The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-11-02

vltn that uNeTiask, tho gorge II liakalaU, int1
~h.eh NC des,cnird by uar,,W. slippery and
irrvEuh4r stairway, cIvse,d thr Wide ani rapid
,IryaIu just triDW "a hItle green island, whloh
uatNr cottage snd a-,r,,iri tu r,'.ky stains
on Iho opposite ,lin iiyre, thr ,luuds having
elcafcd away t1 s'u,e eNtent, ws had better
Nie~ 81 the h,nl. The country iay finely tDr cal
t'aIiUn -an Inclined plane. sweeping down irum
f. Mauna hca, cuI hy the deep and narrow ra',ncs,
hut leaving slaco between all Tor h,rms. IL Mas
covered with tall suiss, the iii, suss. which is
,huliy WORTHLESS pasture, h,ins Wiry, acid ani
- innuIritiDus that the great ggaz"r Nebuchad-
nrzEcT would have tuuiri his royal nose ir1m it
in disgust. lt will, however, accomplish great
sDd ia the lilo district. 1t will enrich the soil
With vegetable mDuid, prevent it, washing away
and gave Ihc trros ,hanrc g. grow, Planters.
never harm II let 1t rot aud cnnch your suil
On thi- portion of ouT routc the mountain apples
were all unr,pc-erccn We noticed that thcy
wcrr a l;oud r,iu-sauso. la the dricr district of
llamakua. they WcT fully riIc, and All
'anc,,l toward llin, they hecnme lcss ~, ia pro-
portion To the quantity Of rain which falls, until
finally. ia the c0nhrm,i rainy region, not one
could Dc found that indicated IA sign of riI,,nc-s.
We passed many rlaccs that appeared neglect
planted in coil,c. bui the trc,- had been junllcd
together without ordrr and not cultivated. they
were chokc,l 20 death hy the grnss. which was
nearly as high. Coffee requires the same culture
n cltton Indian ia the first thrcc years Of
it, growth. An Ignorance of this has caused
failures We -aw several beautiful flowers ON the
way side but il would require enthusiast in
botany To examine them under such circum-
stances OF mud. rain and fatigue. The pink
flowers of the hibiscus on either hand indicated
the finest cotton lands.
There are many public nuisanccs in the way
that are dangerous To man and beast These con-
sist of narrow and deep bitches made to enclose
the land just before reaching Mctcalf's sugar
plantation. our pack-borsc made Il misstep to the
left Of the rad in the tall grass and fell into
OF these deid-falls, more than six feet deep, ON
his back, crushing and burying pack-saddlc and
racks in the mud at the bottom. With some
difficulty in pulling and hauling he WIS extricated
aud We pushed on. Passed the plantation, and
converting our Jaws into a locomotive sugar mill,
asccnded steep rocky hill; and when half
way up, unfortunately saddle girth gave way
and one-half Of the judicial dignity of the Su
Vrcmc Court, as at present constituted, rolled
and tumbled backward among the rocks. We
arrived at this conclusion, roads should he i'm
proved. judicial salaries increased, courts be held
IN more accessible Positions. or some fundamental
Improvement made in life insurance policies
We passed more gulches, foaIning torrents,
waterfalls and churches, more plantations, and
finally saw the beautiful bay of Iilo, extending
inland 10 where the white houses of the embryo
city cleaned over the waters through emerald
groves. Night overlook US before arrived
with jsded horses and thoroughly dsgusted riders.
We rejOiced exceedingly, when we found ourself
in the hOspitable mansion Of convivial friend
Captain Thomas Spencer, where dry, cosey and
comfortable We now write.
Yours ever, la PAZ.