The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-07-05

enough to enlighten US as to our true legal rights in
the premises, and what you think Of such neighborly
conduct. ] p P.EEER.
IIhe following communication has been handed in,
commenting on the above
MR. Editor The cool impuience Of the first let
ter Is refreshing. For one neighbor to request an
other TO stand aside and muzzle his hounds, while he
removes " all cattle, branded and unbranded, from
your lands AMI those cattle are counted by the
thousands, is an act Of ''neighborly conduct, - not 81
easily comprehendedb by ordinary mortals. Nothing
short Of genius could conceive such a scheme. 1t
rings like some Of those modern Dick Turpin feats We
are occasionally RECALLED with in the columns Of the
San Francisco Torn Talk. It Is to be regretted that
80 estimable a person As Mr.. Parker should be - pes
tered at the rate indicated in the above correspon-
dence. III remember correctly, Nj. Parker came to
these Islands in 1909, and after following his occupa-
ton as seaman in the Pacific until the year 1915, set
tied himself on the Island Of Hawaii. where he has
remained ever since, rearing A large family to habits
Of usefulness, acquiring wealth, respected ny all, and
leading an exemplary life to the natives, with whom
ne has always been unayoidably associated and iden-
tilted. We have yet 10 hear the first word Of reproach
against Mr.. Parker. AMI his open-handed hospitality il
pTOyerbiai. One would think that after such affections
a. he has lately borne in the loss Of a son, a daughter
and the wife of MS bosom for upwards Of forty years,
he might be left to enjoy such peace as he could find
in his old age.
After stating a few facts, I will leave the reader TO
judge Of the - legal rights in the premises for | an
no lawyer. After nearly all the wild bullock in the
mountains had been slaughtered merely for their
hides and tallOw, under the direction Of California
Spaniards. Gov. Adams (Kuakini) in 1871 placed a
kGpE on their further destruction. The havoc had
been 30 complete that there was scarcely a bullock left
e.
and Humuula. facing waimea. IL was in this region
that Mr. Parker commenced forming his tame flock
in about 1898 or 1899. At this period the late re-
spected William French owned a large herd Of cattle
in Waimea and vicinity. The estrays from these
herds contributed mainly to res,ock again that part
Of Mauna keI above mentioned with Wild bullock,
but mostly from Mr.. Parker's flock, rs his ranch is
much nearer the mountain.
The King and Government hsye heretofore claimed
the u-hOie OF the wild unbranded cattle in the noun
tain not found on private lands, hut with how much
justice we will not say. In 1856 the right to catch
wild cattle was sold by Government 20 Mr.. E. 7.
Adams. During the time he held the contract, Mr..
Parker had reason to complain to Government on nc
count Of the destruction Of unbranded bullock upon
his private lands. Prince l.. Kamehameha, present
Minister of Interior, aud much to his honor, promptly
wrote to Mr.. Adams on the subject, warning him
against trespassing upon private lands pursuant to
his contract, as Government could not uphold him in
such II course, disclaiming therein distinctly, the
right OF Government to take wild cattle on private
LANDS. About this time Mr.. Adams tran.erred his
right TO take wild cattle TO Robert c.. Janion.
Soon after an agreement was entered into be-
tween Nj. Parker, fl Pur1y and the author of the
above epistle, as Agent for Mr.. Janion, to divide
equally the hides taken from the wild cattle running
in what i called the fern. This Is a woody region
of country in the district of Hamakua. and towards
the sea from the ranches, and it i entirely separated
from the mountain range. No one ever doubted but
that all the wild bullocks in the {. Fern are every
one Of them the offspring OF the three herds owned by
Mr.. Parker, Puriy and VIM. French, the latter being
the herd now owned by Jlnion X Green. One Of the
parties to the contract was 10 do all the shooting for
p consideration. Everything went on pretty smoothly
until the old Adams contract was lately aunulled,
and a new one entered into between the Government
and Me=srs. JInion Il Green, wherein all the - right,
title and interest to all unbranded catde' Of King
and Government were surrendered. Since then, the
agent for that firm i~nterprets the new contract in II
hidespreading sort Of way 20 as TO cover every four
footed beast in the Country, branded or unbranded, y
and eOoily asks the owners to hold the candle while
he does the business. The agreement between the
three parties he now ignores, sets at defiance the
Princes decision disclIiming any right on the part
Of the Government to the wild bullocks on private
lands. and claims the whole as belonging to Messrs.
J. y G., whether they BE in the Fern or side of
the mountain.
Hari-eeling, quarreliing and litigation is the
unavoidable ou,shOOj Of such conduct in any com
munity. If reports are half true, there has been a
terrible slaughter Of bulIocks in the above region Of
late. which, If continued much longer. Will raise the
price Of sirloins, a matter that concerns the public in
q gastric way as veil as bearing upon the point Of
national wealth. We sincerely hope these outrageous
proceedings will cease, and all misuuierstan dings, if
any, will fad pelceab.e solution.
In former times ''Waimea beef" stood high in the
market report and estimation Of whsIemen, now it l.
not iisuihed with a quotation. What is the matter /:
Whose fault i it, HAWAII.