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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-27

S. S. Charleston steamed into the lit
tie harbor and fired a shot at the anti
quated old fort. The Spanish Governor
sent out his regards and thanked them
or.the honor of the salute, and apollo
giZed for not being able to return the
courtesy, for they were out of powder
That Governor was the most surprised
man ever on the island when he was in
formed that he was prisoner.
Thus Guam became an American pos
session. The remaining twenty-three ISL
ands of the group We're sold to Germany.
They are practically worthless, as they
have harbors.
{. CLIMATIC CONDITIONS.
The climate of Guam Is hot. From 10
in the morning until in the afternoon
the heat is so great that a white man
will sooner or later fall victim to the
sun IL he is constantly exposed during
those hours.
Rain falls in frequent showers, usually
at night. Heavy rains accompanied by
strong gales of wind occur during the late
summer and autumn months, and occa-
sionally a typhoon of terrific violence
sweeps over the island. These typhoons
are expected at least once in every three
years, or as an old resident remarked
Whenever there is an exceptionally good
yield of mangoes.'
| SOIL AND VEGETATION.
the soil OF the island is very fertile and
with the exception of the northern end
where lack of water is a serious draw.
back, the whole land will grow most Of
the tropical fruits in .abundance-cocoa.
nuts, breadfruit. mangoes. pineapples and
custard apples do exceptionally well
while coffee. tobacco. sage. rice, yams
corn and sugar cane can be grown II
many localities.
! There Is enough sugar cane land on the
Island to make one good plantation OF
about 1000 acres perhaps. This cane land
however, Is all owned In small farms by
the natives and is very hard to buy. A
native considers It Disgrace to part with
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T>HE ISLAND OF GUAM Is the
southernmost and largest of the La
drones group, IT being thirty two
miles In length by twelve in width 1t
is twenty days transport voyage south
west OF San Francisco. twelve days from
Honolulu. landed on the island from
the U. s. A. II. Warren on May 2lst.
There are no wharf facilities on the
island. All passengers and goods must
b. lightered by small boats about one
mile and a half TO n small landing place
called Peti. a native village of some fif-
teen houses built in the midst of a fine
cccoanut grove. The most imposing
structure In the place Is a big warehouse
OF corrugated iron built by the Western
Commercial Company Of San Francisco.
For the most part. the houses are small.
built Of bamboo and rooted with cocoa
nut thatch.
The transportation facilities OF the ISL
and consist of numerous heavy carts.
drawn by water buffalo or oxen, and some
ten or twelve misunderstanding Filipino
ponies. hitched by an odd assortment OF
strings and ropes to high-wheeled Span
fsh carts.
For the consideration of one dollar each.
the driver OF one OF the carts agreed to
land us In Agana, the capital Of the ISL
and. distance about eight miles.
One OF our party. who had been assidu-
ousiy studying Spanish during the voy-
age, thought our dark skinned driver
offered hne chance for the practice OF
kIn-n~.asx.~n~cualr~d fnnwssacra hut No
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ancestors, and consequently will not part
with such land for many times its real
value. Good cocoanut land, however, may
be bought for from two to five dollars
per acre.
With the exception of a few low noun
tains in the southwest, the island is COM
paratively level and covered with jungle
or tropical forest, in which there are sew
eral species of hardwood trees of value,
but these are too scattered to make lum-
bering profitable.
FLORA AND FAUNA
My object in visiting the island was to
make thorough study of it's flora and
fauna and to make a scientific collection
Of the same. The report on this work
may be obtained from the Bishop Mu-
scum, Honolulu.
There are about twenty-five species of
native land birds on the island, the most
abundant being a beautiful red honey
sucker, closely allied to the well-known
"Apapawa" of Hawaii. There is also
Jajagwag," the swift that builds the ed
ihle nests, and "Sehig.'' the kingfisher
who has forgotten how to catch fish and
SO lives on lizards and grasshoppers. Cor
geous colored fruit pigeons are common.
Game birds are fairly abundant. The
Ladrone duck Ga species of malIard), the
Asiatic golden plover, two species of rail,
curlew and bling bing," the pigmy
quail can be found on the island during
TIC cHtHc year. MANY spccleS Oh wafer
fowl visit the island during their migra-
tons.
There are very few mammals. The
Philippine deer, the fruit bat, a small cave
bat. a species OF rat, and two varieties
| of mice comprise the entire list
| About 100 species of fish were secured,
several of which are new to science.
Land and marine shells of many species
are abundant. secured $500 Specimens.
