The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1874-09-16
The Navigator Islands.

The Navigator Islands.
We have received from Mr.. GeOrge E. Rel
mann. Of oakland, Ca6torua. pamphlet Of As
pages, eusisled q fsPalaugee. or Uncle Sam IL
I Samoa, being uarrative q the cruise OF the L,
; steamer Narrasansesi among the Samoan or
Navigator Islands, with trsasies. documents, &c
During tue cruise OF the N,rrasanssit Mr. Rel,
Baza ~as Commander Msaae's clerk. ard had
excellent opportunities to gather information rela-
tive to the Islands and It's Inhabitants, The az
eoeat is written in pleasant and easy style, and
presents altogether rusy picture Of them, re
ui1ii1g rs Of Capt, Waksnau's and Col Stein.
bsryesis Hat,eriug reports. OF Tu,aiA and the
harbor Of Pango PaagO he says:
''Tu,uJla Is a NEST beautiful isiar6-it Is seven-
teen miles tag I've vide and sixty in sireaufreuee
ard eoatain< two hundred ana forty tao square
uiles, its popalstiou Is about four thousand TIE
Island appears 10 h1vs eeen flrusd By number OF
volcanoes situated in lice e-Seedius ia tireeiioa
from cas-, BY north TO west BY south. Fargo Pauso
harbor Is cue OF The most Singular il all the Poiy-
uestlu I>lss Il Is the st p1int wbich o1s would
look ter plice Of shelter The coast uear it's Pec1
LARRY rugged ard has 70 Appearance Of inteutatious
znd she ea5rance- being ulrFou is rot easily obse-v
eli he Bay Penetratss iatO the ceu,er aud almost
tlvit-s tie Island il TWO parts Ga the entrance to
TIE east : the mountain PIoa 1870 feet high and
10 tue west the mouutaiu ',Mslaho,' $50 feet
above the level Of the SEA, WAisA nay be seen At
Ioa- distance ara serve Is sure lasd marks Tbs
haroor ITSELF Is rerfeclly land licked and sheltered
aad allie to cuatafu large uuuber Of vessels, being
quite spacious ard dsep.'r
His description OF the hoeses ID Sano< viii be
new to many. It appIisz chiefly to the large,
houses called rllsl-ssis, KIND Of eOuuel or Pab-
lie house:
Iusgtse gigantic beehive, say thirty feet in
diameter. nearly hundred iu eircumferencc, ard
raised tr1u the srouat By pests about f5gr fees tro
cash 0ther al rousd. and yuu have good idea ola
samoan house The Spac<< between these posts,
ul5eh MY be called 0psn doors or window, ali
rouud the house, are shut in Al night By roughly
Fllitsd coeo1uut leaf blints- During the tsy the
blinds are pulled UP, and al the interior exposed 10
free cErre1t Of air he floor Is raised sIx Orefstt
inches siEh rough stones, then al upper layer %
s1looth pebbles, then some coesdnui ieaf mats and
tcen hycr Of finer mating. Iu The centre Of the
house there arg TWO OF thrs pests pillars twenty
feet Ioa sunk three fset deep ia,o the ground and
extending 10 and supportiuS the ridge pole. TheSe
are the main props Of ths baking he space be-
tween the raiters Is sled uP Eiih What they caH
rl5s yiE;-ihe weed Of the bread fruit tres split Up
into snail pieces and joined together % as 70 form
] long Tod the thickness o. the 6ussr ruuuiuS from
tt. -s5ss pole 6ozn 20 the caves. All are kept in
their usace< one ard half inches apart by cross
PIECES made flst with efauzi he whole Of thIs
upver. care-ifks Eork looks coupart azd tisy, and
al tle first EIlnes < aigisd b Strangers Is being
alike novel. iuzguiozs and seat Tie wood Of The
5r-at-rafs tree. CT ~hich tie greater Part OF the
houses are eGt. ( glire dura6le, aSd q preserved
fruz wer NH hist any Years What stf-7ek ne toe
most e TIE net thIt there i uor nj ia III = h1s
11ildins, IS everything Is made tlst with eiaus''
0l- azlh9r saz capIiVstsd Eith the scenery Of
The Islaad Of UPolo ard his seeognt OF It Is very
highly colored.
