The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-08-17

IaTt- und with roads that -.cncl artiiicnlly raicd
to some height. The intcr~Iaccs were IN gen
eral planted with faro, which grows here with
great strength. rs the fcLl- sunk below the
common level ~ {" contain the water ncccSa-
~ t. nDurish the roots. On the dryer
siac,- were several spots, where the cloth mul-
berry was planted in regular rows, also growing
vigorously and kept very clean. The cocOanut
trcc- not ia ~ thriving state, and were all
low. the plantain trees made better appearance"
II Captain Cook could visit Waimea valley
now, hc would find change in the face of the
country. the white obcirks gone, the heiaus
arr in ruins the haolcs have introduced shingles
and boards to the houses. and planted rice i'll
place of the DG,nakc or cloth mulberry.
Ia describing Waim.., III l11S, he says. - The
greatest part Or the village stands near the beach,
AMI consists of ab,yc sixty houses there; but
perhaps about forty more stand scattered about,
further up the country toward the buryng place
The village now contains fewer houses and far
less population than it did then.
lie returned from the h.iGH to the beach, found
a great crowd assembled and Il brisk trad. going
for pigs. fowls and roots with - the greatest
good ORDER" This Is due to- the fact that the
captain lad appointed special traders for the ocea-
sion. lie went board at noon. returned ON
shore, but hal mo- time t. make any further in
cursiOns in the Island. Vt sunset all hands were
brought on board They had provided seven tons
Of water, and =. by exchanges, chiefly for nails
and pieces of irJn, about seventy or eighty pigs,
few fowls, quantity Of potatoes. and n few
plantains and f0ro roots. These people mcritcd
our best cOmmcndatiOns, in this commercial in
tcrcoursc, never once attempting to cheat us.
either ashore or alongside the ship lie thus
allu,lcs To the feather work of Kauai, SO much
like that Of the Iokeean, Aztecan race of
America
Amongst the articles which they brought to bar
ter this day, we eUuhl not help taking notice Of n
particular Of cloak and cap, which in
tries where dress i more particularly attended To,
might L. rerkOnel elegant The first nearly of
the size and shape Of the short cloaks by the
woman in England, and by the men in Spain, reach
ing the mlle Of the hack, AMI tel loosely before.
Tie ground of them Is net work, upon which the
most beautiful rel and yellow feathers closely
ixel. that the surface might Le compared to the
tckest and richest velvet, and while they resemble
both feel and the glossy appearance The man
Of varying the mixture Il very different; some
have triangular spaces of rel and yellow alternately,
others kind of crescent, and some that appear at
distance, exactly like scarlet cloak edged with
gold lace. The brilliant color Ct the feathers IN those
that happened To- be new, aided not little tO their
fine appearance, and found that they in
high estimation with the owners Some
afterwarl purchased with very large nails.
=. The cap i made almost exactly like "A he'll
met, with the middle part or crest sometimes of
hands brelth and il fits very close upon the head.
having nOtchcs 10 admit the cars IL il also a
ground Of network - in which wrought feathers,
IN the manner upon the cluaks, though
rather closer AMI less diversified ''These
probably complete the dress, with the cloak for the
natives sometimes appeared III both together. Vol
=, p. 2O6-2UI.
Numbers of the skins of small red birds We're
brought for SALE tied up in punches of twenty or
MORE or had small wooden skewer run through
their nOstrils. The red bird of Kauai,
judged by Mr.. Anderson to be species of merops,
about the size of a sparrow, of beautiful scar
let color, with black tail and wings, with
=. arched bill, twice the length Of the head
We have been minute and particular in de-
scribing the discovery of the Island of Kauai,
and quoting at length everything which
throw any light on the manners and customs of
the people, before they We're contaminated or
changed into new modes and habits, which ncccs-
sirily spring up from contact with civilization.
From these will follow nluctions in future mum
bcrs, and facts going to prove the identity of
their manners and customs, with those Of the
most civilized abprisine. of the west coast of
North America.
Although have not yet concluded the dc
tails of ti,e discovery, we will suspend until
next. Yours ever, Ia PAz.