Insects are very abundant, and mosqui-
toes are a pest There are four species
of reptilia on the island, but no snakes.
Centipedes and scorpions are very abun-
Idant and can be found In almost every
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flows during the last storm" said SuDer
visor Marston Campbell yesterday, "A
one that the majority of people do nOd
During the past few YEAR
Honolulu has built up so rapidly and
many of the buster Streets have IA
permanently repaired with macadam N,
/ there is, now a largely increased stretl
of territory in the City where the n
will not absorb the water in case of heal
rain.
! Honolulu has no streets which are M
viGed with storm water sewers. Thd
! should be on every important street
soon as possible, especially in the busnj
centers, and the streets leading tra
/ Punchbowl. The Street Department pH
poses to at once begin the work of layd
these sewers. On Kukui street some
the pipes are already on the ground a
mere are being made right here in
City by Honolulu laborers, and We I'd
to have the whole sewer in in a
weeks. The sewer will drain the sta
water through a low section adjacent
the Nuuanu stream. which has alWa
been flooded hitherto in case Of
storms.
Fort street hassbeen surveyed for
storm water sewer and as soon as We
lget at it it will be laid / will guaran
that when this sewer is laid you will
liable to walk across Fort street anywk
latter any kind of a storm without gett
more than the soles of your shoes =
1t will be made of 27-inch pipe and WI
Icapable of carrying off the water n
tany kind of a storm.
Improvements are needed on Nj
street and the whole street ought to
lmacadamiZed as soon as possible Pun
bowl street needs attention and will
lceive it as soon as We can get at II.
little wooden trough which runs al
| Punchbowl street is not nearly ample
lcarry off the storm water and il is 70
replaced with a cement drain. Surye
Wall and / went all over the Punchp
district and planned the new grades
they will be established very shortly
we shall get at the work.
| During the big storm of last Wee'
was out on the streets looking al
draining and noting where the gra
part of the flood water came from,
have pretty good idea where we nee
begin in putting in the storm sewers
larger streams / followed up to
sources and located them on map
shall know when the work goes on
how large the sewers need to be ana
proper place to begin the work OF Ia
them and where work is needed al =
1.-The storm of last week did more
age than l had at first thought only
lpleted on Monday the work OF era
Off the debris from the streets and, IN
my men have removed 1,500 cubic yarO
material which had been washed cow
the streets by the storm. That shows
much storm sewers are needed mere.
initial cost will be considerable pnl
be more than made up by the SAVING
the streets. Such a storm as thal VI
week does an immense amount OF adN
to the streets besides bringing do"n
on them, for it washes off the super
and lays the macadam bare.
"The work of laying sidewalks Is
gressing all over the City. In many
. tricts beyond the limit established y!
McCandless sidewalks are being la.
property owners and if the work 60.
ues Honolulu will have fine sys"i
: 1sidewalks all over the City
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spirits of the woods. When they eut
Down tree they would address this spir-
1t of the woods in this way. Forgive me.
put need this wood for my house: /
leaVe you part" They firmly believe
when dog howls he sees these~evil spir
its passing by.
These primitive inhabitants danced and
sang the ancient legends. In war their
chief weapon was the sling: oval stones
used in these weapons are still occasion
ally found.
Ihere are. in various parts of the ISL
ana, number of ancient stone columns
each capped with smooth round stone
Ihese columns are of various heights and
sizes but always set in straight line
and in pairs. These are calleds .'monu-
mental stones but are probably the re-
mains of ancient buildings. They were
old when the island was discovered and
no legends or history can - found con.
corning them. While / was endeavorine
10 eHcavates one of these monuments
stones native came running to war;
me that they We're the place where soir
It's lived, and. should 1 by chance toucr
one or them great sickness would come
| upon me.
MODERN HISTORY
When Guam was first colonized IN.
island, like Hawaii. was ruled bv cbief,
or great power and influence who nat
uraliy did not like to yield up this powe,
to the Spanish. They were accordinel,
hunted down and killed Guam beca m,
an important stopping point for the ricl
Spanish galleons sailing from the Orien
to Mexico Mexican soldiers were brouch
over to help garrison the place. Late
tie island was made a ponal COLONY 70
natives Of the Philippine Islands. 1t wa
also favorite stopping point for whal
ing vessels.
| Consequently the race inhabiting tn
island today represents a congiomerat
mixture OF the original Chomorros an,
the Spanish. Mexican, Filipinos and rene
gade whites.
