The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-09-19

Majesty made a speech to the people. who we're at
kast Zoo in number. and answered the various
Questions asked him by persons in the assembling.
inspected the milh Sc, and about 4 O'Clock rode
hack 10 Gov. kipPs for the night. During the even
Z ing the King received calls from the leading people
Of Hilo. and the cheering. singing aud general en-
thusiasm were kept up until q late hour
9th. His Majesty addressed 8 large sssem6lage
Of the people at The Court House. We listened 20
some hne singing and a coed hand. At IL o'clock
mounted cur horses, accompanied by Gov. Kipi, our
party numbering some forty, cantered along the
beach a mile or 50, and then turned into the forest
and en- 70 the lavs. Rode all DAY within SIGHT and
Nsoand Of the ocean. Abont , O'Clock reached HaenA.
Rested there an hour and took lunch. Rode all the
SfternoOn over lava most Of the way, covered with
grass, lanbAia aDd-cccoanut trees Saw scattering
focks Of goats. Occasionally met sman parties q
natives who had gathered 10 cheer and greet the
King and offer him cOcosnuts and fruits. Capt.
Eldar,s, Deputy Sheriff Of the Puma District, mA Us
some six miles cut from his ranch. and We had n
rapid ride in over a rough road-or rather a rough
place 10 put q road, when the Department of 'he in-
terror has time to attend 10 a.. CruSscd the great
lava flow Of 1910. and at about 80 reached Eldarts'
place. where s large number Of people received the
King with enthusiasm. and for several hours contln-
Ell their songs, etc.
18th. Ahundrei and 6ny or 50 people gathered
In the morning, and the King addressed them. an
swering questions and explaining matters. Here aud
everywhere ON the trip il was necessary TO explain
and do away with the erroneous impressions and
false ideas caused by the native newspaper KUOkOG,
which paper seems 10 devote itself 10 misleading the
natives in regard TO the actions and motives IL His
Majesty and the Government, and to create in their
minds an idea that His Majesty is not doing every
thing in his power for the welfare of his people. 1t
appears to try 10 indoctrinate them with the feeling
that Reciprocity with the United States would be an
injury 20 the islands. When and where the King
explained these matters and the Loan Bill, all were
satisfied and pleased. All of which explanations
would have been entirely unnecessary but for the
wicked and malicious misrepresentation OF the
&IokOG. < H. El-4-
= Started at $50. Visited an ancient temple on the
top of a hill, then came 10 tho school house at Ka-
poho, where the school children came out and sang a
song Of greeting and welcome 10 the King. Rode
on, over the same kind Of rDsd as yesterday, aud
came TO Opikao. where we rested for lunch. Before
reaching there, came 10 a large party Of natives
gathered in a cocoanut grove, who cheered the King.
and gave US eoeoanuts,J AT EiauBeleau, a party Of
children sang a fae song of welcome, and made a
little address to the King, who spoke 10 the people
Of bright looking children, and some of the finest
locking young girls we saw during the trip. Halted
q few minutes and drank cocoanuts at PuaRkanu, IN
a fine grove of trees, at the place where Pele and the
god Kamapuaa met and made up their little griev-
ance. Saw one or two villages and churches on the
beach and of from the road. Rode along the beach
through a large grove of cocoanuts, n portion Of
which was washed away by the great tidal wave Of
1869. and so come TO Kaimu. where we stopped for
the night. The Major and | had a fine bath in a lit
tie crack IN the lava, some 80 feet long by 10 wide
and 6 deep, a quarter Of q mile from the shore and
where the water rose and fell with the tide. Ii was
in q lovely grove, and as romantic a place for a quiet
swim as | ever saw. Then had supper, singing, and
talking with the people who gathered in numbers.
