The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-01-21
ANOTHER LETTER FROM
OTTEN.HILL PARTY
Mid Ocean, January 10, 1909.

Editor Glaicer-Ihe last time we
wrote you we were il | remembAr cor.
reotly about to go and hear the Royal
Hawaiian Band, which we did and
enjoyed it greatly, to ouI surprise
very few people we're out. We asked
several why the people did not tuIu
out better. TheiI answer was that
the weather was too cold. 1t was cool
aud there was little sprinkle of rain
now and then, but for December was
simply beautiful. 1t was wal m
enough to use an umbrella for protec.
tion from the sun and showers in be-
tween. During that week we took in
he few points of interest in and
around the city. Went out to the
pineapple district where you ride for
miles and miles through sugar cane
fields before coming to the pineap.
pies. We passed through this district
lined with fields Of the fruit in differ
ent stages OF growth, it taking two
years, l believe, for them to mature.
One place we we're told the lows OF
plants we're two miles long so you
may realize to snme extent the acre
age, when it took two hours to reach
the end of the road, where we were
met and taken hotel, you might
call it, still it is private bungalow
home, where We we've served to a good
home cooked dinner, with fresh and
deli, ious strawberries served with
chopped pineapple for desert, our
host saying they had to mix in the
pineapple to make the berries go
around as it was just little early tor
berries, but IN January we thought
ourselves fortunate to have them even
mixed.
While there is not much to do here
to occupy your time we managed to
put in the week to good advantage
and on tuesday started on the trip 10
the volcano. We had been told in
Honolulu that the trip was something
fierce, but to our great satisfaction
weshad lovely trip, no one OF US the
least little tit seasiCk and enjoyed
every minute of it We passed the
leper island in the distance. more
desolate looking place you could not
imagine, though they told us the other
side, where the settlement is located
is very fine. Well we hoped it was
Tor the sake of those who always
have to stay there after having once
been banished One thing we no.
ticed in Honolulu, every where are
homes and schools for the children
of poor or leper parents, now they
are to be pitied.
The next morning We we're on the
coast Of the island of Hawaii, th"
largest of the group. 1t is very, very
beautiful, just as far as the eye could
see was plantation after plantation of
sugar cane, - green and b. autlful
Here and there as we passed along
was what appeared to be a small tO"n
but on inquiry we were Id they we're
the pltGtsnUn tn!ldinga Each [lsn-
ta,IGt hac iCs G"H postotitce, e'oiP,
ho,i churcb, etc Most Ut tpem
have her oUH sugar mills, We vent
on ana Un nuiil We arrived at town
called !. ,Lahoehoe, whffe Hs saw
thelu ! nd passenEei., u.hil, tHHRhge
asd freight. lhey have 10 Wb4rTes,
hut lower beat with block aud tack
l.. let d0wn.a sort Of ladder gang
plank and down tie passengers go.
several natiees-wnu IT, the way ara
real water dGckS--raw them to the
landing ana bring hack who or what
ever is to be transported farther AT
last We came to Cccoanut leland, a
beautiful little spot very near the
main island, where We landed at Hllo.
Here we had dinner and took Il ride
out to their one wonder, Rainbow
falls. Afterwards we took the train to
Glenwood, passing through real
jungle that looked as though it would
be impossible to penetrate Alter a
few miles of this we once more went
tor miles and miles through the fields
of cane.
at Gleuwood we took a stage fol- a
emile ride to the Volcano House, We
passed again through the jungles with
here and there clearing aud at last
about 7 o'clock We saw the bright led
glow from the volcano. Even that
sent thrill through you, as We we're
very impatient at our slow progress, II
being uphill, but at last we arrived
tired and hungry and we're met by the
smiling landlord, Mr.. Deuosthenes
Lycurges. Ills dinner WAS Just as
good as his name is lo1g and We all
did it justice. AS soon after dinner
a: We could we we're fitted out with
horses. lanterns, divided skirts for
the ladies, (all riding astIide) and
gaide and We started for the crater.
We went one and one half miles by
trail through the jungle almost
straight down hill, then two miles
across the lava beds, the glow from