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several unsuccessful attempts he. was
rather mortified by having the driver
turn around and remark, Please speak
English, sirr'
This eight-mile drive from Peti to Aga
ma Is one of the great attractions of the
island. 1t winds among the shady groves
OF cocoanut palms heavy with their
fruit; on over three or four streams each
with its picturesque old bridge with it's
spanish name, past two or three small
native villages, where little brown chill
dren-true "Moglus,'' without even n
shred of clothing, stand at attention and
gravely give the military salute as one
passes. Farther on We met long strings
OF creaking buffalo carts crawling their
lazy way to the landing.
These carts We're all heavily laden with
! coprax, the dry kernel OF the cocoanut.
which Is largely used in the manufacture
OF soap and Is the only export of the isl
ard.
Agana, the capital OF the island. Is a
typical Spanish town with about 5000 in
habitants. There are 5000 people on the
entire island. These people are very
mixed lot. and while they call themselves
iChamorros, and have distinct language
I was unable TO find a single full-blooded
nat tive in all the land.
EARLY HISTORY.
| The Island Of Guam was discovered b,
Magellan about 300 years ago, and wa.
colonized by the Jesuit priests in 1853. A
that time. according to the early legend!
and as recorded by ancient manuscript.
OF the church which have recently beer
!, translated by Lieut.. f. n. Stafford, y. 8
NJ, the island was densely populated
there being about 5000 on Guam alone
They were q distinct Micronesian race
probably segregated at an early age from
the Inhabitants Of the Philippine Islands
These early inhabitants wore a print
tive dress Of grass and lived on fruits AND
fishes. II IL recorded that they caugh
and dried great quantities Of fish. Their
| religion consisted of q worship Of IN,
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A complete collection of all the pIdnn,-
the island was secured. The hul in.;r
species was dlsappoin''
small. while the number OF eNo'i''
wonderfully large.
CIVILIZATIONS.
The chief civilizers of the place o.
companies Of American MARINES
city of Agana and the [. ;. guiip -
semitic stationed in the harbor ~,
also a branch of the Honolulu Mss 80
Society in Agana, and Cathohc GU N
abound. In addition to the aoO ,,'s
are in Guam just four white clIli I1,,, r
one American woman-the plug" n
neer school teacher of the isianu M
Romburgh of Indiana. To be sur M
are several Spanish families Of eIoD nIa
who constitute the society OF ''. '.1 y
There is also a family of Ha"ans q
native of Samoa, and a village Oh
Caroline Islanders. ,o5 RI
There is about ten miles OF soot e
on the island, due to the energy
I.eary in making the natives a. NJ
the road tax The remaining Eoa Of
place are very bad; in FACT
trails. ma
In the city of Agana there ar "a th
good substantial stone buiidines' srneri:
or four very good stores. AT the. L CO
store of the Western CONNIE Inject
|pany one can buy any Ordinary
use. -. IsLa
The ordinary house all over 18th
is a small bamboo structure grog
floor about three feet above ,bs IN.
under the floor one always iinds ard
ffahl,, mig tied hy the hind res n
number of dirty brown cniiuiit shO
very picturesque and all that Tho VI
be, according to the people nroUs
about the Orient. but 1t wouiu scri
make New Highlander long Ioi a nat
bling brush and good hose. ,yro XII
Igravely informed me there WEI ssorad Il
|of pigs IN Guam. and 1 woh i,ran but
was making a pun ON the chii'i
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street sweeping, no free garbage deiiv-
cry system, nor street electric lights,
nor water mains mauka of Kinau
street; these are some of the grievances
of the Punchbowl district.
When the superintendent of Public
Works has finished getting the curves
about the Capitol rounded off to his
satisfaction and has experimental suffi
GENTLY with the laying Of cement side
walks round the same building and in
the vicinity of Thomas Square he might
be good enough to devote little at
tention to the Puowaina district. New
err mind cement sidewalks, earthen ones
are good enough for those living on the
heights of Punchbowl.
W. F. WILSON.
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Residents along the slopes of Punch
bowl have for long time had griev-
arce against the Street Department be-
cause OF what they considered the man
ner I'm which their district was neglect
ed by that department. The Advertiser
prints today a plant from one of the
dwellers In that district together With
pictures which show in what condition
those streets have been. With this Is
published statement from Supervisor
Marston Campbell of the Street De-
partment In which he outlines some of
the work which is being done and
which Is i'm hand for the Improvement
Of the district. During the past week
Mr. Campbell sent out notices to all
residents along Miller and Punchbowl
streets between Beretania and Kinau
streets directing them To put in stone
cCrbs SO that the contemplated ma
cadamizing of those streets might be-
gin at once.
