The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-16
To Study Volcano
and Look for
4 Minerals.
COL. HEUER ON
PEARL HARBOR
Delegate Flynn's Prospects Moth.
ing New About Hawaiian
Judseship.
Especial to the Advertiser.)

n FASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. A.
HM Dr. Whitman Cross, who is to
w spend several months for the
Geological survey in examin-
ing the formations of the Hawaiian ISL
ands, left here Saturday last and it is
expected will be passenger on the
Coptic, which bears this letter to Ho-
noiulu. Primarily his trip. which is
expected to last till the middle of next
winter. is for the examination of the
volcanoes of the islands, so 1t is stated
at the Geological survey. This is large
Iy because of the recent volcanic activ-
ity there, as well as elsewhere in the
world. These islands" says an official
of the survey "are peculiarly adapted
tsf studies of this nature, as the whole
group is volcanic in origin and contains
some of the largest volcanoes in the
world. the cones of Mauna Loa and
Mauna Kea in Hawaii, reaching to-
heights of nearly 1900 feet. The vol
canic forces in the western section of
the islands seem to be extinct, but
those in the eastern portion are still
immensely active
However DR.. Cross trip to Hawaii
was contemplated long before the vol
canic disturbances and was thought or
last winter, when a test case was pre-
sented to the Comptroller of the Treas
ury to determine whether under the Or
ganic law of Hawaii it would be per-
rnissible to spend any portion OF the
general appropriation for the Geologl-
cal Survey, the Coast and Geodellc
L. for n
Hawaii. 1t was ruled by the Comptrol-
Ter on a test case brought by Mr.. A.
C. Gehr, a gentleman interested in the
survey of engineers for large irrigat-
ing bitches at KohaIa that it was
legitimate to spend necessary parts or
these general appropriations for work
in Hawaii although 1T would not De Io'
such work in Porto Rico.
DIR. Cross>has been working much or
the time in recent years IN Coioraoo
and is one of the trusted experts OF the
Geological survey. 1t is not1eeaple that
he is not so much of an expert OF vol
canoes as he is on minerals ana ms
work in Colorado has been chiefly local-
ing different minerals in that rich min
eral state. 1t is understood here that
DR.. Cross will make an exploitation OF
asslarge a portion of the Islands as pos
u}fSa. but only for the purpose OF study
Ing the volcanoes but also 1or the pun
pose of furnishing some expert anu
practical information as to what MIN
erals may be found in the lsIahuS'
Prof. Walcott, the head OF the Geo.o
gical Survey, is directly responsible Ioi
the sending of DR.. Cross II mas peen
the policy of the bureau TO aid the MN
ara, davelonment of different sections
of the country and therefore Hawan
is TO have the benefit of such oflclal
information. DR.. Cross final report,
therefore, which will probably not
reach the public for nearly year yet,
will he of large interest to the people
of Hawaii.
A preliminary bulletin from the IN
ternal Revenue division or the Treas
ury Department, announces tnat the
collections of internal revenue IN ma
waii for the fiscal year that endeo > June
80 were $40. .235-22- These agsIesae
collections which passed through the
office of Collector Roy H. chamberlain
were less than for the previous hscal
wear. as was the case in all coliecuoh
districts of the country, because OF the
repeal of a portion of the war reNeH en,
taxes which went into effect during the
wear They will probably prove larger
than for the present fiscal year. wnlcn
began July 1 because OF the repeai "
all these war taxes WHICH WIN
force all this year
Lieut-Col. w. II. Heuer' army
.pineers. who is in charge of the I'M
snrovements at Pearl Harbor. has rem
dared his report on the operations there
for the fiscal year just closed. He does
not speak very enthusiastically of what
the contractors have accomplished, un-
der the appropriation of 100000 ap-
proved by President Mckinley March
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