The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-26
At THE CAMPS.
Well Boring Operations
Commenced.
Kalihi Resembles a Picnic Ground.
Five thousand People
CHARTERED.

SIdIIOh al hdllnl On TUESDAY last. i ne
well is down a depth of 400 feet. and
. the water is flowing at the rate of two
million gallons, approximately, every
twenty-fOur hours. The contract price
was $3.50 and calls for two more wells
which are to be completed within thir-
ty-fve days from the time of com
meneement.
No coral was encountered in sinking
the first well; almost pure clay was
met with to a depth of two hundred
feet, after which almost solid bed rock
was worked through for the remaining
29O feet.
On behalf of the Citizens Committee
Mr.. Young has made a contract with
McCandless Brothers to bore a well
for the Kalihi detention camp at a site
a few hundred feet mauka Of the camp.
The work of changing the rig from
King street to the detention camp was
begun on Thursday and will be COM
pleted either today or tomorrow.
The boring of this we'll will be I'M
der the personal supervision of Hon.
j. A. McCandless. who has undertaken
to keep the outfit running day and
night. The diameter of the well is to
be twelve inches and the contract price
is $500. Mr.. McCandless expects to
have to go from 500 to $50 feet before
striking sufficient supply of water, as
other wells in the vicinity are about
that depth. He estimates that the first
400 feet will be through coral and clay.
after which he expects to encounter
bed rock, with the possibility of some
boulders. Work will be rushed night
and day. ard 1t is expected that three
weeks will see the well in proper
shape and completed.
The water from this well will be
used for drinking, cooking, bathing
and for flushing the fumes. thereby
saving the expense of installing a salt
water pumping plant. s ..
The large force of carpenters at
work at the Kalihi camp has forced the
forward so rapidly that at
noon yesterday there were about 1000
people in camp and 500 more on the
way from Kawaiahao. There will be |
accommodation provided today for all |
The peopleremaining at Kawaiahao. es-
limated at 500; when these are re- /
moved there will be quite 5000 people !
1t the camp.
The division fences dividing the \
camp into sub-camps are rapidly ap- /
preaching completion, and it is expect
I'd that by tomorrow night these sub
divisions will be finished. As soon as
hey are completed the people will be
from each camp and taken to
he large baths and disinfecting build
ngs. DR.. Pratt will see that every per
ION is thoroughly disinfected and Civ
IN a clean suit OF clothing and that
heir discarded clothing Is thoroughly
In the meanwhile the camp
ut of which these people were taken
will be saturated with a solution of
ulphuric acid, after which the people
belonging therein will be returned and
rom that moment begin their term of
fifteen days quarantine.
Many of the occupants Of the camps
ave already spent nearly two weeks
here, but by reason Of the lack of di-
iding fences, no strict quarantine was
Ossible.
A pOstoffice for the camp was insti-
lted yesterday. Professor Hosmer has
cen placed in charge. A very large
mount OF mail, consisting principally !
Chinese and Japanese correspond
nee, is being distributed at the camp.
= A Miniature Monte Carlo.
The camp at all times Of the day
ssembles a miniature Monte Carlo.
t one time yesterday, within a radius
200 feet, fourteen gambling outfits
ere in full operation, while a crowd
Chinese, Japanese and Hawaiians |
,oked on.
The favorite outfit is a plain pine
Dard on which are six squares num-
cred from one to six. The banker has
Tree dice which he shakes round In
large cup, and finally turns them
7er on the table. covered by the cup.
nyone present can bet on any number I,
/ the board and places the amount Of .
S bet upon the square chosen.
II any one Of the three dice shows
lie number upon which the man has
aCed his money. he doubles his bet;
two dice show the same number. he
iples his wager, and if the three dice I
OuLd show the same number then he
ladrupies; but if none OF the dice
low his number then the banker
ores, and IS his chances are two
one all through. he makes a small
rune out Of the game. MS gains d.
u seem TO diminish the interest T.
and as ten cents is the limit, very
lie harm Is done. Some Of Jle more
lb.-iCus spirits run 90 d9m.uOss and
her mysterious games known Oa-y 90
e willy celestial
The camp generally bears more the
pelraUC- o. an outdoor picnic th-n
detention camp .rr the discovery 1i
szu= cases. children are rJuIilE
1und, playing each. ball or -e--sav.
rbe-s are plying their business Oh
raLd-s or under the shade Os ire e.
.tive boys and girls lou around and
~ upon guitars and taT0 patch I'D
as, while over all is the r1ttls and
NJ OF some 400 carnaurers nlviug saw