The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-11-02
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
our Island correspondence.

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it. --an.l-ur t-yut.l .hs gwen slSptuE Wo,,is,
,s,st Ave miles below - ~hitc church. 49,
mar o.. show or thr ,l,FinS h,7ssh. ucar the
KshsL.ls.c l,r-iils s,si wv F.s,hei ga toward &c.
P.-.;n.. s-atU jl,.riss W1rrv -5uac sL-sin,'us
v,tn,EsI hsI srr,l shc sut-- AMI hu-us up ali thc
.br,.b. aai v,1us timber We Wiu ~eu1 ham ga
IL. r,yf When ~ SIND Ja. wh1 be - Prom this
p,ins onward ia uaazskaa, wc tsuud thc only
-,s..b u si-oryus yDuns timber IN he ls-1u,is
.sI ,hs. cu1y rv-,u tis- o1lii as,',uus Gr q Wa
the almost tosal ab-nec q sh'cV and cassie and
vet fsom ths iI2naFvi-azi salsh. Il was thc bS-i
,as-ls uau., wc had Ps--s,!- uar rOu.s row al-
uruach,i the -ss ill-1u.4lly. ami flL--ei many
v,r!ury-slaI anI tcalural usrunsain bvuches,
,hss were vcrv rich. wei Wc1strt wish S,-s, AMI
wolI ullSc spl-a.isi glta-assous ~ sa-sr. cosrc.
small grain anil F.sz:1s-- We cnrr.SNl frOaa tbs
v.5.Es. cane ous On el1~c view - th- occan over
,hs r'ssl.ar. Highlands that sl1Fsj -utiy dlwu o.
,h. bs-s.h- We rv.-slci 0urscI with th- FiFc
-,sAz,,- tlzas --rw beautifully al1us Slc pathway
AMI rylr.d % a: thc hoc-c Of Mr. Simmons, in
beautiful SITUATION . ta- night Il sks rad
IIerr we're orarsc IIuS ant c1sssc tzcss. l,adc,i
wish fr,1il bGs the DOR IoeSs,i. ani the only
bein- on the pLlcr. ancient cn1u-l - be
An E.yysirn mazlmy q ths sourth dynasty. the
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Maeteth's bad ard usa.lc hiaa Eool enough -
sssk flr that tazb.c-G er0~u-
We push-i on 0vsr . Lansi-ape surprisingly
BEAUTIFUL. of -cnd. hill ami dale, slipping down
gradually fs0m NaGna Eea % the >ess. varisate,i
with woodland AMI -lale aDt every variety q
climate from the s1rrii - the tsnpsrase- and
even the fri-ii. aoeo7iin- - eIeyasiln- Pleasant
s-s-y sI1Fe- gentle kr1l-s. With ellmr- q trve-,
beautiful rural sca.s f1r eos-a-S Or s.-m hoC-e-.
deep -ieus, where The 0ran-s- banana and bread
fruit arev without cultivation. the air waiting
deiicioG- perfume We ruie -lDuE- and the
primitive miIIne-s and Eien-li<e virsinity Of this
ga-yien of the i-le-. made w0Disr Why Il vas
n0s the hume Of q thriving. iniu-tri1Cs and hap
py population 4 few scattered <-a== hoG-e>.
few li.slo-s natives. were al eJal1 fJr miles
q enliven the scene- An adventurous Pske bad
q handful e gods On the land q Kfpi. about
eight mfles On the Wafpi5 eide 0F IauIahoehoe.
here we pagsed fr0ia rain-cioGd that came c1n-
den=iuz shower after shower over the summit of
Sfzuna Kea Je=ked mutton brOiled and Ioi
stayei our -s1-laehz- While oG- h0rzes -Elzef and
the rzin--.oGi- had Ta--esi thought, for the
time We m1untcd and - cot fJr LAuIakoe-
he: bar beFoEe our arrival az the next dep
rzTine. IL. rain poured dJWn IN earnest. but we
took it phiI50rbiezIly. met daaghter Of the
Isles with basket OF mountain APPLE, and
Harss being fayorise Vith the fair, reeriyed a
donatiou, -IailinsIy, q g. many a. Deutralize'i
the eii.zet 0f the salt gTiliei mutton EnJoyinZ
all the luxury. If not the advantages of a water
cure establishment grati-, We took thing eOolly
AMI rode on
The deep r-Ivines we're lazuriant with tropical
vegetati0n the or4ng- trees were l0aie4 the
tanaaas beat Under the weigh; q zrrzt bgnehes
Of fruit the zl1ies 0f bseadfruit hung pe.ilnt
from the bOagh- ripe oLIaE we're dropping from
the tree into The rad. while TIE trees lad
eI, erUvded with fruit, green. white and rel.
