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The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29

But I overcame all difficulties by
carrying my camera to the outside Of
a window. Here fixed everything and
had the f1ashlight in my hand. When
the dance was at it's height I quickly
raised the sash, exploded the flash
powder and withdrew. Then 1 had to
leave town. The Indians were. in g.
rage. Bodily injury would have un-
doubtedly been done me, but 1 man
aged to bribe one Of the tribe and made
my escape.
''I have asked in all parts of Alaska
for pictures of potlatches, but have been
told they have never been taken, so I
believe that mine is the first picture of
the kind. picture Of the idol 1 am
sure has never been taken before. In
fact, one of the old men of the tribe
told me that 1 was the only white man
who had ever seen it,
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to find, to his horror. that 1t was full Of
worthless paper. 1t was not his own, but
another like it. and he had been deceived
by the resemblance.
Extraordinary to relate, this ingenious
band had worked for months without be-
ing once baffied, the money of which it
had contrived to possess itself being esti-
mated at upward of e80,OOO. The ring
leader, man about 80 years of age, had
provided himself with a rare show Of
French and foreign aliases, and with a
marvellous array of titles to boot He is
accused of having appropriated through
these nefarious transactions sums varying
from 5000 to over 10000 francs, and at his
abode divers tools used for the manu-
facture of the wonderful valIses have
been discovered. Another, who is charged
with having enriched himself under SINH
lar conditions, had fair amount of capt.
tai deposited in two banks. Six members
of the gang and a woman who lived with
one of them are now securely under lock
and key, and the police officials are being
warmly complimented on their capture,
which has been effected after a long and
patient stigation.-London Telegraph.
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what satisfaction I could out Of the
trip" said Mr.. Pillsbury when speaking
of the matter
my mind to go, but after 1 had done so
concluded to go in the best shape pos
sible and to see as much of the un-
usual as 1 could. 1 also determined to
take as many photographs of unusual
scenes as possible. In this I have been
more successful than 1 expected. But
the trip was an exciting one.
EARLY last spring l left San Fran
cisco, taking on the steamer with me
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29

Papa" said Tommy Tredway.
Now, Tommy" replied Mr. Tredway,
Il shall answer only one more question
to-day. So be careful what you ask"
Yes, papa
well, go on"
why don't they bury the Dead
Sea?"-Household Words.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29
FOUND AND PHOTOGRAPHED THE ONLY IDOL IN ALASKA
Arthur Pillsbury Heard Of
tbe Idol and Made q Per-
ilous Journey to See 1t.

dry. was bruised and bumped and
father was nearly exhausted.
when at last land did come in sight
had little idea that we could reach it.
The sea was rougher than ever, and it
was almost impossible to manage the
boat When we got near enough to
see the houses on land I saw that there
was no harbor or landing place. Only
q bare, sandy beach, with mountain
waves tumbling on it in wild confusion.
There was only one thing to do and
that was to try and make our boat hit
the beach as square as possible. kept
her head on and was almost congratu-
lating myself that she was running in
nicely when a crash came. The next
instant the boat was broken in two and
we were struggling in the water. We
reached land with difficulty, although
forty orfifty people were down to help u.s.
Fortunately our boat went ashore at
high tide, and the next morning she
was high and dry, but a total wreck
The engine, however, was not injured
in the least. This 1 got out and put
into an old boat I managed to find in
town, and we continued our trip to
Wrangel. This boat also served for my
trips to all the Alaskan points.
While in Wrangel an interpreter told
me of strange idol in an Indian vii
lage called Klukwan. The tales he told
me Of 1t were almost beyond belief, but
determined to go and see for myself
"Klukwan is about fifty miles from
Skaguay, and the journey to it Is a
most hazardous one There are no
roads, and every ounce Of provisions
had to be carried in with me. White
men don't go there because there
are no mines in the section.
:::. Part Of my journey was
by river, and had
s: :::: to pole skiff
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29

~ NE of the most remarkable trips
ever made from San Francisco
to Alaska and back has just been
finished by Arthur C. Pillsbury,
a Palo Alto student.
During his absence Mr.. Pills
bury accomplished the astonishing feat
of journeying from Seattle to Alaska In
a 20-foot gasoline launch. He followed
the same route as the big ocean steam
ers and covered the 700 miles to Alas
kan waters in safety. The entire trip
was one series of adventures.
At Dixons Entrance, after a stretch
of fifty miles of open sea voyage in a
storm, his small craft was dashed on
the rocks and broken in two. But he
got another boat and continued his voy-
age to Wransel, from which point he
worked out into the country in all d.
rections He found the only idol on
American soil that is worshiped to-day
and also took a fiashlight photograph
of a potlatch dance in full blast. AS
far as known, this IS the only photo
graph of one of these mysterious In
dian ceremonies that has ever been
taken.
While in the interior of Alaska, Mr..
Pillsbury had numbers of adventures,
and on several occasions had to beat
a hasty retreat for violating some of
the Indians ideas of what ought to be
photographed. But he escaped with
a sound skin and feels amply repaid
for the dangers of the trip. as he ac-
complished a great deal and secured a
number of valuable relics of the old
days before the white men came.
In a small room at Palo Alto Mr..
Pillsbury has his study. Here he is
surrounded by all sorts of Alaskan Gu
rios and photographs. OF the latter he
has many hundred. but the place Of
honor is given to the one of the mon
strous idol, which has a remarkable
value, because it is the only one in
existence.
Il went to Alaska for the
purpose of studying the
country and to get hM M
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29

