The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-26
SHIPPING
sonoma and Ventura Cruises.

One of the first uses to be made
of the Oceanic steamers Sonoma and !
Ventura, now undergoing overhauling
on the coast and being fitted for burn
ing OIL will be to inaugurate triangu-
lar cruises from San Francisco to
Panama via Hawaii
II. P. Wood of the Promotion Com
mittee states that the subject was
brought to the attention of the Gee |
anic company when he was in San
Francisco and that they are now pre-
pairing itineraries for the cruises. The
matter was also taken up with the eX-
cursion bureau of the exposition and
they adopted the idea with enthusi-
asm, promising to push it along.
The first excursion will be run next
spring. 1t will come direct to Ho-
nolulu from San Francisco, and the
steamer will remain here long enough
to give the tourists ample opportunity
to visit points of interest on this is
land 1t is then planned to proceed
to Kahului, making the daylight trip
along the windward side of Molokai.
At Kahului time will be allowed for
visit to the crater of Haleakala, and
then the tourists will proceed to HilO
; and go up to the volcano. From Hilo
the steamer will probably sail direct
to Panama for a visit to the Canal
Zone. From Panama the itinerary will
include a number of ports along the
coasts of Central America, Mexico and
California to San Francisco.
1t is the intention to make reserva-
lions for those desiring to embark
at Honolulu and arrange for their re-
turn in some other steamer from San
Francisco.
The duration of the cruise will prob
ably be about two months, and it is
hoped that the expense can be placed
somewhere around the exceedingly
reasonable rates offered by the Ham.
burg-American line in their winter
cruises to the West Indies and Pan
anna. A reference to a folder issued
! by this line shows that for a trip Of
twenty-eight days, covering a total dis
; lance of $3.50 miles, a rate as low as
$3.50 is offered. Roughly speaking the
distance to be covered on the proposed
; cruise to Honolulu and Panama would
5 be little over ten thousand miles.
Mr.. Wood says that when the Sono
ma and Ventura have been fitted viii
oil burners and the other elaboratelS
planned improvements have been com
pleted they will be very fast and lux
; urious steamers and can compete witt
anything on the Pacific.
. Robert Levers Due.
/. The schooner Robert Levers, will
z a cargo of lumber consigned to Lew
> ers & Cooke, sailed from Port LUDLOW
5 for Honolulu thirty-three days ago anC
Z has not yet been heard from. Sh,
2 has made the voyage down in clever
5 days, but it is stated at the Office o
I. the consignees that no special anXiet,
/? is felt for her safety, for the reason
3 that all vessels report light winds
(. The schooner will probably be sight
z ed in a short time.
Q Isthmlan With Four Days Mail
I. The American-Hawaian steame
:? Tsthmian left San Francisco last Sat
9 urday evening, four days after tn
3 Manchuria sailed from that port an,
3 will arrive here at least one day il
&? advance of the Chiyo Maru; she vii
8 therefore have four days mainlan,
3 mail for the islands. The agents o
9 the All line say that they eXpec
8 the Isthmian to arrive either Sunda
3 afternoon or early Monday morning
z 100000 Barrels of Oil Coming,
9 The oil steamer Santa Rita has nov
3 been out from San Luis seven days
= and should be here next Saturday