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fifteen minutes elapsed and still the crowd increased ; twenty-five 

 minutes past, and there must have been at least 150 persons 

 waiting. At twenty-eight minutes past the door opened, and 

 one clerk proceeded to give out the mail. I got mine at 9.45. 

 From this you can get some idea of the manugement of the 

 office. I had some photographs to send away. I inquired at 

 the stamp window for the proper postage, and was told that it 

 would be two cents. I gave the two cents in payment, and the 

 clerk said, " We do not take coppers, nothing less than five 

 cents." 



Next I proceeded to ascend Punch Bowl, along a good carriage 

 road to this long extinct crater. This view shows the inside of 

 the crater. The carriage road leads around the mountain, from 

 which one gets a view of the harbor. It is divided from the 

 ocean beyond by the extensive coral reef. To the east of Punch 

 Bowl are two beautiful valleys, in l)oth of which are many 

 beautiful residences. This valley is really the crater of an 

 extinct volcano. Along this valley are palms and Night Bloom- 

 ing Cereus. 



This is the home of Sandford Doane, who held a government 

 position for five years, and was instrumental in bringing about 

 the annexation of Hawaii. The residence of the ex-queen has 

 been here since 1893. Near here are a company of United 

 States troops, who are stationed in the rear of the palace. The 

 raising of our flag over this building took place three weeks 

 before I arrived. Among the crowd was great enthusiasm, and 

 many were moved to tears. It is well known that the Japanese 

 wanted to annex Hawaii, and it was only on account of negotia- 

 tions with the United States that they were prevented from 

 accomplishing their end. 



The natives are well developed physically ; are tall, broad- 

 shouldered, kind-hearted and serious. They are very fond of 

 horseback riding, ladies as well as gentlemen. 



The population of this new territory is 117,000, divided as 

 follows : Natives, 39,500 ; Japanese, 28,000 ; Chinese, 26,000 ; 

 Portugese, 15,000 ; Americans, 2,500 ; British, 1,500 ; and the 

 rest foreigners. There are 3,000 United States troops stationed 



