The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-02-11

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sn;-By the PslYaesias Of January a..
: notice to The e1set tbat III Wild cattle NM. : Ind
moved. that were purchased previous to j. % re-
on or before the first Of May next, now r.na' aary Isl.
the mountains Of Hawaii, a}eE which ,;sa upon
taking the same we'll ~sscuse~ parties
pears to me rather sharp work. or perRN1.ap -
Fireman termed it in your last, " A New ScM@.
At the time Of sale were there any stipulat5\
made as to the time of delivery. brands. color, spotst
&C.. Or was it bulls. cows. or calves separately a.
collectively Or was it catch what you can . taking
them as koleas Unfortunately! Al long as they
can be caught on the mountains Of Hawaii, no matter
If bulls. cows, or calves came from the herds of Mr..
]. F. Parker, the late Mr.. VIM. French, Mr.. II. Pur
DIV, Louzada & Spencer. Mr.. Jas. Fay, and other
foreigners and natives. 1t is a well known fact, that
those same untamed male quadrupeds, kings Of the
Hawaiian mountains, have taken away COWS from the
above named herds. Their calves, as = matter Of
course, follow them, so that in . few years quite .
herd has collected at the loss Of the graziers who are
now cautioned to remove no wild cattle under the
penalty of the law. l allude to only one ride Of
Mauna Kea, or between Mauna Kea and Marna Loa-
II these facts are, as I belieze them, true. then the
public notice alluded to is q :. FIRST rate scheme and
the mountain a good trap.
But how came these mountain herds to be 90 nu-
merous. Are they from a few cows and one or two
bulls that the great benevolent man Vancouver gave.
TO benefit the islands, or have their numbers increased
to what they are from the estrays Of the above named
herdss Again, how can the graziers keep their cat
tie from straying and mixing with the denizens o.
Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa? Is the Government 4
claim all calves got by their celebrated unbrand&
and mongrelbred wild bulls? II 50. the g scheme |
will prove . very profitable one, as there are number
of fat COWS driven in for sailing. their calves havina|
left them and strayed to the mountains. II is mol
easy matter to get them until a general drive takes
place, which may not be for q year. As regards the,
interest Of his Mljesty and the Government, I am
half inclined to say they have not. nor will suffer sol
much as,graziers will be liable to according to their
proclamation. The cry Of their interest having suf4
fered, is like shearing a goat, more noise than wool
Perhaps some disappointed spectators growl a little
as they may have found to their cost wild bull
catching is not what it is cracked up to be.
: Some of the unfortunate fats may say the writer
wishes the mountains to be left free as they we're in
the late good old Kings time Of happy memory, to
catch your own cattle when you like. Yes, sir, that
is my manao. Shall I say wIys Firstly, there are
quite a number Of sawyers, ~splitters &C., in the
mountains, some considerable distance from where
they can get supplies, who are willing to purchase
FIVE or ten heads at from legal small owners;
their price and means of payment may not suit the
legal large owners ; hence a great cry. These saw
yers. &C., must have beef; some of them are Pele
kanes, therefore cannot do without it. Now sir,
is it not better to sell to them and keep them full or
let them starve, and make them thieves. Secondly, is
there a grazier upon Hawaii that would, according to
the proclamation, be safe in branding any calf with
80 its mother being with it, from being taken before
Justice upon Hawaii; for those who toll in the
bush are not likely to give up their beef eating pro-
pensity suddenly, after it being a custom for so many
years. l think you viii agree with me that a brand
ed COW will be viewed with a very jealous eye, espe-
cially by a person with an hungry stomach, aud
more especially when they are prohibited from pur-
chasing honestly. As regards protecting the interests
of his Majesty and the Government, l think some
milder form may be brought forth than is limited at
branding or earmarking, in the absence of a proper
person appointed TO take cognizance of the same.
Any person transgressing the above rule to forfeit all
legal right to their former purchase. All hides be-
fore being shipped from any part Of the island, TO be
examined by the same appointed person. Surely q
proper person can be found for each district. Any
person wishing to kill for use should first notify the
above appointed officers of his intention. and by what
authority, also how and where his hides were dis
posed of. This plan may give the Government some
little trouble, but | think would tend to discover any
other cattle stealing and protect the rights of all par
ties. What would poor old Vancouver say, could he
now visit us? But I have already trespassed too
some other plan will be adopted than the aboye-men-
toned " New Scheme. Yours truly,
JACK OF Born SIDES.