Tour Of In
spaCti0n Of Pacific Heights.
HOW Mr.. DESKY BUILDS ROADS
Exclusive Water Works. Electric
Light System. Electric Railway
and Other ConvenIences.

There are quite a number of people
in this city who think they know all
there is to be learned about road build
ing. but even such might get n pointer
or two by taking a trip over the road
that G. :. Dcsky has about completed
to Pacific Heights. by which name he
designates what he is determined shall
he the future Mob Hill of this city.
II has gotten to- be pretty well un-
derstood here that what Mr. Dcsky un-
dertakes will surely be accomplished.
And he is n gentleman who does not
allow any grass to- grow under his feet
when he starts in to do anything. as
witness what he has done in the way
of road building TN the last three
months.
Accepting an invitation to a drive
yesterday over the new road behind n
spanking big team that cost Mr.. Dcsky
from California about three weeks ago.
an Advertiser representative was
shown many things in the course of the
afternoon that opened his eyes to the
great work now being carried ON in
opening an the Pacific Heights proper
". In the FIRST place IL must be- un-
derstood that this property embraces
some 42O acres formerly owned by the
Booth esta and that Mr. Dcsky paid
lir the nciEhLorhood 81 StOo. 900 for It,
The tract includes the main ridge di-
viding the Nuuanu and Pauua valleys
and the land ON either side of u cX-
tending from the Pauoa stream ON one
side To the Nuuanu stream ON the 9th
er. About eighty acres of the highest
portion OF the land is suitable for res
idenCe property. and comprises charm
ing knolls. undulatinE pasture lands
and gentle slopes of easy descent. Here
are found beyond question the most
beautiful views to- he obtained any
where on the Island. At attitudes
ranging from 400 to- 200 feet. according
to- location. most beautiful panoramas
unfold themselves to- view. The prct-
~ city OF Honolulu and its still more
beautiful environs lay beneath. the ta-
patches and rice fields of the Pauoa
valley are stretched almost at ones
feet like a carpet. One actually looks
down into PVnchbowl. not at 1t. while
the beautiful villas OF Waikiki can be
the bold. rugged outlines OF Diamond
Head and the silvery sea as n back
ground. Away of in the other dircc-
ton are the Eva and Oahu plantations
looking like evergreen Elades tn the
brilliant VerdanCy OF their cane fields.
the silvery thrcadlikc streams and
quieSCent lakes that distinguish Pearl
harboT. with the waiauac mountains
half hidden in their own Shadowy
depths and BARRIERS Point thrown out
in bold relief against the broad Paci-
iiC. Truly a magnificent view and one
OF which the eve can never tire.
The road which Mr.. DeSky has had
CONSTRUCTED to reach his property
leaves the Government road at a point
near the Booth homestead. For the
first three or four hundred feet there
Is a seven and one-half per cent grade.
but afterward the grade g. uniform.
six per cent for the entire distance TO
the top OF the ridEe-two miles and a
quarter. The greater portion of this
road. especially at the lower end. is
blasted out OF solid rock. thousands of
tons OF which have been used ia con
structing rock walls and embankmcuts
and in forming n solid ruadbcd. 80
even is the grade and so easy the as
cent that teams can go to the summit
at trot.
1T has cost me about 10000 %
build this road said Mr.. pesky. while
on the way up. and Il will take an
other $1,000 to- finish Il. All this work
has been done inside of three months.
At the rate the Government Is putting
the Nuuanu valley road through IL
would take them three years TO do
what ! have done in three months. and
YOU will notice that this road Is Mid.
enough for three teams to be- driven
abreast. There IS no shoddy work
Iabout this road: q Is built on the old
Roman system-built to last. I have
had as high as eiEhty-fiv. men ON this
work almost constantly and my paw
rolls for the last two months have av-
eraged $500 per day exclusive of tools
powder and fuse. No. there has been
no contract work done here. Time Is
money with me. and my experience ts
that I can get moro work done iu q
shorter time 10 keep the supeTiutsnd,
CUCe OF tt tn my own hands In an,