The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-04-18

WAILrKr, Maui, February, 1868.
Wailuku.

Ntfukus
A short gallop over an excellent road, IN
bright and breezy morning, brought us To the
beautiful and active village Of Wailuku. In the
midst Of gardens and eanefelds, it had charm
hrg rural air Fruit trees waved around, and an
aroma came up from budding roses and blushing
flowers the smoke pouring from the chimncys
OF the sugar mills wagons laden with the juicy
cane we're coming from the fields children, heal
thy. clean and weII-dressed, were vending their
way to tile sehcol-houses, and everything gave an
indication Of active industry and prosperity.
The street was broad and straight. On the
right was the neat new church Of the haoLs, built
for the Rev. Mr. Thurston, and near it the Court
House and prison of Wailuku while to the left,
in wide and neglected square, the old stone
Mission Church lowered up in gloomy and dilapi-
dated grandeur. Commanding beautiful view
and central in its situation, it is wonder that it
should be suffered to go to neglect and ruin.
There is not tree planted in its broad plaza to
relieve the vision to cast n grateful shade on
the native worshippers- I my the fault To the
door OF the Missionaries more than the natives.
The great Dutch barn of village church could
have been repaired, for all the devotional pur-
poses of WaiIuku Mt n less sum than it cost to
erect the new church. It would have been more
eommodious and durable, with more spacious and
beautiful grounds Bot proceeded on until the
broad street terminated in front Of Mossman's
store, and turned at right angles, passed the
English Mission, turned another angle to the left,
and rode up To the residence of Mr. L. W. Tai
liant, the hospitable, active and energetic man
agrr Of
The WaiIuka Plantation.
NJ. I xvSfh huf nal
courteous kindness, so common to the planters Of
the Hawaiian Islands, and which makes the way
Earer feel ever mt home and like he could take his
.. ease in his inn.'' On the brow of the bluff,
oycrIooki.r. the Immediate low valley, the bright
flashing waters Of the WaiIuku, and the extensive
euneiieIds beyond, the deep valley winding among
the green scrratcd mountains ON the west and the
blue arena on the north and Haleakela ON the east,
the situation - very beautiful and commanding.
A bright stream Of water rippies in music by the
door and turns the mill Immediately below the
bluff in the valley. This mill occupies the site OF
the first sugar mill erected in Maui, in 1910, by
the enterprise Of Kamehamcha iii. OF blessed
memory IL il one OF tle largest and most con-
veniently arranged Of any IN the Islands, and
turns out some OF the best sugar that finds Its
way to the market Of Honolulu or San Francisco.
was irvurably impressed by the economical and
labor-saving machinery, and with the skill with
which evervthins is eondueted-for every depart
ment in the mill went with the regularity of a
clock. After n sumptgous dinner, i gllloped
over the plantation, and was regaled by sight OF
the finest cane in any land. The average produc-
ton of the cane il
More than Four Teas to the Acre.
- IL V... 18th ham of l.
Iuku river. The lands on the eastern side are
watercd by che Kamawai ditch Of legal memory
having been the subject Of an important lawsuit,
between the proprietors Of the Wailuku Phntn-
ton and y. Baily Il Son, the proprietors OF the
adjoining plantation The land adjoininS Mr.
TaIlant's garden. in Kalua, appeared the most
fertile, and here + told they stopped grinding
the enne because is did not produce more than
four tons to tine acre The Manager concluded to
let it remain until dryer and warmer weather
would give it saecharine matter enough to pro
duee i've tons. This may appear like exasgera-
ton 10 those familiar with cane culture in less
favored lands but it is n stubborn fact and there
is not an acre Of land in the Kalua basin that will
produce less than four to the acre, If proper
ly eultivated-and it more frequently produces
more than this quantity than less There are
several hundred acres this side Of the Waiiuku,
and all looked vigorous and lourishing-
On the northern side of the Wailuku there are
several hundred acres Of cane on rich upland,
or kula, watered by the Ralanawni ditch This
cane is not inferior to that Of the kalua cane
either in the visor Of its growth or the produe-
ton Of sugar, and it possesses the advantage OF
more water for irrigation. rode over this ex-
'ensive field and had n fine view OF the whole
phntation from the upper portion, at the base OF
The mountain. The cane lands of Waiuku are
bounded toward the sen and the low plain OF the