The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-10-24

ences in Hawaiian City.
Lloyd Ernest Hunt, son of Mrs. E.
E. Hunt. Vancouver, Wash, writes to
his mother from Honolulu, under date
Of Aug. Ia: Leaving Portland, Ore,
with the big steamship, as its wireless
operator and purser, in July, we
steamed into Frisco in six days with
our cargo and we entered the Golden
Gate harbor., The sight was beautiful
to behold. thought my four trips on
the S. S. Almeda from Seattle to A
laska were the finest ever, but the
sight as one enters the Golden Gate is
one that inspires you with new energy
and the view is one of the prettiest
sights l ever beheld. Reported to the
steamship company but owing to de-
lays, we had to stay in port for awhile
so | was placed in charge of many ca
diets that wanted practice in wireless
work, and having passed the govern
ment examination of 9S percent in all
tests, was ready for the ordeal and
during the stay in Frisco acquitted
myself creditably, and the students
gave me credit for having been so
much help to them
In Frisco, you can see people from
all over the world and | met many
of the boys that | used to go to school
with. About the first of August the
Captain says, "All aboard" and we
were off on the voyage to Hawaii.
Arriving at Honolulu, Friday morn
ing Aug. IA, reported to the S. S. o.
officers, drew the company pay roll
and paid the crew.
Sunday, the second and third mates
| and myself walked out along the
beach: First comes Seaside, then the
Moane baths, then the Public
baths. The first day we went to the
Public baths and the fellow with me
had his shirt, collar and tie stolen,
so we always go to Moane baths when
we want to battle. For rs cents extra
(the soap 25cents for suit and dress
ing ROOM we each get surf board.
Well, l padded out at least three
fourths of mile from shore into the
big rolling, seething, turbulent waves,
and when the breakers come you start
to paddle along in front of it and then
when it hits your board you slide
right along in front of it about so
miles an hour Well, it looked so
easy from watching the natives ride
the waves, that Cooper and | picked
out the biggest breaker that we saw
coming and started to paddle toward
shore, but the wave split, hit him and
tore his board away and showed him
under the water. He said he thought
he would never come to the surface.
The wave that hit me was sure big
one and | guess | wasn't balanced just
right on my board for the front end
turned down and l headed for bottom
of the ocean, and slipping from the
board, thought l was a goner for a
while | got bit excited and yet 1t
seemed | could never get OUT of the
boiling, seething, foamy brine. The
board seemed to want to go on any
way, for when | got out of the breaker |
| could see that board so feet ahead, |
so | had to swim for dear life land |
am counted No. l swimmer by the
natives) to keep in sight of it. About |
the time | was ready to catch that
board, another big wave would throw
it on the top OF its crest, so l conclud-
ed to take a long chance and dove
down through the wave and made a
big jump and-caught the board. After
that when | saw the breakers coming,
| turned around and backed 1T with my
board When / got close to shore l
tried to keep ahead of the waves
little but always got ducked. Next
time | will try in shallow water where
can touch bottom. / was lying on
the surf board so long, about two
hours in the hot, boiling sun, that be-
gan to feel so very queer, and yester-
day l was so crippled, l could hardly
walk down to the dining room. The
mate sent a Junior officer to get me
a sunburn remedy the natives use
and l used it very freely, and the last
two nights am able to sleep little
at a time. | think l will wear clothes.
This is where art is better than ma
lures dressing. Grease and go max
ed? No, not l, for | tried 1t once to
my own satisfaction. l got dizzy, was
totally blind for awhile. My skin was
drawn and seemed too small for my
body. My muscles drew up and | was
unable to walk for a few minutes. i
walk bow legged now, and Cooper is
the same way, too.
Six days later-well l am all 0. X.
now so Cooper's brother will take his
big auto and show US over the Island.
Honolulu has population OF 60,0oo
and seem to be Kanakas and Japa-
nese, but there are many white people
are at their best and sell
at III ana 10 IeulS edCu- Ddiidioo, viz
big kind, 10 cents dozen. Cocoanuts,
choice, large ones, 10 cents each. You
can live very cheaply here. This is
beautiful place Every
thing that the Garden of Eden re-
presented in tropical fruits, vines,
flowers. palms, luxuriant grasses
and trees, and beautiful birds abound
IN these islands. l have learned much
If the Hawaiian language. There are !
,nly IL letters in their alphabet Alo- 5
Ia means love; uni, much; oe, very or !
much; nalnni, girl; hoola, while; habe, !;
lalf; paho-oe, how do you do; nukl- !
hui, very well; niki, well; no haniyan, ,
lot this way took many steel guitar
essons from skilled Hawaiian teachers t
While in Honolulu and that with my t
yiolin will be a great asset when
70 with the Chautauqua next year.
We returned to Frisco loaded with {
ome of the products of the islands T
nd reacbed mort Oct 2nd Saw many