The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-11-08

Day TO ne We aud here different language can
not understands wOrd, although my knowledge Of
the other was very limited On our arrival, the
crowd Of meu, women and children that assembled
to sec The white men who had traveled 90 far in the
winter tine wss 50 grost could hardly move With
out using persuasive srgrnent The whole country
We have passed through Is entirely nude Of anything
ia the shape OF irees,-noi even the smallest Kind
and desolaie The same oppressive stiffness reigns
everywhere; the houses all along orr route the
sane as Al 0uhalen-- the same dog.hole wish the
PEAK Hiile on orc SIDE Of the centre,
.SassrsaE, l4sA-Aflsr good nights rest am
/ called to breakfast valrus-hide and liver. I
ind strong gale blowing from north, with heavy
snow. Capt. b and myself visit several Of the
native houses; We aad no difference between these
ard othcr-soue are dlth, some are toisraby clean,
that is, for Esquinsux, who do not acknowledge
the existence OF water except for drinking purposes
Ia the course Of orr migration from hut to hut
are accompanied by host Of young men and boys
Of al ages, making the navigation tedious wen
as difficult Had We not been accompanied With
guides it Is difficult to say how long it would have
taken TO make the transit let the distance beever
50 short; notwithstanding. We are treated very
kindly and are followed only out Of curiosity. Sap
per Of deer.meai, with the usual accompaniment OF
tallow and snow, ard wiud up with deeTbl soup
with small roots Another day spent in good spirits,
buoyed up With the hope that it viii be the last I
shall be Obliged 10 pass in Indian houses. We pro
pose to start for Piover Bay tomorrow morning
carly and expect to reach the schooner before night
fall. This day visit Lutakes at the house u Knock
he relates the CSpt- Holt affair in ISL.
S1aiGy, 1SsA.-on the road again-thiek snow
storm Some li,le time after starting, We Chat IS
ny guide and L. oveItake the company who started
some time before Us. We number thirteen sleighs,
some Of them drawn BY the most miserable specl-
meas Of dogs I ever saw: but some Of them are
really god teams My guide aud I take the lead
IS ususl having the bes; teams. In passing through
rayiue leading to Marcus Bay from the south, We
visit boiling spring. hsviug very snlphurous taste
This ravinc runs ont into the hsy, where We ind
the las; gales have drifed the loose snow away,
leaving only the frozen snow, which has immense
cutters along our route for about mile or more
making navigation very uncomfortable as well
as daugerous- Tuiu-overs occur frequently, some
times sleigh, dogs, AID driver going almost out 81
sight In tie CATERS On the descent into the BAY,
some Of the sleighs take the navigation out Of the
hands Of both dogs and drivers and come TO the
bottom in one mingled mass Of sleighs dogs, and
men. We hndg good sleighing to the bead ofthe Bay,
where euter another ravine leading 10 the south
west Here the snow Is soft and travelling tedious,
Al lines the dogs going hardly out Of walk. At
the end Of this We ascend steep hnl-men walking,
the poor dogs hardly able to drag the sleighs up.
Upon reaching the top rested few moments.
uoiiced unusual amount OF ice about the mouth
Of one Of ny dogs Upou examination I found
coating q ice full haitineh in thickness on his
tongue. he had, do--like. been travelling with bis
tongue hanging ont Of his mouth From this
uske fyir- time for sbout SIX miles, and arrive on
board the Schooner Hannah 3 Bourne, Of san Fran
cisco. Capt. C., tud ir him 40 old friend. who
received u sil kindIy We are ia every way capable
q spprecisfirE she magnitude Of civilized assCci
alton. aud enjoy good supper % cooked meat bread
sud batter, coffee, and other laxErrs Of civilized
LIE, of which our poor shipmzjes stand 50 much in
reed We sleep on civilized beds. with blankets
over Us. We Lave Travelled 4 fun 90 miles, in five
travelling DAYS az not Two hours sun.