The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-09-21

ani Two morv On top Il ths;. after which We ash vas
hazel ulonne ye deck of ye shippe where hee lAyde
wIth"utteeu o;eher sysn u lyle ythau r Wage u ye
tay!e, a.d = ~blynkiuge u ye laFborde eye
lpoHne whsct " idyic passengers diddr houte
We pocrc >hirA- aud dIdar clappe We drdiIe shootst
upounr " back. aad did exl03ic Ne dcadu shoa
Alter - yhych They didd~ caste " GsA uutrI5 %
Ne sangwsy oi 50 shiPPe. and Ia hee wagged hys
tayle fromme one syde 10 ye other asd bIiukyuge
ye STAFFORD eye. swan Awaye rightte merrc4ye and
waS seen no more
Skirting the south and west side Of Hawaii. and
picking up passengers at each landing place. by the
tine We stretched away aeruSs the channel heading
FOR Maalaea Bay, there was but little spare room 10
De had on deck Under the lee of the point ue2r
Makee's landing we ran into smooth water, and staid
there FOR some time. loading and unloading. and
taking IN more passengers The process Of landing
cattle Is a slow one. but as We were IN no hurry it
was amusing.
Moving along down the coast froa Mlalaea BAY TO
L2hAIns, one or TWO immense gorges open 10 the
view In themselves red snd dry and wholly barren.
they frame lovely pictures Of emerald-green ciifIs
rising sharply TO a towering height beyond. The
peculiar knIfe-like sharpness Of the flying butreSses
that flank the solid hills, is very marked and striking
From one valleys mouth debouches a wide spread
stream Of red earth, washed from the precipitous
cliffs by the winter rains, and, spreading far and
wide, forms the level shore upon which stand 4 few
clusters Of houses snd cocoa palms.
As our vessel moves along, new recesses open TO
the view; fine bold undulsting curves Of mountain
slopes sweep away on either hand, aud dark cool
depths OF living green disclose themselves in the far
distance.
The pass through the mountain to Wailuku is
guarded on the one hand by = giant mound. whose
gradual rise upon the seward side, rounds over into
the depression of the crater ON its summit, and then
falls abruptly into the valley Of which il forms one
side. On the other hand the hill is worn into q
Skeleton by rains, and its angular outlines. 20 quaint
and brown, and wholly hteieSs, stand in striking
contrast with the veriure cad piunacles beyond.
Death guards the portals Of S Paradise"
LAHAINA,
With its surroundings is as perfect q picture as one
would lind in a years sightseeing From a prac-
teal point Of view it il n pity that it is a picture of
still life, especially as il is within the memory of
the middle-agedi>t inhabitant, that a feet Of u hun
dred whalemen lay here at anchor, that hundreds Of
g men y here slung around their liberty-money, that
here was transhipped thousands of barrels Of oil.
tons of whalebone and dead loads of ivory. Nightly
revels kept the beach alive, crowds of jolly tars lay
aroucd loose, or tight rs the case might be, and take
II altogether II was highly remuneratiye If immoral.
Our Pacific Nantucket fourished, until Honolulu,
the New Bedford of the Hawaiian Islands, opened its
better harbor to the ships, and then the former wllted.
GOODBYE LAHAINA,
We are off after taking on board a boat load more of
passengers, and with a strong fair breeze, and our
engine idly turning, We made track for Honolulu.
Running down the channel with the full moon
over head the view of the hIioued's deck from g the
bridge " was impressive. Clustered thickly around
the ice chest and rudder head aft, was Il dozen or
more sleeping forms displaying rather more than the
average number of limbs writhed into uncouth
shapes. Snugly laid out on both skylights we're coy
couples, triplets and quatrains. Stretched at full
length on the seats that ran around next the rail,
were wrapped up forms, each bundle showing at one
end a disheveled head, at the other a pair of boots,
neatly joined on TO which was the head of the next
bundle whose feet again -encOmpassed another caput.
Packed closely together on the deck. were dozens of
passengers of al. sizes, enjoying that sweetest of all
blessings a sound sleep. Here might be seen one
who in sleep laid aside the tolls and troubles of the
Benchs near at hand were they who govern Oahu and
10 aS IN a IT- I.--,G. III 4
Counsel, with his legal Uranium bestowed upon his
law books, slumbered near at hand. Our Dental
Surgeon rested quietly, the nervous hand, with its
restless twitchings alone suggesting a dream of count
less tooth extracting. The veteran travellers packed
away IN pairs, lay in the attitude of ease, acquired
only by long seasons of unrest. In ~contemplative
mood the Marshal eyed the groupe as who should
say-"S Sleep now enchains your senses, shackles all
your powers, arrests the train of busy action, and
like a hGbeGs corpus dseuthralls the soul from
durance vile withia the tired frame"
We BAD LUNCH,
And shortly after day-break. the satisfaction of
hailing Oahu again Safely moored, we immcdi-
ately became objects OF iSterest to n welcoming
crowd. and in answer TO the numerous inquiries as
to how to get to the volcano we said
ADVICE To TOURISTS.
Provide yourselves with n square of India-rubber
cloth, or a coat of the same material, or some other
vOlumlnOus outside contriyance for keeping out the
wet. A moderate sized canteen for each person to
keep an the same commodity, and possibly a change
of under clothing. One good double blanket with
the rubber cover before mentioned is abundant.
Never mind a little cold-don't overload yourselves.
Send word on to Dir. Joseph Spencer at Waiohinu,
if you intend going that way, to secure Henry Gan
dali. Send word to MIR. Richardson at Kapapala, if
you want his man as guide. If you land at Kaalu-
alu and go to Waiohinu, inquire for Bill, who has
our recommendation, and engage horses TO take you
the entire trip. The next day, push straight through
10 Ellis, picking up your guide-Gandall-at Spen-
GERS Pulu Ranch, or the other one at Richardson's
Have one pack animal for food and water, another
for extra bankets-more water and the like. Haze
oil the animals ShOd.
From the time you leave Ellis, do as your guide
tells you. 1t is to be hoped that the next party that
makes the ascent, will be provided with a thermometer
and aneroid. II they wish to fully satisfy sll parties,
such little trites rs n theodolite, barometer, astro-
nomical clock, &C., &c, will be found indispensable.
Or what will answer the same purpose, take KEAwE
along. QUIRK.