The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1873-08-27
Life on the Guaao Islands

HovtASD's IS1l,SD, Jaly stb, 1878.
70 tie Efis7- q tts Gorge;
DEAE SR; The thought hat perhsps yog
~Oald Ike to hear stray word Or 50 from this
oGi-oEshs-uay net valsable portion Of the great
ard gsocio1S rePgoie. 50 nearly allied to yo7r osu
u1iqas kiagaoa 6y The 1auy ties Of commerce
and blood. has oeeapied ny usually INDECENT uiUd
f9r some Ettle tiGe past Acting 90 tha,
th0cgh,, and foIio1ing the exunple Of uuuer-
o1s bee; Of travelers, intend 10 post yOa % ny
Per<goal adventures ard o6Servatioas.
The ship King Philip arrived here Jone I2th.
haviog had sns run doSn Eon Hoaolulu Of
twelve days At I distance Of tbrse miles CT 50
frua shore Capt. Rooes, Briggs bearded Is and
plotted the ship 10 the mooungs o. The soathEest
SIDE Of the i<Iand. where she Ky as quietly as in
Liverpool dock uald the 20Gh. wheo the weaih-
sr became 1ussiiied ard sqlaliy. On the after
uoou Of that day bad so1e very heavy nortkeriy
se1s1s. during ore Of utich The Wind Sbifed to
northwest and Ee we're obliged to Sip mooriugs
and pat to sea EHdss the guidance Of Capt.
Briggs, zho IS yOg are dogb,less aware. has
charge Of the island The sbiP kept SIGHT Of the
Island, ca Ehieh sEuaI Ere vas barring through
ogs the night sad early text morning stood in
ag4ia and noored- losing bat halC DAYS tine
Since that tine the winds have teen vel to the
eastward. geserslly Z s. L. With uuusroas slight
sqealls ard very ErIIe raia- ApyUPos, Why IS il
that squalls on reaching The island spit, half pas
lag q either side. AMI thea jaia egsiu afssr pas
ziagf
o. ny trst risit ashore vas kindly welcomed
b. Capt. Briggs and his accomplished lady, aud
By the trss assistant, Mr.. Young, the latter pro-
duciuz seTsrsl HsIl-eoudiiioned malss, one Of
which selected tor zy osa use On tour Of in
spectI0u- In the mailer Of saddles the Island IS
sadly behiud the age 50 re used couple Of
empty guz1o SACKS throsn loosely oTer the bseks
oG ogr impatieat ssseds. 0uce mounted ou
Js1aie" fsli reckless. sad Jsoos6t ny wife at
hone Eo1ld have chance soo1 Of collecting that 4
iasgraacs which had 50 often bothered ne. How
ever. We made = far start. ard saw the uodus
Operandi Of collecting ard shipping the renowned .
fertilizer. Ny docils stsed having viii Of her .
Own. and beng troabIed with ike izpedi1snl 4
70 h1u1aa haPpips=s and eoots1tueat, vas the .
eanse Of ssvsrL lively dispatss. which geaeally 4
ended 10 her enuPbete saii.iaetioo ssd ny pro-
Portisuats GuaEs1ent, her Qualities as sIee-
ple-ehaser constantly shozing il her Wild al
tenptz At every eoave1ieot and incnuveuisut .
heap Of broken shells and coral 90 the route.
Assistant Yo1ag constantly assured ne Of the I
hAruI=s<uess Of the BIRDS bat As yet have been /
uuable to bring myself TO believe that they mean
10 harm When they make energetic s~Oope al
0oss eyes.
there are n0s aboas seTso thousand 1900
toes of g1zuo awaiting Shipment, and tracks are
Aid from several Il the piles to the wharf Ia
so@e piaess wells are dag. which sccanulate the
vaIsr f=iHug On the i.iznaA dariag The raius- o.
tasting he vatsr vas surprised 10 Cad It ex-
eeeiiugiy PaIAtabis. elassly resembling sPnng
water
A notable feature i he perfect harmony ia
Which svsrytki1g eo0sectsd vfth The vockiug Of
the islsad = eoaSae-ed- TIE hborsrs. aISsys
treated With The sInost eoosidsrztiou b. Capt
Brzzs asd his assistants. enjoy themselves % 81
proper ocezsi0us ID whatever naaaes i best suits
then. and. 50 far IS NJ observation has e1Ies6-
ed sssn To Be perfectly ssasibls of the beae6ts
70 Be derived frUu End n=,er.
siscrrsly hope yoa vii not feel in any way
i1eoursaisncsd B! ny tsasrity II a6drsssieg yos
with this rambling asd iEe0aplsts secogat Of the
i.Eaad. and thzs sooo sEzin Gay have The plsSs-
ere Of seeiHs Ho1oIEla and yoGr Gaz=;le.-
Resp eetfally !0ors, e 0. AKEz-