The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-07-03
THE PACIFIC
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
Rural Sketches
of the 3arraiian ISLANDS.
EAST MAEI.

Ride o Kahului and Makawao.
Let me continue mine of the 23d, and be ego
tistical follows: Leaving the hospitable roof
OF the Rev. Mr.. Alexander at Wailuku, started
for Kahulu and Makawao on horseback across
the plain of sand which separates the port OF
entrance from the fourishing village to which 1t
serves as a place of embarkment for produce
This iaunt, well as shat over the sand hills in
the vicinity of Kalepolepo, brings forcbly to the
mind of any one who has made his legs his COM
passes, and in the course of his peregrlnatlons
Lsxu.-ad occasion to pass over the sandy desert
between Suez and Cairo that isthmus transit.
The same whirlwinds, and binding clouds of
sand whenever the wind is high, and that pecu-
liar heat, which feels more powerfully when
reflected than when direct 1t took dozen
years off my by means heightened life, with a
quickness worthy of the fame of the fountain OF
Ponce de Leon, and recalled to mind the
Eheu fngaces, Postume POstune,
Labuntur ami, -
taught to me some quarter Of a century since, on
the classic shores of Charles, in the vicinity OF
the learned Halls of Hollis and of Holworthy.
The MOI lay at anchor in the quiet harbor of
Kahului, when | arrived there, and merely
exchanging salutations with the 80 Ancient Mari
ner' in charge, who was leaning in the doorway
( of the store of Messrs. Kimball & Co, the prin-
f cipal merchants of this hourishing seaport, my
companion and continued on. The road, for the
remainder of the way to MakawaO, was free from
sand, and agreeably diversified with undulating
hills. The wind blew fresh the plains,
from seaward and its invigorating inspiration
lent an increased pleasure to the gallop. On
reaching Capt. Hobron's found the time which
had elapsed for my jaunt p hours. The
counsel '' learned in the law, - who was my
pagnOn du royGge, informed me that he had fire.
quently performed it in an hour and half.
Plantation.
On the afternoon of my arrival at Makawao,
in company with a young lady, who, L regret to
see the - Yankee in a late trip, has taken from
our islands, visited the Haiku works iound
the fields looking we'll, although the crop was
coming off but slowly. The capacity Of the mill
for grinding cane, 10 much greater than the facl-
tiles the works present possess, for clarifying
the Juice; but this want, suppose, will soon be
remedied Their fine mill not at work, 1t
furnishing sufficient juice before IL o'clock each
morning, to task the powers Of the olarlfers tor
the remainder of the day. The number OF tons
which the plantation will furnish this year, is
estimated to be about 300. The crop of 1867
will be off in all August. Mr.. E. ii. Bailey,
the amiabe gentleman who is in charge of the
the why and wherefore of everything which puz-
zIed me. | looked with fear and trembling at
the place where the accident occurred to Mr. a.
f. McGregor last fall, when that experienced
suoar boiler took back double sommersault un-
der the combine influenced of escaping steam and
= defective valve, and while cannot but praise
his aoiIity. after seeing the infnitude of space,
ttrouoh which he was dark'ling hurled, must
sov | should not by any means like to attempt
the same gvmnastic feat. Mr.. Bailey pointed
ont to me a kettle for cleaning dirty juice IL
made noise like gigantic AnglO-lndian hu56le-
L,,55Le and | have no doubt it Is as ehcIent Us
Mr.. B. saws it is. 1t certainly did :" ITS own
howing'' while | was in hearing. visited the
store of Mr. NJ. NJ. Cover, but did not find the
worthy proprietor at home. had the pleasure
Of seeing however a fine specimen OF the babies
raised on this plantation, in the person OF an IN
f,nic child of Mr. Cover, and if they do as well
with cane. rs with children, Haiku need not fear
apv competitors. The ride from Haiku to the
central part of Makawao is very pleasant one,
and the residences of Mr. I. W. Everett ana Dr'
McDougall, nestled in their shady enclosures
tempt one to linger awhile by their look OF cool
ness and repose-
Makawao.
The churches oe Rev. Messrs Green and An
dreYs appear fine as bran new hddieS' ana
have no doubt that the wOrshippers who attend
the ministratOns held within their walls receive
their due allowance of good The fields OF the
East Maui and Brewer plantations were in spIen-
did condition, and the neig ghborlng wheat enclos
ures were heavy with the coming crop The dry
.eason had not commenced, and all vegetation
looked fresh and green. Old Haleakala ioome'
in the distance, and although King the daguer
reotypist, I heard had been to the summit, anc
taken several views of the crater, 1t appeared
nevertheless to he all there still; SO tourists IL
an cipaton. need not fear that the adventurou:
ambrotypist has removed any large portion o.
the tremendous 1choic. His chemicals froze, sc
he told me; had it been otherwise, would nO
like to have been responsible for the result; to'
l have not the slightest doubt, the whole
mountain would have been transferred, and duly
placed in Barnum's American Museum, New
York city.
In returning to Ulupaakua, passed over the
+ road w,ich Mr. g. NJ. Spencer has lately driven