The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-09-26
ENJOYED VISIT
TO THE ISLANDS
Mr.. AND MRS. STEIhWEG HOME
Shipwrcck an Incident of the Voyage
Views ON the Islands
Commerce.

Mr. and Mrs w. l.. Steinweg, after
making a trip 10 the Hawaiian
Islands returned to this city yester-
day. They were shipwrecked once,
but otherwise had an enjoyable
voyage.
Mr. Stenweg said of his trip:
"Our vessel, the steamer 'Manchu-
ria,' went aground on a reef near the
shore OF he Island of Oahu, on the
opposite side from Honolulu. We
experienced no inconvenience from
this. however. as the steamship COM
pany took the passengers from the
ship to the land in small steamers
and fro mthere to Honolulu in all
sorts of conveyances, ride of about
sixteen miles over the historical Pail
road This road winds around the
base of cliff, which rises perpen-
dkularly about 700 feet above the
plains at the base of the mountain
There is a legend to the effect that
in the early days when the natives
of the islands were warning contin-
ually, great battle took place on
this mountain; al last by sheer force
Of numbers the remainder of the in
vading army, about 1000 men, We're
forced over this cliff, killing them
to man. The government has built
a splendid macadamized road along
the base of this hill clear across the
island.
while in Honolulu we stayed at
the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, which
was built by one of the island kings
for palace From here we visited
the sugar plantations and watched
the process of making sugar from
cane in the large mills.
zone of the sights Of the island of
Oahu Is the Diamond Head, an ex-
tinet volcanic cone on one side of the
harbor of Honolulu. We climbed
the Punch Bowl on the outskirts of
the city. This is another extinct
volcano and is about 500 feet high.
After remaining in Honolulu about
two weeks we took a small steamer
to Hawaii where the active volca-
noes are.
Here We climbed Mt. Mauna Loa
and looked into the crater; about
500 feet below the molten lava is still
visible, but while the volcano is still
active, at times, at present it is
passive.
In three days We drove to the
shore on the other side Of the island.
This Is the famous Kona district
where Kona coffee is grown.
When we were wrecked one OF
the FIRST TO greet rs when we landed
was Mr CONFESS, an old member OF
the Herald force. He helped us to
Honolulu where be is on the Even
ing Bulletin.
Cong over he invited US to dine
with him at 6 p. N. the following
Sunday We were there promptly
but no CONFESS: we waited and had
supper with his landlady, who told
us our host had gone out in his auto
expecting to return at noon. The
auto busted so he didn't get back
before II p. m. and was very much
chagrined over his accident.
The population Of the islands /:
about 10000 all told; of these 4o0t
are Chinese. All business of the
island is done by Chinese and Japs
For while business has been dull
but now it is picking up. Sugar i:
s11.20 a ton there.
THE sugar industry in Hawai-
seems to overshadow all other bust
ness Every one owns sugar stock
The island is no place for a poor
man, as all articles for his consump
ton have to be shipped.
ION the islands. where about Isl
inches of rain falls annually, irriga
tion is employed to insure steady
crops.
THE heat, to a stranger Is very
enervating and oppressive. The PEG
pie are all very hospitable and We
hated to leave them. To return We
took the old steamer Alameda and
arrived in San Francisco on the
3eth."