One q the tree. uas - haded Eith rei, ripe
fruit that it lOo<ei Like burning hu=h-n1; that
which aPp@lrel upon HDreb . JethrO'- Sie!-
herd. Yet On this rich s1il, and IN all thi- pr
fusion. there Na- no improvement. no pDpulaii1u.
On we went the rain cJutingef. Iattering On
trees drifting IN cur Esee-. ar.i making the gne-
tious elay of our pathway eEosedingiy -lirpery.
At lrnZth. after Einiing through Aa4 bg-hs- and
LFuiaig grove, came uTDn . prseipies beotling
and fearful. while Ear Lei9T lag tire seaitersd
village Of IaapahletDs, amDnx e1eoa tsse---a
mere leal u ta-si,ic ksa pushed Dat in;D fhs
f-Dm the n1srrDT valley. which Ernsei the
pathway for The zst sIleanie thrDs g Maura
Kes. We have NJ d11bt bot tie naue of tie
VILLAGE i derived frpm The .iaT@ II tho aga point
which il - ssituaiesi-laHFntT@h1s, meaning a
leaf IF krra bat are hSi Hawaiian seiaJiar.
We de-cendesi the -lippery wall ~ fhs prs~i-
pce, slipping, sliding and xigagging IN our sure
Eiot-i ponies and entered the sIazs thrYagh
rain and mud. night and storm we're f-,
gsthering rDund ~. Tie vase. riarsi anzriiy
a,.in-t the r1eks and tie ei,siri- brl<slsd 1ssr
thc oesan li<s tie viny- ~ ave.
Well. We Eund three haoL,t N The h1uas sf
Captain Thomas speneer. Th~rs ~ slzb.s1
slightly dripping. II Mt vet. pr-asLlle,I and
Hurry unrofle-i hi- "gr'ib." Sotros times IN
IAupahoehos. anil bad dty for fishing ~ Eur
but har'i tack. AMI NJ po, bot ,sr, Harry ball
icp-eIy Si-crycsi. fi1Esger. Dur nsr f.urd
friends did well - ftr fest ti.sy so1bi-ss,sd
courseDu-ly. hospitatly AMI ,-usr.1si7. gz7s -
the hest they hal. Niih n zs1 win ani a z-@.i
dry be, where - refreshed sur-sH viti, slss,. ,.
the musie ~ ti@ rain tius Ia''srsd Dn ~ rrpf
all night, nnd ths hearss fsss ~ 'ie di-'an'
wage- surzrnx ag-iinst Tho izTsou@ rress Hnd J,s
dirk ba-altir sliHs. ws we're rsksnsd bu, ar.es
W the rrar ani pr r. 'he siernsr'- ri.t,.u' fp,
like -anrhp Pfnzs. sarlin soprrsd tts 1r-.-4y
E1d and Witb -anehp zra,sfuii7 syrisinpsi
90 blss-e,i be the man that iu7sp'si -lssp '''
We ARA IN Tho dep zl,,fa ~ diilp7irlIiks
morning - sisu fapgalesiss dripping Nth
rain - ,-rns- bp1-s- t1skinz like many -s'
hens dr11rinz IN ~ tarn. yrr-i Z, sptea-sI 90
though Tho et,1is ind b.-' their WY su,nz 'is
hils. and were driving right orsr ~ sr1 tearing
Themselves - ?. 90. ,fr,pzb f's c,soa 'rass sri
OYER ;hs sfssple n tls new church TIM, ',7-srs.l
among The Aaisy,I,s Hks fsi-,sH st7e hi- ragzs,i