Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-11-07
BEAUTIFUL HONOLULU.

Some Of the interesting Sights Described BY
. Globe. Trotter.
The following interesting letter is from
the pen Of Earl Merriett, a nephew OF
Mrs. Fred Miner, Of this city, who. &C.
companied by his wife, is making tour
OF the world in the interest OF the Inter-
national Bureau OF Information. A stop
OF two weeks was made in Honolulu, and
from there they went to Auckland, New
Zealand.
This is one Of the prettiest cities we
ever saw. There are SO many kinds OF
trees and shrubs here that are so pretty
and funny. Where we are staying there
is block square surrounded by a six
foot stone wall, and the hotel was built
for princess years ago. The yard has
nearly one hundred kinds Of trees and
shrubs, both fruit and shade. Some Of
the fruit trees are the following: orange,
banana, pineapple, papia, Chinese
orange, mango, alligator.pear, bread
fruit, dates, figs, lines, and so OH. The
papai is something like a muskmellon in
looks, and the brick. colored inside part,
which is eaten, tastes like raw pumpkin,
but is very fine when one gets accustomed
to it. The mango looks like pear, and
grows on tree in the way a pear does,
but the inside is composed one-half by y
large seed, the rest by a yellowisl rsnge.
colored fruit that has u combined taste Of
turpentine and paw.paw.
There are ut least ten kinds Of pain,
trees: there are the travellers palm,
from which water can be gotten from the
top Of it; the royal palm. cocoanut palm,
date palm, several shade palms, etc.
There are several palm avenues in Hon.
olulu, and near town there is large co.
coanut plantation, where you can get
young cocoanuts off the trees.
There are small ridges OF mountains
near the city, and electric cars run up to
the top Of one called "Paci6c Heights )"
the view from the top is grand, all around
the city for several miles can be seen
from the summit. which ia only 800 feet
high. The view from the "Pali" is one
OF the wonderful sights Of the world. The
"Pali' is the top Of valley that extends
from the city for eight miles on gradual
ascent and ends in All abrupt precipice
1909 feet high. From the top the ocean
on both sides Of the island OF Oahu, on
which Honolulu is situated, can be seen,
and the wind rushes through the valley
at the "Pali' like u hurricane.
There is fine band here composed OF
native players, and they play at the
..~ -i-- '.- ---.. ..;"i... aud there are q
couple Of native Hawaiian women who
sing native songs in their native tongue
at most Of the park concerts. We have
heard these concerts several times.
We witnessed the ceremonies in COM
memoration OF King kanehameha Day
and Annexation Day. Everything was
closed on both days, and the band played
patriotic airs and the American flag was
seen everywhere,
The old palace Of Queen Lii is now used
for the government building. and park
is made out Of the large yard. The build.
ing is near this hotel. The fish market
is one Of the interesting sights. There
may he seen over 800 kinds Of fish, many
OF which are very highly colored and of
all shapes. Out Of the As 600 population
there are about 5000 Americans, but
they control the greater part OF the bust.
ness done here. The streets here are
mostly paved with lava stone. Several
transports have come here, since we
came, bound to or from Manila. We
leave here in eleven days for Auckland,
N. z. l. is twelve day voyage.