Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-21
Seattle, Wash, July 4, 1917.
Editor Star-Bulletin:
noar Sir.


Editor Star Bulletin:
Dear Sir:
Enclosed you win find a little &C
left Honolulu June %, per s. ).
Makura, on their auto tour OF the
mainland
The Makura arrived off Williams
Head Quarantine station on the
morning Of the thirtieth Of June, and
all hands were ordered to be In their
seats in the dining cabin at o'clock
for inspection. Very shortly after 5
a. m. both the Canadian and Amer
lean officers came aboard and after
looking US straight in the eye for
moment, we were passed by the
Canadian authorities and the Makura
passed on up to Victoria and we had
less than 40 minutes stop there, but
we took advantage of the short time
and got in two machines and rode
over the beautiful paved streets OF
Victoria, the Maruka pulling out for
Vancouver very shortly after getting
on board. On our way the immigra-
ton and health inspectors looked us
all over again and all necessary pa
pers were attended to, so that when
we arrived in Vancouver at 2 p. m.
we we're all ready to go ashore.
On arrival we found that Satur-
cay was a half holiday and the fol-
lowing Monday being the Canadian
national holiday, the custom house Of
ftcials had left for the country for a
little outing and we were told that
the machines would not be released
before Tuesday morning; not q very
bright outlook.
Mr.. E. H. Lewis and Mr.. Reynolds
got busy on the telephone and after
locating the various custom officials,
one was found that was willing to
come in from the country and release
the cars, which was done about 6 p.
m, but only after Mr.. Lewis and
Mr.. Reynolds had walked ESQ they
say something over so miles OF
wharf.
Meets Island Visitor
Very shortly after the autos were
released, Mr.. Lewis ran across . MI.
Wilkinson, who has made two trips
to the islands and has very pleas
ant memories Of the islands and OF
Mr.. Eben Low and the good times he
had with Eben while on his visit to
Honolulu, etc. Mr.. WILKINSON OF.
fered his services as guide, which
was gladly accepted and we left on
our trip about the city about 6:35 p.
m.,. with the sun nearly two hours
high and after shutdown we had an
ether two hours Of twilight. Just
think what the people of Honolulu
would do with the setting the clock
ahead one hour, If it were still day
light at 10 O'Clock at night.
Sunday morning, with Mr.. Wilken-
son as guide, the two autos left Van
couver for the famous Chilliwack Val
ley, with an acreage Of something
over 10000, said by great many peo-
pie to be the richest valley in the
world and noted for the numerous
dairy herds; some of the cows pro-
ducing and clearing as much as SIS
per month.
Some Ins and Outs
We were warned by people before
hand on this trip that the roads were
impossible in places, as there had
been heavy rains in the mountains
and that the melting Of the snow had
covered the road with some four feet
of water, but we sailed forth and
passed through several little ponds Of
water and we felt that our troubles
were about over, when We came to
a pond which looked almost too deep
for the autos; but there was an In
dian with his family not very far away
and Mr.. Lewis hailed him and asked
him If he wanted to make some
money. So Ed jumped in the Indians
wagon with the two horses and in 60
ing through the water 1t proved too
deep for the autos so the party started
back for Vancouver. Someone had
the happy thought Of leaving the autos
at one of the railway stations and
taking the train which we did and
passed miles and miles and acre after
acre of red clover, timothy, barley and
various other grasses nearly ready for
the harvester.
Mr.. Lewis uncle, Mr.. I. Kipp, the
pioneer white man Of the valley and
owner of some 400 acres of the val
ley lands, told US that he received
800 per ton for potatoes that he had
iaised last year and to his knowledge
there had not been any fertilizer used
on the lands in the past fifty years.
We also had some strawberries from
the same grounds that won first prize
at the San Francisco fair.
Frank Misses the Diamond
The party left the ChilIiwack val