The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-07-25

trip over the Alakea, Kakaako e.
sion for the dwellers of the heat-snit-
ten city in summer time. Although
this line, which is operated by Lord
& Belser for the purpose of carrying
away the dirt and rock excavated from
the new Alakea street slip, has not
been advertised extensively it is, never
theless, a scenic line and from its cars
most interesting sights can be observ-
| ed. Accommodations are limited, how
ever, and those unable to get on the
trains are given the privilege of seeing
the sights from terra firma. along the
right OF way.
The union depot of the company Ia
at the foot of Alakea street where con-
nections are made with the RAPID
Transit cars for all parts Of the city.
Here the ground is crossed and crisis
crossed-literally gridironed with rail-
road tracks, until the place looks very
much like a big railroad yard in an
eastern city. Trains Of six cars each
| stand on the tracks beside the big
trench that marks the first cutting for
| the slips. AS the cars are filed, the
| trains, each hauled by a little narrow
| gauge engine, clatter off around the
| curve and down the street in front Of
the Naval docks to Ironworks juno
| ton. Here the track divides. One
branch goes to Sargentville, where the
dirt is being spread out to bring the
ground UP to a level with the front
steps of the immigration station. AL
ready the station building which was
formerly connected with the shore by
two bridges. has firm ground all the
way to the street, giving magnificent
opportunity for a fine lawn.
Going back to the junction we may
take the other line. 1t is doubly fit
ting that the tracks from the parting
of the ways should lead to Sargentville
and Hepburn City after the incident
at a recent banquet. Hepburn City,
as the terminus of the main line OF
| the Alakea, Kakaako & Eastern has
been christened by some wag of the
waterfront, is like many western cities.
At present it consists of a pile of ties,
the ends of two rusty rails and bound
| less possibilities. From the junction
where the railroad turns out of Ala
Moana 1t begins to climb up on tres
tie. Higher and higher it rises, past
4 the casting house of the Iron Works,
where the atmosphere smells eternally
like burnt toast, until it reaches a
height of fifteen feet above the surface.
At this elevation the track runs along
on the trestle to Coral street where,
like the hopes of many railroad promo
tiers the rails end in the air,
Along the sides of the trestle hun
dreds of carloads of harbor mud, coral
and dirt are being dumped every day.
Here the debris will lie until it is haul
ed away for filling lowlands or raising
/ the grade of streets. A gang of men
shovel 1T into a broad pile as it is
! dumped out of the cars. and while the
waterfront Limited" Is at the other
end of the line, sit in the shade of the
feed company's fence, swap yarns,
smoke and while the time away.
HUNTING FOR RELICS.
These great piles of dirt and mud are
fruitful places for the work of the
Archaeological or the treasure hunter
Crowds of small boys hover about and
dig in the filth for possible stray coins OF
other articles of value. The refuse OF
this job is not as productive in money
as that of the naval row dredging jot
when considerable coin was taken Out
with the suction dredger. But the
small boys are still finding the work
quite profitable. When questioned
| a bout THAR finds two small native