18th. The King made q speech to the people, and
at 10 we started. Rode some FIVE miles and past a
village and church on the beach. Found a fine body
of water in a cleft in the lava where we rested and
watered the horses. Drank cocoanut milk from nnts
offered US by the natives, and soon turned of the
government road (Which might with n little energy
and work be made passable for horse carts and bull
lock wagons and thus add immensely to the COM
merce and trade of the district) and rode for ten
miles over the worst track l ever saw, with not the
least apology for or attempt at a road, and reached
Kaina's ranch. called Pulama. close under the foot
of q long range of hills. 1t is a lovely place, and
well worth the hard ride to get there. 1t looks like
good coffee ground, and we believe Mr.. kama in
tends experimenting with coffee in the hills back Of
the house. We remained there all the rest of the day
and night, and about 8 o'clock, Capt. Eldarts and
his son, who had accompanied us thus far, started
home. He seems q fine gentlemen, and to have great
influence among the people, who universally respect
and look up TO him. ALI during the day and even
ing the people were continually arriving, bringing
provisions, nuts, etc, and all greeting and cheering
the King. Among those who came were a native
land his wife and FIVE children, two of the latter gem
uine albinos- / spent the afternoon listening TO long
stories Of Pele and the god kamapuaa and their va
Goth. Left Kaina's at 9 O'Clock. Rode q couple
of miles over some kind of a place to put O road as
yesterday, and then struck the government road.
bOOC up u pun ~ u VI v q hnA uHNi Hd1 " tobt1
view of ocean and beach, and then over a fair sort Of
a road down hill all the way, and finally arrived at
what l was told was the summit Of the hill, and then
continued going down until a little after O'Clock
we reached the Volcano House, where we were pleased
to meet our fellow-toWnsman z. A. Schaefer. / have
been on top Of many a mountain, but this is the first
one / ever rode down hill all the way to get 70 the
top. We rode through some fine forests full Of lovely
ferns, some of them enormous tree-ferns. The forest
seemed full Of berries-a fine large sweet sort Of
cranberries. raspberries, whOrtleberries and others,
which, If they were by roads so that they could be
transported to the landings, and then we had a reci-
procity treaty with the States so as to get them there
free of duty, might be made a source of wealth We
passed many extinct craters, and in one place the
road ran on q narrow rim between two large extinct
ones, deep down into which we could see. Mauna
Loa was covered with clouds and did not deign to
show her head. We wandered around the crater and
lava lakes Of Kilauea, and enjoyed the sight TO our
full capacity. Then did justice to a large supper
and sat by the open fire awhile, read the wit and
wisdom in the Visitors Book, and went to bed with
our windows looking out on the blazing fires of Pele's
old home. The volcano has been so often described
that | will not trouble your readers by doing il again.
During the night it rained. but during our whole
trip we were not out in q shower, except once q little
when returning from some visit in Hilo, nor did we
with but one exception find any dust.
31st. A lovely morning; all up before sunrise.
Mauna Loa was entirely clear of clouds, and as the
rays of the rising sun gilded its top and sides, IL
looked as mild and childlike as a May morning and
as though it were a mere bagatelle TO walk to its top
ALL OF which appearance i was assured was q de-
~ception. We started at z O'Clock, and reached Hilo
in good order at A p. NJ, having halted two hours at
the Halfway House for lunch, and a half hour to rest
and eat mountain apples. There are some lovely
spots on the ride, among them one large tract cover
ed with magnificent ferns, interpreted with large
/ stalks Of XII leaves. After dinner l wandered around
Hilo. It is a beautiful town, though / could not dis
cover that there was any particular arrangement OIL
houses or streets. There were some lovely places
with fine large trees, and several beautiful streams
Of water running through the yards and down the
streets. The Court House is a fine building, with
pleasant grounds around it, and showing good care
and attention. Made various calls, and among then
on Father Coan, whose name is probably more wide
ly known outside the islands than any other one or
them, unless it be that Of Father Damon. In thu
evening there was q heavy shower Of rain, which
prevented much Of a gathering.
September LIST. A hard shower early in the morn
ing, which made the roads slippery and heavy
Started at {. 80 and at 1870 reached Kaupakuea, 6
large fine sugar plantation belonging to Along 8
Achuck. We we're very enthusiastically received