The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-09-19

c0uiuits o. the cisterus. which are beneath the dit
fereut Office placed ~ the bottom q the gardens
descent.
The house j. abou, 300 feet above the level OF the
sel. aui the climate va the highest degree sglu-
bg.Cus AMI iuy.sorltiug. Nothing can De- more
grateful O. the jtlei ami enervItel resident GA the
l9w.IuIs than the health giving urcezes which come
from tLe mountains Ia. reg i-e.F GENIAL lL--t-.'
he soon RECEIVERS that elasticity q mini and t.IE,
which he had go .1u- la-t. ' no- knowing what he
lost" The view from tle yer-uilh " the house ;
very hue-r.EHE ~, 40 70 single coup fet- the
Maui chluuei, the ISLANDS 10 kIl-1.twe, Lanai,
MC-akli. the high mountains % West Maui, and the
little isiet Il M9lgSini. which looks .Se "a Elnts
double tooth, from THIS height, the half submerged
crater forming two distinct pr9ugs- ltT. J. Mott
Smith might he able % describe u better, / can ~
From the ver4ulal, the shipping in Lahuiua Is dis
tinctly visible, lNheu there J. any tlere.) From
the elevation ~ the rear u the house are delightful
prospects, ana from one, apt.y called Prospect HUI,
"a perfect view Ot the plantation, Its cultivated fields.
ami rocky pasturaEe % the ocean, can De had. In
front Of the enclosure, containing the dwelling
house, offices and garden, are the residences u the
employee which are on the sides OF . plaza, the
centre Of which has been graded, and = flagstaff
raised, AZ the summit Of which GA the 4th OF July, the
stars aud Stripes are accustomed TO wave, for Of the
worthy proprietor it may be truly said,
-Cutam. uou aa.mum mat4t,
ga. trans mare currt-~
And. 'not todriw too fine a point on it. Is the opiu-
Jon Of every IcuL.s, a. the Ciios call them, III his
employ. Across tine plaza Is the mill house. which
forms the most conspicuous Building on the premises.
Its architecture Is of the NOrmau-gothIc style, which
in my opinion, l. a style typical Of two or three
houses knocked into one. The mill is down cellar,
and the mules up stairs in the parlors. VI present,
they are using tine cellar FOR hides, and the best sit
ting room for curing and packing beef This cdIhce
will be removed soon, to make place Tor a new mill,
and engine with the latest improvements, now beng
selected in the Unitei States by "a competent person.
The boiling and cooking house, 30 feet by 80 feet, Is
situated about 10 feet from the mill. The walls are
of stone, Of which there l. an abundance on the
premises. The chimney Is 90 feet high and Is a
prominent feature in all the views Of the plantation.
The train consists of + kettles, which includes the
evapOratIug and concentrating kettles. The juice
flows from the mill into two CHARTERS, aud from
thence to the kettles. Elch clarifer contains about $50
gallons Of juice, which yields about $40 To 800 los.
Of sugar. Six CHARTERS during the grinding season
constituted a days work. The out turn o. molIs-eS
has been 100 gallons 10 the ton. This is the first
seasons work OF the present proprietor, and up to this
date about 100 tons have been taken Oft, which is
about half the crop.
There is a goot road from the mill to the laui-
iug on the beach, Il little down hill, rs it Is TO be
expected on a descent Of 1000 feet in 3 miles.
When driven by necessity two trips with a loaded
team can he made in a day.
For one arriving by the steamer and dumped ON
the beach or the rocks at the landing, II is a difficult
task 20 comprehend that above the barren waste he
looks upon, there is a beautiful and busy scene, such
as | have poorly described, awaiting him. Not until
he surmouurs the last hill and the panorama Of cult
waited fields, busy works, and cosy dwellings,, lying ex-
tended before him, does he realize it; and not until
ne has viewed it from Prospect Hill, can he fully
appreciate the value Of the picture, from its setting.
The steamer stopping at the landing as she does,
going and coming from both the windward and lee
ward coasts of Hawaii, lends Il vitality and freshness
to Il residence here, not possessed 10y many other sub
HOnoluluan residences. On her from Honolulu trip,
the steame gets to the landing about ii O'Clock, but
on the to Honolulu trip, she arrives before sunrise,
a~fording the passengers an opportunity to visit the
plantation. and breakfast with the proprietor, ~ she
does not leave until . or 10 o'clock, If sufficient
frcigH OgtrS.
There are many beautiful rides and drives in the
neighborhood, and several sights; one OF the latter,
II sub'erranean cave, | visited. 1t was n pUEa about
80 feet deep, extended some distance under ground,
and caused 10y u lava blast. In it WAS a good-siZed
brcIIfruit tree, on the trunk = Of which, prominently
cut, were the initials W. X. :. As the gentleman
who is the proprietor of those initials Is of my size
aud weight. he can divide the laurels acquired by
the perilous descent. Under them, can be found
the initials Of EGoNET