The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-04-14
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
saturday,. APRIL Il.
Correspondence Of the p. c. Advertiser.


NArI. April. 1850.
Nh. EDITOR In disregard Of tie entire absence
Of existing topics. and without being able to give
Won the details Of either "a - horrible murder. an
elopement. ball or diamond wedding, | propose 10
drop Won a few lines from under the shadow OF the
. house Of the sun" am not disposed to sit here
like an editor. in times Of a non-arrival OF the mail
and total absence Of interesting news. gnaWlns al
the h~ard-woodcd pen-holder. and dreadtng tie
i" devils knock II the door of the "sanctum
for copy" Are We not enjoying the lovely
MONTH or April. :
Do we not hear the playful breeze rushing through
the branches of the old kukui trees, that throw
their sheltering shadows over our humble domI-
Gle and what If it is " small and narrow and It's
bounds confined" IS there not plenty OF room ont
side. where the mountain slopes are clad IN tue
most MAGNIFICENT robes of green whore the skies
vie with italian summers where the broad sea-
TRANQUIL and pacific. in playful mochery reflects
back every passing cloud where in the distance
the sea. islands and plains are spread out III one
olorious panorama. shrouded in that dreamlike
/ and uvsric veil which painters love so we'll to throw
over italian lanascapes. and whose soft uuts and mellow out
lines fill the dre.mer's heart with that nameless lonsing-h@'
trembling Lopc-wth which the soul looks TO the native shores
| &C. that land where every wauterer finds a home and where the
weary ar- at rest. over all this widespread panorama the
glorious setting sun throws his splendors. How lame The pen
how poor the language. how dull the artists richest 'o'fS 10
u,iut a - Hawaiian April day while in Northern CHIMES 'e
snow has scarcely LEFT the roadsties, and still keeps his cold
grasp on the soil. Who would exchange our genial nree1eS Tor
wi8try blasts. sunny days tor smoking stoves, balmy Hawai-
for tie iceland North:
PRESENT PROSPECTS.
TT. weather on some parts Of this Island is a perfect con-
tr,st -, what il was last year. Aner months Of drought during
-, ,,, ,,d beast and herbs alike gasped with thirst, Jan
nary brought with it days Of dense fog, from which a Cockney
m:rht slice fiturs for his daily breakfast; then came DAYS 3"
drilling rain. preparing the ground for the larger supply, anu
lastly the flood poured down in torrents, filling every cisiern
with good measure and heaped. only it wouldn't stay heale''
Iik. = tale Of Arabian Nights, the change effected was aston
ishing and wonderful indeed. The yellow aust Vanshed' "h
from mountain crest to s~ea-washed beach, a robe oil the oNe'eS'
green velvet was stretched out as 10y euchanter's magic wand
Trees sent forth shoots and leaves, shrubs were strewn WIN
vonnr buds. flowers spraug from the moist, rich soil, and thou
sands of roses and flowers Of humber growth scent the AR ma
rive to the gardens that fiiry-ike look which makes theh "1
loyel,cst spots upon the Islands. The fields have resumed thei
woutel cloth Of green mammoth wagons, drawn Ivy sleek cat
tie, bring small plantation crops Of cane to the never weary
mills from long before dawn till night, clouds of smoke and
steam ascend from the chimneys Of the boiling house "n'
thousands of gallons Of rich juice are daily turned ITO sugar
Such is the present prospect on Maui
The loss of the Kiyduea has been much felt. Although he
speed would never he accounted extraordinary IN the waters {
the Hudson River, her arrival at the ports Of this Island wa
always looked for with considerable certainty, and there Away
nos , ,ioc when a mail aud its papers came to hand. Ma
she soon resume her visits, and be better patronized than DC
fore. During the winter mails have no. been very regular. L
the absence Of them and If our newspapers, a scrap was sal
2, bav, been picked up on the road, which was eagerly peruse
bv crowds anxious for the latest news. 1t contained hut a ie
lines which may. perhaps, be Of Interest, to wit: d" Do you wal
wbi.kers in six weeks? Use the Grecian Ointment !" As tn
appears to be one Of the most Opportuue inventions OF the nIn'
;e.euth century. when the - dear ladies " are petti"n'ng C"t
gress for the right of suffrage, 1 hope the ddceTtfSeF vii! hei
To Iring the &" Grecan Ointment . to the notice oil IA sIo
minded ladies. Lucy Stone, =" they say" will, by It's AID, bTIn
"A most elegant pair of whiskers OF blacklist dye to the House
RcVreseutatTFes-whtueF IN may &c eH00'' - ~
Tie absence of the Kihaued has also been the cause OF a
unusual absence Of strangers. Some days ago there was Il r
+. port that some one, wearing 4 white waistcodt- mao oeeh see
on tIfs Island. but il was afterwards ascertaInet to be "A kai-Lh
i'm "A new shirt, and spy, opera and spectacle glasses were az!
land aside, and the momentary excitement upSiue '"'
usual quiet. -,
prusuectS ar. that the estimates for this years crop VIII Ne So
taiuci. Capt. IIohrons mill, at MakITao, Is at work turn
out very handsome sugar. The great complaint Is a lack
and some. planted five years ago by capt. NhIciS' "Wch
now being cut TOR the first time, turns out over t"" tons TO-
- acre. This mill has As much as 1t can 40 FOR the next Two yeaI
Near by. adjoining the East Maui Plantation, capt bush Il
ON. bundled acres of heavy cane growing, which will be rea'
for harvesting IN a few months. l nav 40 id'ucu "hV'ii-
proposes t. erect Il mil or not.
& purchase Of a tract Of wood land, between Mahawao q
UluraEkua. is reported to have been recently made by
PROPRIETOR of the Waihee Plantation for $500, designed
furnish "a supply of fuel for the mill. 1t Is stated mat o'
1000 cords 81 wood can be obtained from the tract, but until
road Is constructed To il, the wood IS almost lnaccesSioIe-
A. W,uukn. Mr.. T.. Baly'S new mill is in successful Ope
tiol. and has sent its first samples OF sugar TO market Il
located near the old Female Seminary, and has a very adVs
taueaus size. This makes the ht.t sugar mil now erected a
m in ou4r,ti,n at the foot Of the Naiuku Mountains, in a distT
~ which, ten years ago, no one dreamed would ever be devoted
cane growing.
An effort Is being made-aud it promises to be successful
erect "A church for The Rev. Mr.. Whipple, the Episcopal Ckr
100 man. who has recently located there. He has been prom
the hearty support Of the leading foreigners residing III
r.f.bi.ario,I Yours, &c, OCCASIONAL