What is called the Trelawny hat is
the latest thing in millinery. 1t juts
over the face in a point or else it is as
round and small almost as a teacup.
It is pinned as low down on the fore
head as possible and has one tuft of
plumes that waves from q jeWeled
aigrette on one sidA
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askN always kept far from
shore. Once a band of In
dians chased us in their canoes.
But of course the launch was able
to show clean pair of heels, greatly
to their surprise. A few shots were
fired, but fortunately none struck us.
Once we got stuck on a sandbar at
the mouth of a creek and didn't get
off for two days. Another time we ran
sideways on a log and almost upset.
Our boat sprung a leak one night and
while we slept, almost filled with
water. If we had slept an hour longer
1t would have sunk. To repair this
took several days. At night, when we
were close to shore, we could hear the
wild animals barking and bowling
They had a scent of US and were close
to the waters edge, waiting in the hope
that they might reach US. l killed
several Of these. There are the skins
over there.
For most of the journey up behind
the islands the weather was simply per-
fection. There were a few rainy days
but none of them very disagreeable
But just as we needed the fine weather
we didn't get it.
This was when we crossed from
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Worshiped by the Natives
and Sacrifices Made to 1t
Until Very Recently.

a 2O-foot gasoline launch, the Madrone
At Seattle l left the big steamer and
continued the journey to Alaska in the
launch. In order to be supplied with
gasoline I sent quantities of 1t ahead
and picked it up as 1 went along.
My launch was a comfortable one,
with hardwood cabin and all sorts Of
conveniences, but it was none too COM
Portable considering the rigors Of the
climate. My father was with me, but
he didn't enjoy the trip in the least,
as he is not used to boats and certain
kinds of hardships.
when we left Seattle the weather
was simply beautiful and we went
down the river at a lively rate, but in
a few hours we were buried in fog and
didn't dare go forward or backward.
l had never been in that part Of the
world before, and had not the least
idea Of where land was. There was
nothing to do but to lie there in mo-
mentary danger of being run down by
and wearing to the nerves. All night
long the fog lasted, but when morning
came the sun burst through and a
breeze came up. I then saw that we
were not 200 yards from a jagged.
rocky reef that would have cut our
Journey short right there if we had run
into it.
Clear. weather followed for a week.
and by this time we were up behind
Vancouver, where the water was
smooth and the air warm. I made no
attempt to hurry along. but simply let
the boat make such time as it could
without crowding When we came to
a nice place we stopped until we got
tired. 1 don't think our rate Of travel
was more than 100 miles a week.
1.-The sight of such a small craft run
ming along through those lonely waters
naturally attracted attention. and
we were in considerable dan
ger of being robbed. When
we tied up at night,
unless we were near
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29

. NE of the most remarkable trips
ever made from San Francisco
TO Alaska and back has just been
finished by Arthur c. Pillsbury,
q Paln Alto student
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17
THE DANGER OF IRRIGATION

The proper use Of water in irrigating
the cane lands may soon become vita.
question in these Islands.
Tho Department of Agriculture IN
Washington through its numerous and
efficient correspondents is informed
that irrigation may produce large
crops, but ruin the land. Ignorant
farmers and ranchmen, in California
and elsewhere have failed to study
the soil and the effect of water upon it..
But they are now discovering as a mat
constituents of the soil are leached out
and entirely removed by excessive irri-
CATION. This subject is now so forcibly
pressed upon the Department of Agri-
culture that it is taking steps to in
vestigate what the effect of excessive
irrigation is.
this investigation. This selection is
fortunate because the Investigations
will be made here, and on our own
soil. The plantations will have the i'm
mediate benefit of them.
The conclusions reached at the pres
ent time ar the Experimental station,
as presented in the report upon the
experiments is startling. If the guam
tity of water for irrigation may be
reduced seventy-five per cent. as the
experiments tend to show, and on the
other hand an excessive use of water
beaches off the valuable mineral ele-
ments Of the soil, it is evident enough
that we are in no position to boast If
our knowledge about cane cultivation.
We may be far in advance OF sugar
planters elsewhere, but if our planta-
tons are not conducted so as TO make
them permanently profitable, we are
making no real progress.
The temper of our planters is, how
ever, to avail themselves of all the
know ledge on the subject which scien-
tific study can give, and they may, and
ought to keep themselves in advance
of the worlds best knowledge on the
subject.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17

