The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-09-17

A ROAD Ac.om Hxwzn-rt il estimated. from
surveys reeently made BY Mr. Wilkes : GENTLEMAN
residing in waimea. Hawaii, that . good cart road
may be constructed at comparatively little expense
from Hilo to Waimea, around the southern base Of
Mauna Kea, between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa
Hitherto there has been no communication between
Waimea and Hilo by means Of wheeled vehicles, on
account Of the great number Of deep gulches that cu'
up the road in the Hilo and Hamakua districts The
proposed road, if constructed, will be shorter than
the other, smoother and better in many respects
We understand that parties have offered to CONSTRUCT
it in such a way as to be passible for carts. for the
sum Of $4,000. Should the plan be adopted it viii
doubtless be advisable to open q communication be-
tween this road and the old DR.. Judd road. which
starting near Kailua, terminates in the plain be-
tween the mountain-thus aHording q direct high
way between Hilo and Kona, aud perhaps opening q
shorter and better route from Kona to Waimea.
SrRAYED Or SroLEN-A few frogs which were
turned loose in the Kalo patches of Nuuanu valley
upwards of a year ago, for the purpose OF propaga-
ting their species and destroying insects. 1t Is fear
ed that the insects have destroyed Mem-or p ssibly
they have los. each other in the labyrinth of water
lots, and persisted of loneliness and emnui. Perhaps
they thought the weather was too warm, and con-
cluded to bury themselves until the approach of win
ter, in which case they have a long time to wait yet (;
or perhaps they found their new home 80 delightful
and the climate so enchanting that they successfully
exploded in a burst of ecstasy. At all events they
have disappeared from the valley. Their last trump
hes sounded, they have passed away, " unknelled
and uncofined, - but not unknown. The Royal Ha-
waaiian Agricultural Society are the chief mourners,
and the whole community no doubt would follow
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-7beunt nemine ~salutdto.
ANOTHER ESTEEMED CITIZEN GoNE.-Death has been
unusually busy during the past summer, in taking
away some Of our most active townsmen. We record
with deep regret the death of Mr.. Henry A. Poor,
which occurred at his residence in Richard street
yesterday. Mr.. Poor was q native of Boston, where
his father now resides and is known rs one of the
most successful merchants of that place. He resided
in San Francisco in 1850, and subsequently, also in
Oregon. In 1854 he came to Honolulu, where he
has since resided, and has been long and well known
as a member of the firm Of C. A. & H.. F. Poor. In
1856, he married the daughter Of the late VIM.
French, who, with two children, survives him.
Young, energetic. and gifted with no ordinary tai
ents, and with n kindly disposition that endeared
him to all his acquaintance, his death makes o void
in our midst which will not readily be filed.
DEATH OF A HIGH CHIEF.-John W. Pitt Kinau.
a young Hawaiian Chief, died at Kohala, Hawaii, on
Saturday last, the 10th inst, of consumption, at the
age of IL years. He was one of the highest and
wealthiest chiefs upon the islands. In his veins
flowed the blood Of a long line Of Hawaiian Princes.
Ruth, the present Governess of Hawaii. was his
mother, and consequently he was a grandson of Gov
ernor Kekuanaoa of this island. His grandfather on
Al IL - ~ D.yp- M .,
repute in years gone by. 1t will be remembered that
William landed on the island Of Hawaii, in January
last, on the rery day when the present lava eruption
burst forth from Mauna Loa land it was believed by
a large proportion of the native population of the
island, that Pele had thrown forth the lava stream in
special honor of his arrival.
: A HAWAIIAN " CLIPPER. Our coasting feetsis
to receive an accession in the shape of a curious look
ing, but comely little sloop, belonging to Mr.. j. H.
Morse. that has been lying at the Esplanada the last
few days. She is forty feet long on deck, and has a
breadth of beam of fifteen feet ten inches. Her hold
is four feet FIVE inches deep, of 35 tons measurement,
and her roomy cabin is made high enough for COM
fort by having q roof flush with the gunwale on either
sids She is finely modelled, and we doubt not will
be the crack clipper of the feet-although q few
added to her length would perhaps have i'm
proved her sailing qualities. She has been built in
the most substantial manner by Mr.. S. Marston, and
looks as if she would make a capital little sea boat.
The FLOUR MLL.-This institution is doing a great
business the present season, and it is estimated that
no less than % 900 bushels of wheat will pass through
its hoppers, as the result of this years harvest-which
is nearly double the amount of 1858. The wheat,
however, is said to be inferior in quality to that of
year, but somehow Mr.. Hughson manages to
out a quality of -four which de6es competition
from any source. The press of business is such that
The plan has been adopted of running the mill until
o'clock in the evening, as we'll as during the
lay. -
A QUERY FOR THE KNOWING ~ONEs.-There is an
Did question as to whether a ~jackknife which has been
1t different times renovated by the a additions of q
new handle and blade. continues to be the same jack
knife that it was Mt first. And upon the same princi-
Pile arises the question whether the old schooner John
Young, which has been rebuilt by Messrs Burns and
Emmes, and which has hardly a piece of timber or a
of ~planking that was in her before, continues in
to be the same vessel. She is of the same model.
t is true. but a few old sticks of enduring live oak,
are the only relics of her former SELF The John
Young is to be launched again in a day or two.
A Busy PLACE.-The esplanade has presented a
scene of hustle and activity the last week. The work
If discharging the Raduga and r~eloading the Ores
es, the daily arrival and departure of island schoon-
and the several new buildings, have all contrib
,ted to make stirring times. The building of Messrs.
A. Harris s. Co. upon the esplanade ; and a large
establishment. is now going up for Mr..
Burdick upon Fort Street. sPresent indications are,
hat the esplanade will soon be. covered with build
ngs. -
SUGGEsrIvE.-Two gentlemen of our acquaintance.
few days since, resolved to discontinue the use of
obacco. The result was that one of them gained five
pounds of flesh in the ensuing four days, and the
other has been increasing regularly in rotundity at
he rate Of half a pound a day, ever since-an inter-
Tal of more than a week. A s'Dashaway Tobacco
Society," would be a fine institution for lean bodies.