The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-08-16

OF o; ; ,-c,,ek ~ L-laia4 and HI. TIE
.l.ay-d@.-=i, aaz..a-.y I..s-l-lr. coming. aaI
as- e.aiaE. has anne 10 L--.. The -,e1a..- r
( h.T-T- h-s- Ls- wlis,-e-se go her Ta-----.
and n5r, ali rh- god pop. 1: the city vino
have Tait=i - long. ana wished ~ i-rveatly. t,r
the opportunity :, travel fr pleasure In ths
" dull -4-ln. and could never make Up ,teir
mind . attempt i in rte -ci..1e--' diving
bells. o. S;-v- calls rhem-which. r. the way.
are, a. e c--s, ==eyn: O. none .u q similar r---=.
and which we sincerely hyp= vii find an in
cr=4~d business, stimulated ~ the steamer.
Now that the steamer Is really here. surely they
viii Re % hand, and not 1t This opportunity pas
u show their appreciation for the investment
made y her ent=rE-sing owners. in bringing -
fine d vessel fy- the public accommodation.
We expected y Sc the st=am-r wel.-fllei, II
not crowded, With pleasure seekers, eager 70 escape
the heat and dust II Honolulu, for the cool.
refreshing breezes Of the sea, and the ''sigh,s''
Of Owhyhse-" Elbowing oUr way through the
crowd On Steamboat Wharf, we feared lest We
should not Be able 20 get Iassage-but once on
deck, We found the crowd" still On the wharf.
The steamer was ready, but the people were not;
and when we left the wharf. and made a count,
were very much surprised 10 find - few on board.
However, numbers are not always requisite for L
good time, and the few did not regret the plea
sure they enjoyed the better from the fact that
there was no crolrd. The wind was fresh during
the night, and we made the run 70 Lahaina in
Il hours, reaching :. the second city at : 4. VI.
The appearance Of the town from the anchorage
Is very pretty, there IS 20 much foliage. and the
houses along the beach shaded by the green-leafed
ko, present q very cool and inviting prospect.
We were allowed time to land, and SPEND an
hour OF two. and were well reIaid for the visit.
We met, - We always meet. with = cordial
reception, and improved the opportunity IF q
hasty glance about town. We were glad % hear
that The arshal'' still lives. and had We
time, might entertain our readers with some Of
the stirring scenes Of quite an e~ventful life.
Suffice II 70 say. that after explorations and
fights with the grizzlies Of the Rocky Mountains.
hair-breadth escapes On the plains Of Mexico with
that fav0rite corps Of riiemen, be has settled
down 70 quiet life, and no one keeps a more open
door az Lahaina than The Marshal" There
goes the whistle, and we must BE Of-nOt with
out first securing some very fine punches Of grapes
for which the place l. noted. Il l. . great pity
that vineyards could not be started here, and the
culture Of the Crane be entered into as in Cali
fornia, for the fruit l. fully equal 10 that on the
Coast.
leaving Lahaina at 10 O'Clock, we steamed
the coast enjoying the smooth sailing, the
delicious. cool sea breezes, the green mountains
with their deep %ravines, till the peaks Of - Hale
a-kq-Ia'' came 70 view, towering eight thousand
above the sea-the largest extinct volcanic
in the world, and which, it Is said, would
hold the island Of Lanai, if it could be cut off al
the water-line and inverted into the crater-a
as well worthy a visit as any object Of
interest on these islands.
\ fine run across the bay, with sails and steam,
gave us the opportunity Of seeing the two quail
Of our vessel combined, and she acquitted
herself much TO the satisfaction Of all. Stopping
1t : Makee's Landing we landed and took of
PASSENGERS. and hurried on, taking a distant view
IF . Rose Ranch,' nesting on the side of the
ofty mountain.
Now comes the tug of war. We have opened
,ut into the dreaded Hawaii channel, and meet
he combined force Of the trade winds, sea and
currents against Us. Now comes the strife, mans
,ower and human skill contending with the ele-
But our good steamer steadily presses
m, though her speed is not as rapid as before:
ut ST. aooompHsies her uork, and we advance
III CJl4llDIA- LIZ Ii-lL 4dlio dlDHLA - III lAC
hannel. thick and showery, with strong wind.
But we have found in Capt. Bush, a careful cap !
in Mr.. Beckley, a good pilot. The
after, who has crossed and re-crossed this channel
lines almost without number, told US Of his mar
ow escape from ship-wreck on the old steamboat
Akanai, - in that fearful koua gale off Honolulu
u 1854 or 5; and with 4 shudder said, d" he
oped never 10 see such another night" This
hannel Is always rough, and the night wore .
way as comfortably as could be expected. .
forming revealed to US the shores of Hawaii, J
nd soon the clouds around the mountains broke :
way and we had a fine view Of Mauna Kea" d
it, base to the summit, on which we could Z
&c mail patches of snow. The slope upwards I
rom the SCI Is 50 gradual that it is difficult 70
Its great altitude of "A 600 feet-the high v
St mountain Of the Pacific Islands. I
At noon We were at =. Laupaboehoe, the great '
ulu depot for this side Of the mountain. 1t isa y
leisant-looking hamlet, situated at the mouth Of n
deep ravine and we could see the establishment l
: Messrs. A. Harris & Co, who have been the 7
and principalagents in developing a very G
lportant item Of our export trade. From here o.
Hilo, we sailed Close along the coast, 50 near, Oh
at we had very fine opportunity of seeing all VI
natural and varying beauties. Mos; prom II
ent Of these, We're the numerous waterfalls or al
scades. Of which we counted upwards Of TWEEN /
g., VARYING much in highth, volume, and appear T.
and yet each possessing a beauty peculiar n
itself. The fIcco f the bluffs were covered with III
rdure, while the grass on the table lands above ii
A. Of soft, delicate. shade Of green. while here IT
- there We had g~iimV>-s Of pretty vallIes and zu
slant forests. groves of trees and comfortable "a
king houses Of the natiyeS-au very different "
IN the approaches 70 other cities Of the king y
Ut p. Il, we anchored in lilo or By d.
n Bay. 1t may be mentioned mere that for Of
e last few hours before arriving at Hilo. the ca
Al was changed. and with rery Dsrc.yGbie i'm q