The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-21
HAWAII IN
HIGH LIGHT
Visitors View of
Places and
People.
NEBRASKAN WRITES
OF EXPERIENCES
Decrease of Population the Tragic
and Pathetical Result of
Civilization.

ing you of my change of address 1 will /
tell you something of my trip-or rath- /
er begin a series of letters which !
trust win be interesting to your read |
erS.
1 left Fullerton Jan. "a to join my
son, w. w. Barre, who had accepted
a position in the Philippines On the
18th l Joined him and his family on
the evening train for San Francisco
Reached San Francisco the 18th, which
gave us few days to see the city and
surrounding country as we sailed Feb.
LIST for Manila.
There are no end of surprises in
travelling, and the first was that the
summit of the Rockies is reached so
gradually it seems impossible that we
until you notice the difficulty in
breathing, and look up to see sky so
blue it is almost black, because of the
clearness of the atmosphere.
l began to wonder what all these
masses of rocks with arid spaces be-
tween, were made for; miles on miles
of sage brush, few stunted ever
greens coming up through great trib-
ulation,' but the Creator has no doubt
a treasure house in the heights above
and the depths beneath. Here and
there are mining camps, and the peo-
Gods Country
Little towns that owe their existence
to the railroad, occasionally a city
with electric lights and all modern inn
provements, like Cheyenne and Ogden.
Nothing could have been more well
come after snow and rocks than the
beautiful Sacramento valley, clothed In
the soft, green verdure of Spring,
wheat fields, oranges, summer flowers,
and vines.
| of country more like a lake at this sea-
son when the mountain SHOWS are
melting. The bay which we soon reach
is gay with shipping and very beauti-
full with homes of wealth and culture,
on the sloping hillsides that are cul-
tivated to the waters edge. II is de-
Hghtful after the long, weary railroad
trip, but still we feel a little disap-
pointed on reaching San Francisco, for
the wind .chills us and We want furs
some portions of the day.
/ / saw nasturtiums that had evidently
had no trouble with frost, as they We're
in full bloom. Some portions of San
Francisco are like New York and other
eastern cities, but there are still many
buildings and streets that sprang up
like magic in the old mining days and
have not yet been swept away by the
march of improvement. The city is
largely of wood, and it seemed to me
strange that no more disastrous fires
had visited her. Some of the homes
are elegant, and luxurious; surround
Led with Semi-trOpical trees and plants.
The park is interesting for visitors,
having a small herd of buffaloes, an
Immense grizzly bear, a condor who
has an apartment entirely apart from
other birds, an indication of his char
acter. a large bird house enclosing
trees and shrubs where are birds and
fowls from almost every cline The
Z +hI1, yx-nt II I1nt 20 nr1ja &c
noted for delicious fruits, which we
not only enjoyed during our stay In
| the city, but our courteous host of
The Occidental on the morning of
our departure sent a large basket of
the fruit, oranges, apples, nuts, and
board the Lawton, together with
bouquet of fragrant flowers. He evil
IDENTIFY expects US TO return that way,
but such is not our intention, is we
hope to encircIe the globe during our
trip.
AT noon February !. We went on
board the LaAitsSkssssa- esre happily
surprised TO see Mrs. robbins, sister
of Mrs. NJ. L. Brewer Of Fullerton, with
her son to see US OFF While others
had many friends TO bid them "bon
voyage ours Wsre away and long will
We remember the thoughtful kindness
of these friends. during our stay in
San Francisco.
The Lawton having been recently re-
paired, cruise bout the harbor for a
few hours To st the engines before
trusting herself outside. little be
fore sunset we passed the Golden
Gate, and started on our long 'roll''
for Hawaii. The Pacific forgot her
good manners and tossed us sidewise
and endwise and otherwise. The Law
ton is one of the smallest transports
in the service and seemed staunch and
sea-worthy, but we registered vow
to go back on d bigger boat. Scarcely
had we touched the ocean before faces
began to pale, the firm set lips
blanched, and one after another sought
their state-rooms or had urgent bust
ness to the side of the boat; studying
sharks? or possibly hoped to get a
glimpse of the sea-serpent, and ere
long the last scoffer and boaster II
never was sea sick left the steamer
chair on deck and silently slid away
into the gloom.
February 9Th we sighted Molokai. in
the early morning, away to the south
west as translucent screen on the
tropical haze, rigid mountain forms be-
gan to appear in the distance, the
breath of the land, nodding palms,
glittering sands and turquoise waters,
at last Honolulu. The beautiful line of
towering hills and mountains piled up
to the clouds. over which hung dark
screen, that let go and came down up
Oh us VIC HCit IL yih6 " NISdlc
the pools and lakes of the lower
streets, in fact 1t kept coming down
during our stay of three days, so we
waded through liquid Hawaii, had it /
above and around as. it took the kink |
out of our hair and the starch out of |
our wear" but Honolulu fully repaid !
us for few damaged suits. It is truly
the Paradise of the Pacific" Such |
delicious tropical fruits, such a wealth
of gorgeous flowers palms OF nearly /
all varieties, bread fruit trees, ban I
vans, cocoanuts, banana groves with |
irrigation bitches between spaces of /
from II to 10 feet, umbrella trees, and I
such an endless list of Towering trees
so gorgeous that they fairly dazzle the I
eye. Hedges of hibiscus, with their
rich, dark green foliage and magnin-
cent scarlet blossoms, well kept vines