The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-04-24
STUDYING SPANISH.

IN the Orient-Lieut. Floyd
Williams Letter.
Constabulary School, Manila, P. I
M rch 10, 1906.
Editor TIMES: Through your
columns I will endeavor to give
my friends short sketch of my
trip from San Francisco t. the
\0rient.
The S S. Coptic, craftof about
5000 tons displacement, weighed
anchor at I:I5 P. m. Jan 10th,
and we passed out the Golden Gate
at about $50 p. m. For seven
days we were tossed about like
cork on exceedingly rough seas.
Duling all this time I was doing
bunk fatigue not caring whether
the ship sunk or not and there
were Others in the same boat as
myself. Capt. Finch stated that he
had followed the seas for ten years
and this was the toughest voyage
of his experience.
On Jan. 18th. on bright, clear
morning we dropped anchor in the
harbor of Honolulu, and am sure
that l never before saw land that
looked so good to me. After being
inspected by the quarantine officer,
we were allowed to anchor at the
dock and go ashore. I found my
self in the most beautiful city that
I have ever visited.
SEEING HONOLULU SIGHTS.
Four of US who had become quite
we'll acquainted on the trip pro
cured an automobile and spent sew
eral hours visiting various places
of interest in the city and about
the island.
The principal scenic point which
we visited was Nunanu Pail, siz
miles from Honolulu, the scene ol
the defeat of the Oaho army by the
victorious Emperor Kamehameha
II. Within the. city are two ex
tinct craters, Punchbowl and Dia
mond Head, while the sea beaches
parks and estates lying near wer'
very interesting.
From the summit of the Punch
bowl, 500 feet above the sea level
a Splendid birds EYE view of tn
city and vicinity can be obtained
, We also visited various othe
places of interest.
Hawaii's tropica! foliage can b
but family pictured and all too i'm
perfectly described. Let it suffice
to say that its floral display is sec
ond to none and tropical fruits c
all kinds are in abundance.
There are many beautiful an
imposing private aud public build
ings. The executive building i
: situated in a ten-acre park set witt
. handsome trees, shrubbery an
| Towering plants. and the Queen
: hospital is reached by famou
avenue OF palms.
FAMOUS JAPANESE MOUNTAIN.
Physically, the Hawaiian race i
a magnificent one, and withou
= doubt the natives are the best re
l presentatives of what may be calle
the Pacific islanders. The men al
largelimbed and tall; the wome
straight and developing early i
! life. was told that they were pro
, crossing very rapidly under Amer
lean jurisdiction. The nativ
: boys still perform their old stun
of diving for money which pas
sengers toss into the water.
With a wealth of delightful men
cries of Honolulu and vicinity,
returned with regret to the ship a
] S p. m. and was soon enroute t
Japln.
After twelve days of rathe
rough sailing I awoke one mor1
t ing to find that we were again i
S sight Of land. But this time
# was not that of America but tt
rugged coast of Japan that lay b.
, fore US.
When far out we could see plair
+ ly Fuyiyama, the sacred snow cla
a mount of these quaint and curior
people and one realizes that i
beauty depicted on china, scree
l and fan is not exaggerated.
), 5000, 900 SOULS IN IS MILES.
+ When once landed the jinrikish
men crowded about to offer the
services. 1t is a matter of gre;
e convenience to the travelling pub
$ lie that all the police force, railwa
:: and post Office officials in this cour
+ try speak English. I spent SON
o time in visiting TEMPLES and pa1ac,