The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-11-27
OLD TIMER
PASSES OFF
George W. c. Jones
Ends Long and Busy
Career.

| G.. w. e. Jones died at his home
Robello lane, Palama. at nine O'Clock
yesterday morning. The body will be
removed from the house at 1870 this
| afternoon and borne to the Masonic
| Temple. from whence the funeral viii
take place at three o'clock. Mr.. Jone:
who was 70 years of age, had beer
gradually failing for three or four
years past. For several months before
his death he languished in bed. affec-
tionately nursed by his children
Though suffering greatly for lack OF
sleep. he rebelled at taking sedatives
prescribed by his physician.
George w. C. Jones was born In New
York City on october 10, 1881. He at
tended Tracy & Drew's academy, at
Henry and Market streets, where
Joseph and John Harper. who became
the famous Harper Brothers, publish
ers, were among his classmates. He
left home on February I, 1S49 in the
bark Ann WEIGH. being one OF fifty who
put in $500 each and bought the vessel.
On arriving at Sacramento, having tar
ried in Valparaiso three weeks to re-
cruit they tied up the vessel
Mr.. Jones went to the Salmon Falls
gold mines. Eldorado county, where he
had a store and ranch. After STAYING
there some time he sold everything
out and went to China in the Ann
WEIGH, taking the first California gold
dust to Hongkong, where he remained
but four months when he returned in
the same vessel to San Francisco. The
Ann WEIGH was sold there and when
last heard of was in use as store ship
at Shanghai.
After working as a clerk for Thomas
Fl. Selby & Co., San Francisco for
some time Mr. Jones came to the Ha-
waiian Islands in the bark Yankee in
1855. After a while he became captain
of police under the late Marshal w. c.
Parke. In 1861 he was deputy Tailor
under Mike Brown, serving as such for
a year and half. While in that posi-
ton Mr.. Jones planted the kamani tree
that lives in the prison yard today.
Mr. Jones married Harriet Needless
Gilman in February, 1862 when he was
purser of the old steamer Kilauea.
Eighteen months later he went into the
pulu industry at Keauhou, Kau, Ha-
wall, in partnership with ]. c. King
and L. Kina, afterward buying them
out. He was there eight years.
In 1866 Mr.. Jones, with Charles and
Jules Richardson. built the first vol
cano house of pill and sandal wood.
This Is the cottage now used as n bill
lard room at the new hotel. Mr.. Jones,
Reid Richardson and kama on Sep
TENDER 4. 1871, bought the ahupuaa of
Kahuku, Mr.. Jones afterward buying
the interests of his partners and con-
Quoting the place in the name of G. w.
C. Jones & Co. This is the Kahuku
ranch property, as sold with other
pieces of land in 1888 to the present
owner, Col. Sam. Norris.
Mr.. Jones, on disposing of the ranch,
moved to Honolulu with his family,
and in 1889 was made sanitary inspec-
tor of Honolulu, holding the position
until the overthrow of the monarchy.
He was next meat inspector for the
Meat Co, until he retired
from work four years ago. Since then
he has been at home with his son John
and three daughters. Mrs. Jones died a
few years ago amidst universal re-
spect.
Twelve children We're horn to Mr..
and Mrs. Jones-six boys and six girls,
all of whom are living. They are as
follows: Edward NJ Jones, Dayton c.
Jones, Mrs. James l. Dowsett, Jr. now
in California with her two daughters),
Arthur *. and John II. lin the Nc
Inerny shoe store), Geo. w. C.. and
Charles A. lin California;, Mrs. Capt. |
C. Peterson, Mrs. Charles Dudolt and |
Miss Jennie Jones diving at the Jones |
home), Mrs. James C. Carter lin Hilo), |
and Miss Piilani Jones lin McNutts |
hospital, San Francisco). Mr.. Jones |
caves fourteen grandchildren. Mrs. |
Harriet Everett, st. Augustine, Flori- |
la, is sister who survives him.
George w. C. Jones was man of
kindly instincts in all the relations of
life. His sound early education made |
him an acquisition to the business and
social life of the Islands among the
who came here. When
he great lava flow OF 1887 crossed his
premises at Kahuku Mr.. Jones put on
'ecord intelligent data of the eruption
and attendant earthquakes, sending
ome of them promptly to the Honolulu
,ress. He brought to Hawaii a splen-
lid physical constitution. Although
wo years past three score and ten, his
asst birthday was the first he ever
'pent in bed.