The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-08-17
M~coREGoR's

So named after the Captain of the RTIauea-that
miraculous man, who positively never sleeps, seldom
eats, and whose voice is heard at long intervals only
from his lonely perch on the bridge, gruffly remark
ing, " starboard, -" steady" l had heard of this
landing several years ago, when it was first discover
ed by the Captain, and had somehow got the i'm
preston that it possessed remarkable advantages.
BY experience, l find that by striking out the word
IL advantages and inserting g peculiarities 5" in its
place, the mark is nearer approached. The way in
which you get ashore at McGregor's landing, is TO
stand on the bow of the boat as she rises and falls
six or eight feet in the swell, and either jump or find
yourself flung upon the sharp, craggy bristling rocks.
Having scrambled out of the reach of the greedy fol-
loving surf, with no other damage than wet feet and
scraped shin, you attempt to assist the ladies to dis
embark from the insanely bobbing and ~plunging
boat. This delicate task accomplished with no broken
bones and only a few more wet feet. the feeling of
satisfaction is considerably checked by observing that
your tTunk,-cOntaining something frail and thought
fully marked in prominent letters " with care."-in
the process of being chucked " ashore by the jolly
boatmen, has come down upon the sharp rocks with
n resounding thump that starts the hinges and, en-
PEASANT, that your wife's bandbox, (Which contains
the latest style from the Honolulu millinery is gaily
dancing about IN the breakers. These little annoy
ances past. (and which only very particular persons
will care about in the least), being in more than one
respect like a fish, fairly landed - you have about
two hundred yards of climbing and %scrambllng TO do
over rocks that have tumbled from the bluff and lie
before you in every conceivable shape, before getting
TO the actual shore. Here, apparently, our troubles
were over, for we found several twO-horse Wagons
in waiting, ready for a reasonable compensation to
convey passengers and luggage to Wailuku-or either
Of the adjacent " Wais Or to Makawao, and plenty
Of good saddle horses.
The foregoing truthful description of McGregOr's
landing is not inserted here in any spirit of fault
finding with the worthy Captain of the hiidUed. lie
did the best thing possible under the circumstances,
(as he always does) in putting us ashore on that re-
marEable spot, for it would not have been practi-
cable Nor safe TO have attempted i landing at
MAALAEA BAY,
And WE shoull have heen comDellpl To 90 on 10
Kalepolepo or farther. On the road up we passed
in full view of the Bay and its landing. The for
meT was perfectly white with foam, and the APP
proacb TO the latter was very distinctly marked
with wicked looking breakers. Ii would have been
dangerous TO life to attempt a boat landing. But
when the trades are blowing moderately, the place
i safe enough. The approach to the shore is through
n passage in the reef, which forms an elbow. / am
informed by residents of this place (Wailukn) that
the expenditure OF $3.50 in buoys and lines for
hauling boats, would render this landing accessible
in all weathers Except perhaps a Kona stormy
The owners of the Ridued, which means the Gov
eminent. would find the outlay of that small sum
very soon repaid in the increased business the
steamer would do with this important section of
Maui. As il is, people will not generally order
their freight by this route, being fearful of the risk
Of having their goods injured and enhanced in cost
by being piled up on the rocks at McGrcgor's
landing. An instance was related to me of a ship
ment from Honolulu TO Wailuku of five bags of
New Zealand seed potatoes, the cost Of transporting
which over the Pilgrims Progress rocks to the cart
road was s.. Add original cost, commissions,
freight per steamer, and transportation ten miles
by cart to WailukU-those were dear New Yea
landers-nO better, by the way. If as good, as the
potatoes raised here.
Those who have never ridden from Maalaea beach
20 Wailuku II The dry season in the teeth of a trade
wind gale, have yet a sensation to experience without
which their education is incomplete. The desert of
Sahara may compare, but no one will ever convince
me that it can exceed, those East Maui plains for
dense, binding, penetrating dust. 1t was a constant
succession Of alIuyial baths throughout the whole
dreary ten miles. Arrived at Waikiki, your CORES
pendent felt like n parcel of undesirable real estate,
with water laid on (from the eyes) and an ~incipient
growth Of horse-radish in his throat. But at this
delightful oasis. with its healthy air, its laughing,
babbliug brooks and green fields, and h~ospitsble
denizens, all previous discomforts of the trip are for
gotten. After a short rest here and q look through
the plantations, my next move will probably be
towards Makawao. IMPRIMATUR.
PRnF. AGAssIz-We see by the latest papers thai