The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-07-21
sdi CAVES IN HAWAII,

"A Froz0n Aake IN rf1e Trop1cS-The StOnt
Adzes Of the Natives 'l5' Il.
DO Dr. Beratzs d German naturalist who
tis Visiting the Sandwich Islands, thus
fdescribes What he saw on the top OF
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ia QneonT ascent to tie top of Mauna
Keawe visited the little lake of Waian,
fsitdaBd Iata dipi elevation or twelve
Il bBopSand, llIsa fest, in 4 depression formed
Il bE the snumerops ;snow-eoyered peaks
of the mohntain.i The lakeJMas COW
cred, oyer with q; crust of ice, two OF
three, INCHES thick, but not strong
Eehnngh TO skate upon 40 findiice in
lttEep trSpfess strikes the traveller with
surprise, and here We feel inclined to
IiplaydWih it aike, children. About a
mile ebeforeahat we found a large cave
where the Hawaiians in iolder times
manufaeturedt their stone implements
for cutting down trees and excaYating
eanoes-0A eur second visit to these
m6GntAiH kregioh8 I'VE discovered a
number OF. caves all, formerly used for
similar purposes. These caves were
undoubtedly inhabited in former days.
In every ono, we found a fireplace near
the entrance showing that the hands
of men had completed what nature,
had left unfinished. Where the natural
entrance to q; cave was too large we
found rocks piled up like wall. and
the fisshress ahd Openings between
them filed up with chips and small
.stenesT Ip sther.cayes again., where,
the entrance had proved too steep or
too rough 10 Be comfortable, there
flat steaes had been paced like steps,
down which We descende into these
little mouH tain habitants. This part
of the 1hountainEwher these caves
and the quarries from, which the ma,
'teriar for the adze manufacture was
procured are situated-is, destitute of
vegetation. On examining the interi-
or of the caves, we found pieces Of
kapaIof various texture and colors
bones Of dogs and pigs, cocoanut
shells, banana stems, pieces of ava
root, and sugar cane, old mats, fire
wood and heaps Of Opihi shells. Out
side, of +, the caves, the . ready-made
Stone AIDES Were piled 1upl in large
heaps on both sides OF the entrance.
Fhe:most. stirling thing oft1is whole
stone adze, manufacture, and which at
the same time gives us somewhat of
an idea Of the extent to which it was
the number of ages during
WHICH ,itn was continued, and the
amount Of people working constantly
at it-are the large mounds of little
chips, thin and sharply pointed, in |
front of each cave, twenty to thirty |
feet in height and thickness. In fact
these wonderful mounds visible for
some distance, lied to the discovery of
other caves It's only q short time
siAce thea" Stone agep of these Islands
clesedy and theafirst iron tools and
metal ,instraments were imported by
Until the Hawaiians
worked like the Aborigines of other
parts of the world, and, like our own
[ndoo-German forefathers, with stone
Flint arrow-heads and,
spear-heads;9 , stone knives, and war
clubs are found in Europe and Amer
led, sometimes buried deep in the
ground, with human bones and those,
Of extinct animals. The more peace
full Hawaiians had enly stone adzes. 4
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EXCITING SCENE AT A CIRCUs-TENT