The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-15

A vIsfr 40 Me snYpR.
What an Expert on Sugar Saw and
Says.


5:30 a. IN, Friday after "a pleasant
and uneventful voyage, and were
met at the landing by Mr.. Kinney
and Mr.. Stodart. B Boarding train
OF excursion car arranged for the
purpose they were conveyed to the
managers residence, wbete fine
breakfast was spread. hume dately
after breakfast "al aboard" was
sounded, AMI the party started out
on their tour OF inspection whirling
past plantation store, offices aud the
old Eleele mill, through extensive
fields Of green, waving cane, several
stoppages being made to allow an
inspection of the fields, which were
found in very healthy 1ourishing
condition and we'll advanced 10
growth. Arriving at the new mill,
close and very interesting inspec-
tion was made of the 6ne plant con-
sisting of machine shops, one 9 roll
or mill, 4 Hazelton "Potcupine"
boilers, l6 water driver ceD,rifugalr,
6 Crystallizers, $50 cubic feet each,
2 Vacuum pans, % tons each, with
Sti1lman separator, act SLlllman
evaporation, II large mudpressess OF
| 36 frames each, Blake feed pnmps,-
etc, etc. The mill has a capacity
OF $50 tons per "a hours, boiler
capacity 200 horse power. and the
whole plant, except machine shops,
is assembled under one roof, very
practically and conve aiently ar
ranged, thoroughly up to date in
every respect. From the mill the
party proceeded by rail through
more cane fields 10 all stages of Gull
tivation, vast tract Of land being
trsversen, to the Laval gulch,
where they alight-d aud descended
| to the pumping station situated at
the bottom of the aulch. r edler
IL mil ion gallon pumping plant
with Babcock & Wilcox boiler.
Extensive tunneliug has b-en made
| from this station mauks ward 10 The
gulch, distance OF 1850 f-tt and an
ample supply OF water obtained.
From the pumps brisk walk OF Is
minutes brought the party to the
beautiful beach resideuce of Mrs.
| McBryde, where fine luau had been
spread under the stately trees, and
after Almost refreshing and glorious
bath ia the magnifi 'ent surf, the
delicious feast was shown ample
| Justice.
After couple of hours refresh
ment and rest the trip was resumed
in carriages provided by the man
agement, through larg. cane fields
into Koloa, part Of which is even
included in this magnificent sugar
estate and back along the govern
ment road to the system OF reser-
voirs lately inaugurat-d by the com
pany, with present capacity OF
some 400 millions gslious of water
and intended capacity OF 600
millions. Thence short exeur
sion was made to Wahiawa, The
mountain home OF the McBfy de
family, where Que half of the party
were accommod 4ted Tor the night,
while the rest returned 10 the resi-
dence of the manager at Eleele.
Saturday morning an early start
was msds in carriages up the steep
hills back of Wahiawa to the noun.
taiA sources Of the plantation irri
eating canal, through forest and
swamp land, an INN ans. water shed,
right up to the Intake OF the big
ditch. Thence down into the Ha-
napepe valley to the pumping sta
tions situated there, consisting of q
Risdon Triple pump, capacity 10
million gallons, and a Worthington
"Beam" pump, capacity S millioo
gallons. Here the party forded
the Hanapepe river 10. the Masa
| we'll side, recrossing by the Hama
pape bridge, and .stter'a substantial
luncheon at the managers hous, at
Eleele, commenced their> return
journey in carriages via,the noun
tain road TO Lihue aud NaWiliwili,