The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-06-28

lead and On clear days the Outline q
slusckai. ffty miles s~zy- e plainly
Fssiass-
As Gre swings across the crest OK the
Lights AZ an sseTassc1 Of 500 fsss he
lcoks cown upon the beautiful Nuuzuu
F4lisy On the west Of the heixhrs OF
- the north is the zoEderful Pasi.
here kaRehan1ehz crowded. his enc
rsiss 10 their death il his last great
ezttie for TIE mastery Of all the Hz-
yasiza Islands a century ago.
Apparently al your feet. so close
they seem. lie nestled in Nguanu the
EsaHy handsome homes Of that vaIls-.
A~aE over 10 The zsSt- eighteen miles
zEzy. Is Pearl EaFboF. its various
locks and arms giistening IN the sur
Light Ike threads OF silver. and on
farther to the xest the green fields of
slgaF-eane on Eva and Oahu plantz-
lions form . pretty foreground for the
mountains rolling back toward the
north
Pacific Heights Is free OF many Of
the little pests which af1iici the lower
lands Of the city near the water. There
ere no mosquitoes on Pacific Heights:
Just why no one knows but preSum-
ably because the little pests DO not
tarive vel at the higher attitudes. The
ulOngoose has never gained any foJt-
hold mere. and 70 prevent them doing
50 the company pays bounty Of 81 a
head for every mongoose captured IN
the heights. dead or alive. The result
of this is that song birds have their
habitat there, and the day the writer
visited the heights he was charmed by
the song Of lark. which lowered near
the visiting party for more than half
an hour. The larks nestethere, and ar
all hours Of the day one can hear their
beautiful songs,
Pacific Heights was laid out for the
express purpose of having an ideal
the city. In order 10 insure its not
falling into the hands of SPECTATORS,
every buyer must bind himself to erect
a house to cost not less than 5000
upon his property. Then, TO add TO the
attractiveness and TO provide com
Portable home for the tourist and sight
seer, magnificent hotel. to cost $780,
coo, is to be erected at the crest of the
heights. which commands a marvellous
view Of the city, bay, Island and ocean
For the resident of Pacific Heights q
fare of only cents will be charged on
the electric railroad, which includes
free transfer to the lines of the rapid
transit company. With the completion
of these electric lines, which will both
be running cars before the LIST of Sep
temher. the resident of the heights can
reach the business center of the city in
twenty minutes.
Chief among the requisites of any
residence section is pure water. This
Pacific Heights has in abundance. The
water supply comes from a mountain
spring which gushes out the side of
Tantalus 1000 feet above sea level and
200 feet above the reservoir on the
heights. The water is carried from the
spring to the reservoir in 4-inch iron
pipe. The reservoir is cemented
throughout and rooted over, so as 20
keep out all impurities. To raise the
water to the top of the hotel, which
will be 400 feet above this reservoir, a
smaller reservoir has been constructed
on the crest of the heights and gaso-
line engine pumps the water from the
main reservoir into the smaller one.
The water supplied Pacific Heights has
been pronounced by chemists as the
hest water for drinking and domestic
purposes rupy,rsoals<,s s...Szs-------.---.-s-~s
Honolulu.