The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-11-03

lava How OF 90 to Hilo Bay. to be acco,,,s |.
the sum of - .00O-based upon tho - pds
Wilkes, of Waimea. @a
Mr.. Editor. please place the man !, !,
you and we will consider this matts,
will zee in tracing the route that it il ~
that it passes through an elevated sa's
region and no inhabitants do, or n,.s.s
would. inhabit any part of it exceut ~ r'Oasd
ties, and that no person could be ~s5
road except those living at the tern:'s
travellers passing direct between the
inhabitable country is opened up to ssr,.p
inhabitants of this island are beues,sa
those aforementioned. VIZ
The FIRST time I travelled the prono.,,
fifteen years ago, there was then a car, /,
distance, excepting about twenty mil
woods at the Hilo end. Since then. n, s4
finished the road through the woods
ster, of the rocky mountain stripe. eo.,s
scarf" ut Kawaihae, and get into Hill :
BILE short time, accomplishing the tass !"
$40 instead of $4,000. If there was nrn.'
for a cart road there, private enterprise
accomplished it long ago.
Now, Mr.. Editor. take your map ap,;,
line direct from Kawaihae to Makah,,,,s
the entrance of Hilo Bay and about u.
of the village. You will observe ,h,, :
through a highly fertile, well wooded
ready inhabited, and cart roads made :.
distance. You will likewise see that al j
tants of the coast through Hilo and III.
of Hamakua can then avoid gulch traysf,-
up through the woods to the road. as MAJ.
who live near the adjoining b~onndar;as |,
districts. But for ten miles each vay r.,
hanaloa, the jungle in the woods is 80 dem. !.
be penetrated without great difficulty 2
Makahanaloa as the terminus, or ratbs, a.
point through the woods, on account Of ! j.
runs down through the woods from the
this place, forming a sort Of water shed A.
c~ilitating the construction of a practiesn.
is also conspicuously central for those IN AZ
the island DESTROYS of a mountain road 70 n
If a cart road was completed from Kaw,;a
point, the natural sequence to it would be =
ton of the same to the village. the latter
quite as much importance in contributin, ;
terest and comfort of the district and town i
the rest OF the road. No doubt the concern |.
cable the whole length. Can't say what the
be, and it would be Of little use to say it
know, as [ have small faith of living louy s1
see a good road made there or on the Other y
der the present ~sJingall'' molasses and van
of things. 1t is well to post both sides b0,1
have a faint Ucollection that government m
menced making a road on the last props.
but it was stopped very suddenly one day; Do,
the cause, but suspect military policy and ia
jealousy had somewhat to do with it. Some,
ing a hand in the construction of the road hs]
pective interest perhaps; besides it was ard
law in those days for more than one man To
flied by any public enterprise on this island
are somewhat altered here now, though thz
in Honolulu.
Your correspondent frankly ~confesses be
immensely benefited in the event Of a good M
made on the last proposed route, and as his
is common with every individual in the dist
sees no reason for concealing il. | do net vi
understood as totally opposing the Wilkes n
the representatives of an enlightened c~onsttu
pleased to vote 81 900 for its constractm
vote so too, for I'm too wise now TO vote
minority. snnb minorities, | despise then
as the unchristian exercise Of sticking al
pricks." l merely wish to have both sdsd
ture presented in case If a tussel.
The DIR. Judd road finish it to-be-sur
cost over "a 900; il would make a ~capitalep
excursionists to go up shooting wild geese.
pert hunter is able to ''captivate," on 90 {
about one a week and get himself chokeit
want of water-a consideration, as it viii =
choked another way.
1 see you advocate with warmth, toe
bridges in Hilo. That is creditable for aHu
Your Efforts are gratefully appreciated b
hope you will continue them until the dispe
public revenue are shamed into a sense Of "
towards US No one can realize the actual 81
roads, for want of bridges, except by travsl
" Hilo is the garden of these islands" IA
more undeveloped wealth than the whde :
Maui, and is nearly as large. Let the old 4
derstand that.