The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-04-23
Rural Sketches
Of the gawaiian ISLANDS.

the effects Oh my feeble frame, l have therefore been
until now, unable TO tell you.
What I saw at Lahaina.
Il Is a pleasant trip from our active and busting
port TO the SECOND city Of the king" and in the
pleasant company one always meets on board the
KJiauea, the winged moments fly rapidly. The gen.
tie breezes % which always prevail at Kalepolepo
furnish food for conversation, a subject for spleuetic
complaint for ~inyalids, and suniry playful and Gu
phui-tic observations on the part Of : Charley, the
active, energetic and driving second officer The
approach TO Lahaina, after you have doubled the
point Of Malta Bay and passed the spit, reminds one,
who has Travelled through the Straits Of Malacca, of
the coast Of Pul0-Peuaug or Prince Of Wales Island.
As you approach the town. the foliage and trees near
the shore and on the Cat, bring the Renaissance
more wildly to his mind. On arrival, taking one Of
the pul-away boats, with "A yonng lady in charge,
and stopping to receive from the scow, freighted with
some Of the machinery Of the Lahaiua Mill Company,
my friend Mr.. Durham, the engineer Of the Makee
Plantation, I landed, not forgetting to make my bow
in passing to an old acquaintance, the Lahnina
Breakwater.
The last time | saw Lahaina was in Nov, 1861,
when Tom n, 1 mean, 5. Long, Esq-was Con-
sui. Being a bold American, with ut least half of Il
large country to boast Of, l walked iearlessly into the
counsiI's Office, and shook hands with f. p. Adams,
I=4s tDC u =. ' 4t NDlslls lLAl HAOu Il btlltT
fellow don't exist, and who any way, is one OF the
breed of men that have but few dit,os. He's a
modest man, and perhaps may feel offended at
praise sung so loudly but 1 can't help it,
g them's my sentiments, Mr.. Speaker. and they are
before the house" (The last is a quotation. not
original matter) From the Consulate, l walked up
to the temporary mill, erected by Mr.. G.. NJ. Spencer,
near the Catholic Church. | found that gentleman
busy at work, and the sugar produced, giving, as
far as quality was concerned, general satisfaction.
l saw here an old acquaintance Of mine, Mr.. G.. H..
Ingols, temporarily employed rs n sugar boiler. He
looked as if he was lined up pretty high, and he
and Marshal Oudinot were talking about the yield of
two cart loads of cane being $50 lbs. II OF. The
Marshal, however, was willing to strike off the IL OF.
rather than dispute the weight. 1t was from the
field Of cane near Mr.. Oudinot's house, where boar1ers
had been kept awake o. nights by the cracking of
the heavy stalks as they were growing -!
The machinery for the new mill, engine, &c, was
in course of being carted up. but they were waiting
for foundation timbers for the engine, mill and geer-
ing. They were expecting them up in the schooner
RebauIaohi. Peter II. Treadway, Esq, was bending
his indOmitable energies to push things ahead; per-
haps it was a disappointment to him that he had not
the experience of Mr.. y. II. Spencer to assist him.
When the mill gets a going, although not a stock
uOIieTs L lUlllh lhty CulIl % 10 ne tuiu 10 III
der to Peter a public dinner, for the interest he has
taken in the company. Two more efficient officers
than Nessrs. Treadway and Hutchison, it would be
difficult to find. The cane looks finely, and there is
much more Of it than | bad any idea of, from verbal
descriptions. | should judge they would take off
about 200 n $50 tons this year. What they have
taken OF is hardly noticeable, although it reached in
amount to 80 [ heard) so tons. Mr.. W. Burnham
of the Makce Plantation, was temporarily superin-
tending laying the foundation for the machinery
and putting it up, but l hear he has since left, and
Mr.. G. Heron, latterly employed in putting up the
MILL, &c, of the Hama Plantation, has been engaged
permanently as engineer, and to supcrintend the
erection of the works.
Churches in Eahaina.
l found Messrs. BOlles x Cos old store had been
altered into Il = Cathedral and Sunday morning l
service. The Rev. Mr.. Scott read the SER
in the native language, which not being thorough
ly posted in, l did not understand much of, and
employed my time reading the placards in English
which adorned the bare walls. Mr.. Scott appeared
to have an attentive audience, and the house was well
filed. The Rev. Mr.. Baldwin's and the Catholic
Church, I had not time to attend, but presume. I'M
der the circumstances, [ should have been equally
pleased with the performances At both.
Ride over the Mountain.
The Maizena, packet, the Emma Roohe, being de-
lAAA~A - N@AF 'N@-F - = ava ~ $3.50 s"N NAr@-
for the first time. II being a pleasant day, the
sight from the summit was beautiful. 1t is rarely
he traveller meets with such q favorable opportunity,
and | made the most Of It. just in the most poetical
part, my saddle turned, and my >~ylph-like form might
be seen on the edge Of the road looking down, down.
quite a deep gulch, but with a firm determination
not to take a ~sisyphian roll, if ( could help it. Firm
determination conquered, and regaining my feet, l
liked my saddle firmly, remounted and arrived safely
It Waikapu. Had it not been for that dismount,
you would have had a high fllutin description of
.eruIean azures, tinted horizons, heecy clouds. golden
Yellow, amaranthine s~spphires, and the whole
stock vocabulary Of the scene from g thy noun
ain top, Oh Chamounix! !"
Advance in Paikalo on Maui.
There i quite an excitement among the natives on
and Southeast Maui, owing to the great depre-
iation in the weight of the bundle OF this, their
lyOrite eSculent. 1t will make but little difference {
O the Industrious native if the value Of his labor has
% 10 so per cent, while IA combination I
m the part of ." mIddlemeu' has decreased the :
yeight of his bundle Of bdiO, 81 10 40 per cent. with
.othing to prevent a further decrease. The natives {
re. however, beginning 10 canvas among themselves !
that substitute they eau use rather than submit 10 {
he imposition. As the cost Of feeding laborers Is r
ne Of the principal OUTLAWS on a plantation, this I
lfrIHce of 90 per cent. III the price Of the leading O
rticle OF their consumption Is h heavily felt by plan :
as well rs by the natives who have families TO h
uppOrt- Some of the plantations on hlWal are /
furnished from the district IF Wailuku, where this p
has taken place, and they may be in :