bound TO come. The carer BICYCLES
cost $3.50, yet a better wheel can
low be had for $40 When breech :
.oading shot guns were invented the
kind that now sells for $50 cost $500.
The price Of sewing machines ana par
Tor organs, not TO mention many other
utilities, has been similarly affected b>
progressive invention and a wider de-
nand. So it is fair 10 infer tha..
sooner or later, the automobile will be
Well within reach OF any man Who can
now afford a horse and carriage and
that it Will in some degree relard in
vestment in other means of mualcipa.
public transit. A generation hence
the self-prOpelling Vehicle may mono
police the carrying trade Of the
streets.
Honolulu, HilO and Hawaii generally
though by no means averse TO e.ec-
tric railroads and the like, will be
among the first Of ali Western com
munities 10 welcome the perfected and
cheapened automobile and 10 make 2
generous use of it. Owing TO extensivs
doOryards Honolulu is a city OF mag
nificent distances, fact which ac-
counts, along with the disreputabl<
ulule-car system, for our numerous and
busy hacks. These distances VIII neve
be lessened. On the contrary, as the
city grows into a mid-ocean Hong
kong, they will be doubled and trebled
and by that token rapid transit to and
from every street corner Will have to
come That will be the chance of tbs
to meet crying pubic
want and we cannot doubt that it will
not only meet it then but anticipate
it for many years. We are sure to
have private automobiles enough when
the demand of the s-Mississippi re-
gion begins to be supplied and in time
may manufacture them. And after the
private motor carriage the public one
must quickly follow.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17
THE LOCAL WATER QUESTION

A water shortage in Honolulu, such
very rare occurrence. The average
rainfall of this city is, in its dryest
district. about the same as that Of San
Francisco and is double that of San
Diego. yet both the California cities
ge. along very well through a pro-
cnged dry season. lasting in the case
f San Diego for seven months. Some
ines they feel a slight pressure Of
drouth but that is ONLY when, after
season of limited rainfall. their reser-
voirs are heavily drawn upon for or
chard and truck farm irrigation In
Honolulu the city reservoirs do not
supply the surrounding agricultural
country. They have only the city or
a part Of it to care for and a city a
hat which has an average annual rain
fall on the seashore of 1853 inches and
a maximum record OF 1882 inches. At
he minimum rate Of 1916 inches there
ought 10 be plenty OF drinking and
sprinkiing water, inasmuch as San
Diego, after allowing the orchardists
to draw supplies from its distributing
plants, finds that the water stored W
from an annual precipitation of II TO
II inches is all sufficient But San
Diego has big reservoirs and Homo
lulu little ones.
That indicates our trouble. Rain
enough falls but we do not get the
full benefit of it. The reservoirs up
the Nuuanu valley are too small and
too shallow TO hold enough water to tide
over a period of slightly diminished
They do not lack, the year
around, for rain, as in the valley an
annual precipitation of so inches and
more has been known; but sometimes
the rain holds off awhile and then the |
Nuuanu supply runs down alarmingly. |
Were the present reservoirs made |
larger and deeper and new ones built |
Dr. the Government reservation, q |
water shortage would become a thing |
unknown.
Unless it is proposed TO depend more |
and more on artesian wells and event |
Ially 10 rely on them altogether, we
think the Government ought, when |
TO take up the question of |
dams and settle the water
question for good and ALL The need
If larger water resources is increasing
with the growth OF HOnolulus popu-
alton and the money TO meet it is in
he Treasury waiting upon lawful APP
II q part of the surplus is
O go into public works why not reser-
-oirs? Nothing in the line of public
= provement could be more desirable,
lowever attractive other projects may
appear.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17
THE COMING AUTOMOBILE.

Automobile carriages, though COM
mon enough in New York and other
Atlantic coast cities are slow of intro
duction in the West. There are few
of these self-propelling vehicles in
California, Oregon and Washington
and at least one in Honolulu, though
m no place West of the Rocky noun
tains do they figure much commercial
". Some months ago a company was
formed to operate automobile cabs and
trucks in San Francisco and Los An
geles and great promises were made.
IL was said that, by the present time,
trucks carrying a ton weight each
would be giving an up-and-down-hill
service in San Francisco at the uniform
speed of ten miles an hour and that
cabs would be playing the mischief
with the receipts of the cable and
trolley cars. But the hopes thus raised
have not been realized Various ex-
cuses are given, notably the excessive
demand in the East and the great eX-
pense OF the machine. No doubt auto
mobiles are too costly though the
original prices have been reduced.
When the machines grow cheaper
the West and these Islands will see a
great many of them.
Cheapness and improved models are
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17

