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which is six miles from Honohihi. It was the only possible 

 course to Honolulu in that vicinity until the road was cut. The 

 termination of the drive along this way was cut out of a preci- 

 pice. This road has been cut at great expense. This place is 

 of great interest because of its history. At this place the King 

 of Hawaii murdered two English captains. 



This shows the cultivation of rice by the Japanese and 

 Chinese. You can see such a picture as this at any season of 

 the year in the department of rice culture. The soil is exten- 

 sively rich, and the Chinese are excellent market-gardeners. 

 This picture shows a field of beans. The Chinese get immense 

 crops from them. We now see a field of lotus, extensively 

 grown in Japan and China. It is valuable for its roots which, 

 as an article of food, is much relished by the Eastern people, 

 being sometimes preferred to olives. 



Here we see the beautiful residence of S. M, Damond, who 

 managed the finances of the Queen, which she presented him 

 in recognition of his services. Proceeding along the avenue 

 lined with date palms we come to a grass house which formerly 

 was used by the better class of Hawaiian people We found in 

 this house a great many antiquities, and some idols that were 

 worshiped by the natives. 



We saw quantities of the better class of bananas. They are 

 no such bananas as we get in Worcester or Boston. This class 

 of bananas sell readily at forty cents, but when better varieties 

 are introduced there is no reason why they should not bring a 

 fair price. There are a good many things that might be intro- 

 duced into these islands successfully, and there is no reason 

 why chocolate cannot be grown here. Tea and cotiee are next 

 to sugar as a staple industry. Numerous fields of pineapple 

 are grown for both home and foreign use. The first crop was 

 absorl)ed in a Honolulu market at seventy-five cents apiece. 

 These are nmch superior to the pineapples previously grown 

 there, and are now exported in large quantities to San Francisco. 

 Orano^es, lemons, and all citrous fruits grow well in Hawaii. 

 Last year they imported five thousand dollars worth of these 

 fruits from San Francisco. 