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The following is summary Of the
observations Professor Alvin Scale. the
naturalist connected with the Bishop
museum. made during several months
stay on Guam whittier he went for the
museum. He returned on the Grant by
way Of San Francisco and has written the
following for the ADVERTISER.
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What Campbell SAYS.

The matter of the storm drainage of the
City is under consideration by the Street
Department and in few more months it
lis hoped that the business portion of the
City will be provided with storm water
sewers that will carry off all possible
flow even in the heaviest rains.
The principal reason of the large over
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~ DITOR ADVERTISER:-In a re-
IL. cent issue of local newspaper,
mention was made OF the fact
that Road Supervisor Campbell is just
about to start I'm to construct a fine
boulevard which is to skirt along the
beach beyond Diamond Head. 1t was
also stated that ne intends to employ
n hundred men to do the work and is
going to make things hum.
Now seeing that Mr.. Lansing, the
Treasurer of the Territory. has but re-
Gently announced that there are not
sufficient funds TO pay the outstanding
Treasury warrants. does II not appear
rather strange that the Road Super
visor can at this moment find the
money to spend in building boulevard
situated six miles or so out of town,
where no people live and planned sim
ply for the benefit of a few land specu-
lators? IL would seem a better state of
affairs II the Road Supervisor were to
devote his entire time and attention
first of all to giving the community
good roads In the business part of the
city and to fixing up the roads in the
districts where the mass of the people
Hive. When that Is done, he may then
he at liberty to devote his surplus en-
ergy and funds to giving us wide boule-
wards In the vicinity of Koko Head or
Moanaiua.
The Road Supervisor, or his superior
In office. the Superintendent of Public
Works, seems TO forget also that there
Is partNof Honolulu. yclept Punch
bowl. which Is not quite six miles from
the Postoffice or from the office of the
Bureau Of Roads and Bridges. He Is
possibly not aware that since the fire
swept away Chinatown, Punchbowl dis
trict is the most densely populated
part OF the city. IL he has forgotten
this fact. he might look up the figures
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|. Q. r. NJ.

EGAN TRIBE No. 30. Improved Olie' Red Men.
u meet In regular council AZ Ellis Han at the 9Th
run on the pd sleep ot every seven suns oi each
moon. All Red Men visiting our hunting grounds
are welcome. l.. y. ARBoTr.
w. W. fuliN. e.. of X. Sachrm.
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Liberty. Yankee Girl. Ruckeye. Buekhorr.
Mono. Summit and Virginia qtr Gins. ....... 400
Mortcage---Iune 90. Harry Baker ct uN to
WI SEQ. y acre Sc - OF Sc -. sec 20
tp9.s e.... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100
Reiease-Julv ,, X 7 Heninycr to u L 4 :
Raker. mortgage On utovc described lani sp
MISCELLANEOUS
JuLgmen,--June ~. W G. Willie ami q lack
son IN favor Of n A Bai>icy ct al.......... sso
Bill of saic--June is. Y " Frame to W n
Sterling. Int in Sumrter Forwarding Co.
second party assumes debts " same AMI re
leases Frame. .............,.....,... $50
Judgment March 0, Daiemani & Co in favor
oi BoiinSon OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. a.
Judgment June ~. John Bartlett. lno Sull'-
van and e. u Comsiock. tavor Of Henry Rust
and Mocer ca, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IS,
Judgment 10. ! q Cannaiy and NJ
Darling. tavor OF J HALEY. ................ v
Judament-April q. Foster Cooley ana Perry
Queen. favor Baer. r..,...,.......,..,.... oI
Judgment July s. VIM Sullivan. favor G. y
MeWill ans. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
Juigment--JuIy o. Gold Finch N Co iSvor :
L Davis. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. too
Judgment. July o. Josish Speeiman. favor
John II Iett ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, zee. 'ss
Action-Juy .. Samuel Reynolds ~ { W De-
witt and II l. McLsne. attachment tor goods
sold ieiiS ...,,.,..,,.,,..,,,,.,...,, io'
Action June %. u Z Butler " X e. Haywood
el al. Tor amt Of judgment. .................. oio
Attaehment--juiy Q, Edward Tusk vs. K W
Sloan. ct al action to recover on note. ...... su
Action July y. = & Williams vs. Little Giant
Mining Go. to recover tor lator ana services
and money expended ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, -s'
Judgment July ,. Bansct,e Con Gold Mining
To. favor l. Choa,e .......,..,....,.,.... ~,
Judgment july :. r N Harrison ct ., tavor J.