Upels. fsrsE niles to tie vast Of TusuIia, staads
srst aaaouE the Erocp II psiut % feFtiHsy hayiug
an area al Ig5 ssz4rc uIles, Ehfch nay 5e diEiaed
iato Jhrez dTztri-sz. tie wesi zEsdle ard eastern
rs5z &c ahozt $50 fest above the Isysi q ne
Tue weztsrs sicge fou the uozutafss 10 The sea Is
nj =zftaele for ezltiv1rien asd thresfourtss Of ths
asIe and tzo-thirss q the eastern arr al s1sesp-
80 - ~ aa----@ H4As-4-
.1aEosess q Te-eEahlz natter Sc- Raius are ff--
,aeus slruaghazE the Ecar, and sllI streams eveEy
z-ile or 50 Gov fru1 .the us1rtai1s 10 TIE SEA
lEsrilzg ss=1az szPFiE q uaiss AZ all lizes- 4
TPaEe i certafy tz= uss fertile isara ili ths Pa
size uars 50 thaa ths Island Of Cegiou- he very
-ucks ssz 10 bring farth Vegetables, tie ere eza-
l1s discover aaytk5nz HEf tss hea1fIfsI iropiezi
lsrufu7r Sp5-=s ol ali kius are grssiug spoatsne-
szzIy- Tie valleys 1hozat via names. coffee,
-ia-e-, szgar, earTi-plzHt. &c n sozs Pa-fs the
-r1z-t cnEerrd uiih pfse aFples, Ehiis the bTgza
rafs Ezayl, Fis ard hiss ieuda Ps4fsrt a1i dsi-Az
III sarrse 70 The ET1v=ler- UFoio Is Ike 10 Osher
iIIes q ar sloae, ard he ssnzgs i foEces 10
.1.lasu- th1t L Ms tie hss rllc= created TEe
--uarar 6eholafur aIs tls ass 6ezzrifsI sElszz Il
-afarr. c=zferea tteA q the Sszqln gTouP- Sas-
tr 90 thz lsT.Iy SPOT : tealtElzl hesoad ec1esp-
icz- Thousands q tirzs arg fortt The iss.of r.
zrzf1r Szy e7erytkIaz i El-s Ei If asd zafzFr
eezzs 10 AaFe b.ss1Ee1 Ess- tk11 tksir saarg Ct
eaary to TX 5uEaastaztz- Eass-isEsks tarsoF q
spa E1st rs TIE SUI i rtssrg ahsEe Tx SEA a. gr
ssys On ne Es1st T.r=s- rE15sc vsrtzre, the beszh
Efrrzd =i-E CALLS rre-s n lLz 5acx gro1s4 tr-z1-
--lf E-1Faz ard I'll tres ezzc1zz i-aflzg froE
u A-1ezz E11atai1 o. lie iaS1z1- iea1s c.4r1l
0 tls- scers s-szrp zsszs ~ arg eezztET.
Mr. Refza1's sssizzts q tss s4iss Of The
Navigator IsEla1s Z aItegstEsf 100 sI1zgsratsd-
he SOL ae-1rdiag 70 tie Hast reliable seeozuss-
: got saits3 70 naazs. SD re hAgs tie s1tk1r5ts
< seTs-aI EsufIezsa vho kaFs resided AZ Aga
O. the asszrf5sz that thsrs ara 81 trs ttoasand
cr= Ct ard ca Uposs Ehich saz bs Fl0Ssd-
Gass * Il i vs-y roek5 bit sossrzd Eith dense
s-trzsae shrshs asd zr.zs-rzss@hsIag ~
-alsar5r rzz501s or H4slz- CoE-s ard cher
res caa rea5sy Be ealiFzstss der. tai Il olzht
isS to b ts1ned = ia noss fsrlils izlaa3 u tie
aaea5r- ra
ne hHsriug i the se1s q he $50 sgsss-