Only the highest grade of RED RUB
Der is used in the Stamps made by
the HAWAIIAN GAZETTE co.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17

When such men as Senator Cullom
can go far astray in the discussion of
Island affairs the wisdom of sending
delegates to Washington 10 keep Con-
gress properly informed needs no de-
Tense. General Hartwell and ex-At-
torney General Smith will find plenty
To do among the members of the SEN
ate and House and they ought to be OF
invaluable service to the cause OF good
government here. One of their first
efforts should be to put Senator Cullom
On his guard against gold bricks.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17

The sugar crop of Australasia for the
Last financial year was the largest on
record. Queensland produced 163,134
tons: New South Wales $4,000 tons;
Fiji $4,000 tons for export and a total
of 226.034 tons. The consumption is
estimated at 9iia pounds per capita.
The surplus was chiefly shipped to the
refineries of Canada and Hongkong.
1t la said the prospects for the coming
year are as good as were those Of any
previous one.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17

The Samoan settlement does not
leave Great Britain in with the United
States after all. II Is Germany that
stays In the group with preponder-
ating influence. IS that power has
nothing 10 trade which the United
States particularly wants the chances
are that the American flag will con-
tinue TO wave over Pagopago harbor
and that American influence will keep
a footing throughout the islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17

The logged fighting powers of the
British always show best in adversely.
That is now the case in South Africa.
where. since the capture of the Dublin
Fusiliers and the Worcestershire regi-
ment. General Whites army has won
some important successes. 1t Is quite
possible, perhaps probable, that Gen.
aral White will hold out until the ar
rival of General Buffers corps. when
the Beers. will. be- forced TO take the
defensive. Almost anything is predic-
able of the men vino are making such
brilliant sorties from Ladysmith.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17

The Jamaican reciprocity treaty
would not be of advantage 10 these
Islands, hence il is a matter of salts
faction that California and Florida
have united to oppose il. Considering
how we'll California did in the fight
against the Zante currant, it is likely
that the treaty will be easily defeated
by the two citrus-growing States COM
bined. Hawaii's interest, of course. is
in getting rid of sugar-producing
competitor.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17

Residence Lots on Pacific Heights
Are Now Offered For Sale.

~ No residence property having
similar advantages and attractions heathfuneSs of
location having elevation of from 10 to 500 feet and
affong the granest marine and scenic views also it's
proximity to the business part of the city, being less than
mile from the Progress Block has before been presented
to the people of Honolulu
One of the main features of this property and procured at
great expense the abundant supply of pure spring water
pronounced by Dr. c. B. God being the and best
drinking water obtanable in the island which is being
conducted into storage upon the property indie
pendent pipe line, and will be Supplied to residents al
Government rates.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17

"Glamis thou art. Cawdor thou shalt
be-" The promise fits the case of
James ID. Phelan of San Francisco.
whose third election to the office of
Mayor has put him in the direct line
OF promotion to the United States SEN
atorship. The State Democracy will
now bend it's energies to get the Leg
islature and on account of the Burns
Grant scandals of last winter it may
not have much trouble in winning.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17

The war in the Philippines presents
= sharp contrast to the one in South
Africa. In the latter the opposing
forces mass and fight and decisive bat
ties are had: in the former all the
massing Is done by the Americans
while the enemy scatters into guerrilla
squads and harnesses the movements OF
General Otis men without giving the
latter a chance to capture or kill many
OF them at time. Ii is doubtful if
,he Tagals appear anywhere a thou
sand strong. These tactics are eharac-
teristically Spanish and they are most
difficult to deal with as Napoleon him
self found out in the course OF the
Peninsular campaign.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17

The elections as whole were a dis
tinct popular Endorsement of the Nc
Kinley policy. In Ohio the Mclean
fight was along the lines of pro-silver
and anti-expansioa, the result being
that the Democracy was overwhelmed.
Bryan saved his home State and that
was about all, even Kentucky Telling
to elect has friend Goebel. Wherever
national issues were at the fore the
Administration was cordially sus-
tanned. Hence the Democracy WI.
be forced TO change front before 1900
and it will probably do its best TO per-
suade Dewey to lead the movement.
Bryan appears to he negligible guam
tity for good and ali.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17

The Lack OF street signs in Honolulu
does not concern the Old-timeTs much,
who could find the streets with their
eyes shut, but il is annoying TO stran-
gers. Few such signs exist in the bus
mess part of the city and almost none
NJ all in the suburbs. When We get a
municipality the trouble will be rene
died but there seems to be no good rea-
son to- wait that long.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17

Mr. Bryan's views about Ohio did
not come by mail. Perhaps they will
come a little later by wall.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17
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