~ pSvion ami N A Bs,s,ey. ......,........ us
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Sun1pter
District

1t is not only without an
equal, but has no rival in
quality and quantity of re-
liable information published
every week. Its circulation
is already the largest of any
paper published in the dis
trict. both locally and in
other communities and
states, and is growing rap
idly. As an advertising
medium The MINER stands
at the head Of the list, as its
columns demonstrate. Ad-
vertiSing. like everything
else, is worth little or Moth
ing if it costs little or moth
ing. THE MINERS rates are
reasonable.
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The
Department

is equipped with the best
material known to the trade.
Its presses are modern. its
type is artistic, varied and
up to date, and only the
best workmen are employed
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Including North Pole. l.. a t., Gilman. Ohioand al.
jacent mines.
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Mining
Supplies

Location blanks. handsome
Autographed stock certiii-
Gates. corporation seals,
stock records and journals,
ftice stationery. all of the
best workmanship, furnish
ed on short notice. Ex-
elusive agent for the worlds
standard
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COUNTY RECORDS

The following Is the record of Official
business transacted at the county seat OF
Baker county for the week ending Tues
day, July 10:
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Warranty ieei-June ss. Henry Clough ct ux
to Geo Townsend. lots 10. II blk s6. Lining
ton adm. Baker City. Observation-Disclosures. .,
Warranty deed-feb ~, Sumrter Townsi,e Co
to Chas b Richardson. lots !, ., !, -. rs. 10.
- blk sS, s 7 Cos tst adm. ................ 100,
Warranty deei-June 10. RA Raver e, ux ,oL
Suatton, lot 10 hlk q. Sumpter Heights ain ao'
Warranty icsdMay !. Jos Palmer ct ux to
kolb, acre tract In SEX Of swh sec otp
OF zoe. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. So
Warranty deed--Eet s. Z X Thompson 9, us to
Geo 7 Bronaugh. 2s II lot I blk q. Baker
City Observation-Disclosures, ioS
Warranty deed-Juy !, Geo T Bronaugh e, ux
10 Henry Harrison. ) ss II lot I tlk ., Baker
lily '.'....,.,..,,,,...,....... )se'
Warranty derd-June rs. 4 = Warner to ChaS
Long. lots ~. rs blk IS, ist AIN to East
Sumptef ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. =
Warranty deed i-Arrii rs. Jas u Leishman ct
w W u sosiH IL tpp asIc> w sSe w SV ~"
Warranty dssd--May =. John Waterman e, M
10 WIN Repsn, lot, >, g blk !, Bowls aJn to
Baker City. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. no
Warranty irei--Jupe n, 10, Eux,see et ux 10
viii u Ellis. lot blk :. S,urges & Co ain
Baker City NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s
Warranty isea-Jun~ as, Sumpier 7 Co,oJ y
Stoaiari. lot ! nix h. = T II ain Sumptef 40
WARRANTY lie, ,-AprN "A. John TsI,aicto 10 !
S,oais,i. RS acre, In sec 10 ,or,~.. %,
u,,, ,, i,,,,, w., p..,, =, ~ n
.t Ci,. ,........................... TO.
u.,,, iwI,.,,., nj, ~, \,
Baker Civ, acre, in ,,c 10, ,posr.o. rs
Warranty ieei-fee 10. Sumr'er ] Go to Mel
lie Bergman. .'g oi lots .. f'k -, Sumref
is'ai '..''.''' '''''''''''''''''''''' "a
Out claim ieed-June 40. W u Fisher ct w A"
II A'tkin. sao acres In secs ~ iA'pis>r
e''.'''''.''''''.. '''''''''''''''''''''' ~
Out claim ieej--Ma, ~. Grimm iu'eh M'n'ne
" "A"e' ~"' wv" WV" ~" WV" "
"'"'" s''" '''''''''''''''''''''''
H's" o' way 'ee' Nso "o"'".
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~, NJ, ,i,, ,,.,, -, u,v :, ,..,
80, ,,,,, r,D ..,,.L a., R,u., I'm, ,v., IN.
v,oun,. n, v,,n,o,> various ,onSi tatiop>
w.,,.,,, ,.., lam. - ios p,,m., ., N, 4,
o., Sh.,., lo,. and !, b,L q. Wi,ov,l.
"a, n,r.,,,,,, &.
u,, L., u,,