The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-09-01
The Island In Chains.

The Island In Chains.
The man who makes a blade of grass to grow,
where nothing grew before, is a public benefac-
tor. But no less is he who corrects popular
fallacies or establishes truthful landsnarks to
guide and cheer travellers through lites journey.
There has been much dispute regarding the
distances between places around this island,
and We have heard persons boast of travelling
fifty or sixty miles on horseback in a few hours,
travelled, their feats would have been robbed Of
half the charm.
Rev. Eli Corwin, during the past few weeks,
has been engaged, for a summer pastime and
recreation. in measuring the road around the
island. and we may add has done good service 10
the public in this work. If the Minister of
the Interior would now have q score of stone
posts prepared, taken to and set firmly in the
proper places, recording with white paint the
number of miles both to and from Honolulu, it
will render the work of the reverend gentleman
more permanent and seryiceable to the public.
The following data, furnished by him, will
show the correct distances between the principal
villages on this island. and serve to rectify wrong
impressions regarding them. He has added
some incidents, which will interest travellers who
may make the circuit of the island, and who
should take leisure to visit all places of tradi-
tional interest
Nh. EDITOR 1t may be a matter of sufficient
public interest to publish some of the statistics of
measurement on the public roads of Oahu.
Taking as the initial point the middle of the
crossing of King and Nuuanu streets, it is l mile
to the second Bridge on Nuuanu road.
ii miles TO Bishop Staley's gate.
2 miles. a little beyond Mr.. McIntyre's house.
3 to the turn in the road beyond J. II. Woods
mill.
4 to Pelly premises
81 TO top of Pail.
C to fork of Kaneohe and Waimanalo roads.
10 to the corner of the rice or taro patch where
the two escaped Chinese prisoners muir
dered the kanaka after a desperate fight
! ten years ago.
1Of to Roman Catholic Church at Heeia.
lJI to kaalaea Plantation gate.
III to Waikane churches.
1913 to Nj. :. CT. Nilder's gate.
20 to Wili-ka-a-i mill.
am told this is the rather pretty and very anus
ing name by which this mill of the Oahu planta-
ton is known by the natives all over the islands.
And as it affords a good example of native humor
in the nick-naping of places and people. l give
you its origin:
When excavating for the foundation of the mill,
a native with but one eye and accustomed only to
the use of the 90. twisted his neck around need
lessly to follow with his single eye every spade
full of dirt he threw out. By night of course his
neck was so stiff he could hardly move it, when
with a half piteous and h~alfcomical look. he ex-
claimed, - Wili-ka-a-i which may be freely rem
dered-This is a regular TiriSt-he-neck
p miles to gate of kaaawa. John Wilder's.
23a to school house. Immediately beyond which
the best view is had of the colossal Ha-
waiian Lion. one of the most remarkable
natural curiosities on these islands:
Looking directly up the mountain You see in
bold relief against,ihe sky on the top of a well
proportioned pedestal. a lion with his hinder legs
under him and his fore paws stretched ont in front.
the tail thrown naturally over the back. the mouth
slightly open. the eye-lashes perfect, and the head
raised and looking anxiously in the direction of
Honolulu, as if he thought some great interest
which it concerned him to guard might there be in
jeopardy. So natural and life-like are not only the
form but the expression and action, that you in
stinctively wait expecting that he will presently
get up and roar.
PA miles to crossing of kahana.
26 TO L. Severance's. Pnnalnu Rice Plantation.
2S1 TO Norton's. Immediately opposite kaliuwaa
Falls. and the sacred ravine. where once
existed pagan temples, and where Kama
puaa. the Hawaiian Centaur, half man and
half hog. lived and performed those feats.
which are the theme OF many Hawaiian
meles.
29s to Hauula Church.
81 TO L.aie. the residence of Mr.. Nebeker.
80 TO the famous waterhole. in which the wo-
man fleeing from the warriors of kaIneha-
meha, Owed and disappeared.
They coming up and suppOsing her to be drown
ed. bathed at their leisure and talked freely Of their
plans. The woman, meanwhile hidden in 4 cave,
the entrance to which was below the surface of the
water, listened to their talk, and. after they had left,
came ont of her hiding place. and. making her way
to the mountains where her friends. the braves of
Oahu were concealed, revealed to them the plans
and purposes of the enemy.
SO miles TO Hipa. the high projecting rocks,
southeast of Mr.. Mofitt's.
37i TO Mr.. Mofitt's by this route.
3g1 =. d" " by Waialua.
BY the Waialua route. from crossing of King and
Suuanu streets:
lO1 miles to top of hill this side of Eva stream.
IL TO fork of Waialua and Waianae roads.
Between Eva and Waialua are three large val
legs in the bottom of the first will be found the
1+mile mark half way from Honolulu to Waialua.
The middle of bridge in second valley, Waikaka-
laua, is 165 miles and : chains.
The top of hill as you begin to 60 down into the
third valley. Kaukonahua. is 20 miles
rs miles TO Waialua.
80 TO top Of hill beyond Waimea.
ssh to hdl-1ody marx on Mr.. Mofitt's stonewall.
one mile before coming opposite to his
house.
Thus making it ~ miles by this road around the
island. Yours. pro bono publicO, E c.
QUICKER Y~Er-During the past week we have
had another arrival from China. after a remark