The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-06-30
Bay, merits all that has bee


In nrIS aid, beauty and situation. The bay
- rcrtb- and, on two sides. IS lined by a fine
S.d- beacb. prettiIy bordered by cocoa-nut, bread
fruit. and other trees IhS EN-, coast smeils gfdauany
Hn-Ss ,br,e Of rhics, q mile from the shore, are
m.~,.- oh;,1s Of attraction. They are ancient
Es@ -.v3niform and regular in size and shape.
eH.s7nd covered with a 6ne greensward. The
tu1n<xn the sea is more beautifully picturesque
sublime. or q clear day, the snowy peaks of
ana<xeA With It's brown sides, are to be seen
sing abruptly from the plain. and, in the back
eesnd, the dome Of Mauna Loa, and the smoke of
., are distinctly visible. All the hack-coun-
well wooded and watered, while towards the
houses and gardens. trees and small streams,
Dell and grove, are grouped in pleasing confusion.
The sod Is luxurianfly verdant, and its depth and
richnes favorable to all tropical productions The
bsv forms an excellent harbor, protected from the
sarf by . resi- and bar, which makes nearly across.
and il has good holding ground. Ships can lay close
in. without danger, and, With proper encouragement
from government, Hiio might become q rich and
I popDl0ns district
y The best Of water Is obtained, with the greatest
Facility. AZ the Waiiuku, or river Of destruction, a
romantic stream, which empties itself into the bay
I near The anchorage, and derives its name from the
fuumb<r af persons who have persisted in its rapids.
"A short distance from its mouth there is a fine cata-
7 ucx, tumbfiug over a precipice sixty feet, in height,
Unto . deep and crsggy basin beneath, which was
y HrDeiy the interior of q crater, through the rent
aide Of which the stream now forces its way. II is
: called the .cascsie Of the rainbow"
Gil DUIMLl " ~ u VI AAlO Is uCkIlI
usehs thonsand. Stores have been established at the
vi5jsep. much TO the benefit Of the natives, in afford
fnx fkem = market for their produce, and foreign
goods in return. A spirit of enterprise has been de-
v-elouioe. which, no doubt, viii soon make this place
the garden Of Hawaii; but it is here as elsewhere,
through the influence Of foreigners, that a better day
-&ppeass To be ,dawning uPou these islands. Seven
miles tnlars the e is a .saw-miu, which, when water
!. /, sbondans, can sac from sig TO eight hundred feet
= a bsards per day. Two sugar mills. by water
. rover. capable Of grinding from four hundred to sir
iundred pounds each, per day. have been erected.
The climate Of Hilo is particularly favorable tc
Snkrisui,nraI operations Regular land and sea
= brseses prevail, which give q very delightful tempera-
9 ture, tempering the MONDAY heat. and rendering
, the nights col and braciDg- 1t has formerly been
considered as obnoxious to continual rains, but thu
residents state, that within the last four years a great
ehauar has taken place in that respect, and that now
much hss falls; indeed, no more than is necessary tc
preserve its ffaiefalnessL Orange trees do not -four.
!. =, NJ ~ nase1y ehirimoya. 6g. strawberry, and
: and sanr.>e,s Do sxeellently well. but the plant
which Gems to thrive the best. and is destined to be.
3nxus tAe principal export, IS coffee. The expense o.
q SO Il Is triding. compared With silk. or sugar
4rin fruit, were bent to the earth by it,
Nare trees have produced ten pound
%Aeve.s enormous product, compared wit.
- EassRs .aaed s< irieA%in Brazil. and the Yves
- k.'--- add h< sa rb prn ss : oo : ssrssa 4 n Soas,usous
- .uSy. which have commenced bearing. TIT
Skran - planted in rows, and shaded by bauanf
p1antsL The strong tnAde-wind, which almost every
vhers eIss on the islands operates as serious i'm
. psdi6H6s - the growth OF plants. Il here neufralizeS
~ - Land breezcs, and the neighboring mountains
"A pleasant vine has been made from the Wild rasp
abesi9 Of the mountains
IN niuiou-houses, are pleasantly situated ues
ndkrdohu, . quarter of . milo from the beach, ans
p ~ exncs models Of Yankee farm-houaes In New Eng
ehnd, Indssd. they look a. II they Nd ben trans
. ther pz0rens situation, from thstoountr,
q q ID cd nov. and form quite . singular object
kanonnD10 ~ deep foliage Of the oriental lilach
- brsad-ffuit trees Rev. Mr.: Lyman IN
EES e whom are sent, annually, to the high
2 - Mani They partly support themselves b
49, 6hor: all are neatly clothed. and their who'll
AD-O rGses great credit upon their instruc