Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-12
Entomologist Muir
Writes of Travels
Extracts From Letter of Man Who Has
Discovered Parasite For Hawaiian
Cane Borer After Months of Toll


that attracts the general public As usual thing the searcher
after greater knowledge deeply engaged in his scientific
task that he does not think jo down the humanntere incl
dents along the way
An exception to the rule the letters of Fred X. Muir,
assistant cntomoogist of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Expert
Station Prof Muir it will be recalled has discovered
parasite for the Hawaiian ancbocr The exclusive announce
of this fact in the IL in a few days ago
pcciay good for the people of Hawaii for there
prospect that after much struggle and toll this parasite may
be transferred this Territory and wipe out Of the greatest
of canc-dcstroycrs. .. ... &C..
Mr. Muir has been literally travelling in the wilds of Bornco
In his letters the officers of the Experiment Station he has
devoted considerable space description of the country
through which he has been moving Extracts from one of these
letters the ctin gives herewith 1t tells few of the
extraordinary hash encounters when he gives him
self enthusiastic study of applied science He travels
in very unusual paths The letters from which extracts
taken follows:
left Batavia the DIST July, by SIS. Along and landed
in Ponanak the morning of the oath.
very fortunate in meeting two EngIismen on board,
Mcssrs White and Grlestone both residents of West Bomco
Through their Kindness and hospitality enabled to visit
very different localities. The former is manager of the
Tanadina Coy and lives at Tcloc Aver small island stu
acd in the lower part of the Kapocas deln the latter has
mining concessions at Moewong in the Mcmpawah district
about seventy miles north of Pontianak
Owing the saowncss of the the bar large boats
the main branch of the river but have to take
souhery entrance, and steam for nine hours through
winding channels and enter the main stream little above
Pontianak For the first hours the sides of the channel
lined with nepa palms. forming thick even wall; as you
continue the ncpa thns out and various species of man
grove appear and where the land is foot two high, the
Banks are covered with owand forest trees ne woe aspect
is very tropical especially where the ratans shoot their grace
tul tops above the trees. =. ..,,s. r.r..,a. -
Pontianak was a Chinese town before the Dutch
the country and most OF the inhabitants are l Chinese
through whose hahdS most OF te uaue passes 'oa vi 10
the chief product there beng TWO mills 1or the manufacture
of this product.
The town is situated on the side of the river low
swamW ground most unsul'aole Sltc the roaoS are al re-
claimed ground ana so Is the ground h"t rev Oh tine houses
stand the majority being built wooden piles and have
a IF fpptO Of water Mt
Is lhterseceu by numerous ai,cieS along Wnlch "at %
IN small canoes at lgh ue' was SURPRISED 10 near 'a u'n
@S'"atlon was n'a'uE' n"r,ns ny say N
N'moSquio, Dnt was ihiorhea 'h'' ny Fes 's are On
ceea'tgN pau Ssa,N ,,o, ta.,e-,i. :, -, - !,
AZ tne peF3 o. mo 'oWfq i'ie1 nave cltalep " soY'
ae"l ." Sf"'n', ano sE" ''spq na,H s po. .i
sugar cane is also grown III air q"an'ieS ior "