The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-12-27
LETTER FROM PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS 10 j. A. DAWSON

The following is = lette rfrom Clint
On B. Fiske Wright. received by James
A. Dawson, who lives near Ovid, and
We hope will be of interest to our many
readers. Clinton is now in the Phil
ipine Islands doing his bit" for his
country.
Pearl, Harbor. Hawaiian, Islands,
November 22nd, 1917.
Dear Neighbor:
Left San Francisco
on the 9Th and arrived at Honolulu on
the 14th.
Was to 60 to the PHILIPPINES when
We started from Frisco. but when we
were half way over here, five others
and myself Aere ordered to leave the
Transport at Honolulu and wait for
the u. s. Ship Supply. Pearl Harbor
is the Naval Base, SO Of course we
were sent here to wait. 1t is six miles
from Honolulu and there are several
trains each day. I've been down q
couple of times.
1t has = population of $4,000 people
and such q mixture. Chinese, Jap
anese. PHILIPPINES, Negroes. Whites
and the Native Hawaiians, etc.
As you have probably noticed in the
papers, the last Queen of the Islands
died few days ago. Her funeral was
held in Honolulu last Sunday and there
was also a large parade. Military,
Naval and civil combined. l saw the
parade but did not attend the funeral.
1t is so warm and everything is 80
green that l cannot realize that it is
the time of the year that it is.
Honolulu's business secion is moth
ing grand. but they have lots of pave
ments, and good street car service.
Say! the residence section is the most
beautiful that I've ever seen any
where. Simply cannot describe it.
Sugar cane seems to be the princi-
pie crop. Many of the fields are COW
cred with heavy growth of it now.
Many pine apples are raised here al
so, and bananas, cocoanus, rice and
l am told that back in the mountains
there are some good sized stock ranch
es where stock is raised.
The place we fellows are on is called
Magazine Island. 1t is a submarine
base. The Flotilla left here about 3
weeks ago. There are only 8 or 10
men here besides we six Just across
an arm of the bay about quarter of
mile away is the main Navy yard.
We have some motor boats to get back
and forth with and to and from a
landing, from which we catch the train
for Honolulu.
Have been catching all the small
cessful in snaring any large ones yet.
Some of the fellows go swimming
every day.
Although the weather is warm,
caught cold some way, so l haven't
been indulging in the swimming.
suppose you or your corn huskers
are right in the midst of the husking
now. You are no doubt having some
crimpy weather too.
Nearly forgot to tell you that | sure
fed the fish the first day out of Fris-
co and nearly did so on the second day,
but after that they went hungry as far
as was concerned
The Supply was to have arrived here
last Saturday, but she hasn't done so
yet, unless she has come since early
this morning. cannot but help feel
little glad that she has not arrived,
if nothing serious has gone wrong
with her.
suppose the time is very near
when / will have to get down to busi-
ness on board ship. Don't suppose
that I can get mail very often then,
but will be very glad to get it when l
can, so please write soon and ad-
dress me U. S. Ship Supply. Guam, NJ.
I. Hope this will find you and the
Mrs. both well. Was glad to get the
news clippings.
Well, here l am ending up with the
unlucky number of 13 pages. Has
John Elhart made his trip back this
fall?
CLINTON WRIGHT.