Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-15

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ural wonders, according to its liking,
Judge Henry E. Cooper. whose firs
visit to his South Seas possession
Terminated last night at $3.50 o'clocl
when the schooner-yacht Luka Slipped
into Honolulu harbor.
Drowned by the sun and the winds
bearded like refugees and clad lik,
dock wallpapers, but happy over tn,
success of their voyage to the famed
Itreasure-island, Judge Cooper, G,
Montague Cooke, curator of BishoI
Museum, and Territorial Botanist
liz. Rock, members of the I4uka party
Ilumbled ashore last night and for the
first time since July slept between
the white sheets of a civilized commu.
nifty. Captain Piltz and his crew
more accustomed to doing without the
Injuries Of razor and spring-mat-
tresses, nevertheless welcomed shore
going with. eqNal acelaim. -ss4<s-s
Judge Cooper's treasure-island has
proved to be treasure-land, he said
this morning, but whether or not Il
holds the golden and silver hoard said
TO be buried by pirates many years
ago is still unknown.
Treasures of Nature
The treasure that Judge Cooper and
his party found was a treasure of tall
cocoa palms nodding to the breezes-
guarantee of riches in copra; the
treasure of marvelously-colo fishes
swimming in blue and translucent wa
tiers; the treasure of group of islets
swept by the fresh, health-giving
winds of the ocean and free from pest
OF any kind.
"Not mosquitoi" says Judge Coop
er. Not fly! We didn't see pest"
He was asked If their explorations
at Palmyra had produced any sign of
the traditional buried treasure of the
Spanish ship Esperanza.
Eve did not hunt for any treasure" "
he said with laughs We did not go
to hunt and we never even looked for
1t. We were too busy doing other
things"
This morning the home-returned
soyagers got up early and sought the
services of the barber. Hair and whis-
kers were trimmed and some OF the
CRIME that comes even from ocean
sailing was removed
Judge Cooper Much Pleased.
Judge Cooper is frankly and exu-
berantiy happy over what he found
on the island he purchased for $3.50,
Il have not yet caught my breath" "
he said today. Il am simply aston
ished at the wealth of nature that we
found. Wait until our photographs
are developed and you will see the
growth of trees. 1t is remarkably
heavy and the cocoanut palms are
very productive. 1t remains to be
seen what can be done with the copra
Judge Cooper spent much of his
time in a rough survey of the island,
or rather, of the series of islands in
the Palmyra group. 1t is estimated
thai there are fifty-two islands in the
group, and he says Palmyra covers
some four hundred acres.
when the tide goes down." he
said today, You can walk on clean
white beach entirely around the
Island on the inside We distinguish
between the big central lagoon and
he deep lochs. We found parts of
the group as high as eight feet out
Of the water and it was delightful to
i've there"
The party lived in the house put up
/ long time ago by Japanese, possibly
who visited the group.
With some reconstruction, for which |
he party was prepared with lumber
aiken on the schooner, the dwelling
vas made nicely habitable. The sci
sntists we're kept busy during their
entire stay Of sixteen days in looking
1t the natural life that abounds in the
group.
Natural Aquarium Found.
In the lagoon, looking down over
he edge of the ragged coral many
'eet into the clear water, we could
zee fishes of the most marvellous |,
,oloring," said the Judge today "They |
beat anything we have in our aQuari-
I'm here. There were numberless |
birds of all kinds on the island The |
.erns were at the egg-laying season
md we tried some of the eggs.
Though was skeptical at first, they
proved excellent eating.