The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-03-19
10 The EIpor of The Paeiac Commercial advertiser i.

To he Eiaor Of he Pacific Commercial advertiser :
KoHALA, March LIST 1881.
The weather during the latter part c; January
and the earlier part of February, we experienced
nothing but the time honored old fashioned
Kona. Till this winter, we have not had for the
past four years such strong wind from that direc-
ton, but seemingly (and to make up for ali
previous shortcomings we were visited on the
10Th January by such a Kona, rs for force and
evident mission of destruction, has probably
never. or hardly ever been exceeded it was
simplv a hurricane Of the most determined
nature. { times, ii wOnld seem as though the
stoutest building conld offer no resistance to Its
awful violence. During a ride, a day or two
following, / saw that the road from the 81 big
Gulch" and on towards Halawa, usually present
ing such a delightful and charming ride, it being
planted on either side the whole distance with
Eucalyptus and IrOnwOOd trees, was in many
places literally bestrewn with the leafy and
outrageous foliage of that stately line. This Is
the portion Of our district which presents such n
park-like appearance and bereft, MS it is, of so
much of its verdant beauty IL Is something to de-
plore, while it may take years to make good the
destruction caused by the recent gale Further
on; and maukn Of the road, further evidence of
its fury was only too clearly manifest. Messrs.
Thompson K Chaplin, have recently at great
expense, erected n line Of luming from their
fields to the Halawa mill (t crosses two deep
ravines) q portion of which was blown down,
necessitating temporary stOppage of grinding
and repairs. They have since finished the
grinding Of about one half of their plant cane,
some yielding very nearly D tons to the acre. i
presume that my letter would fall singularly
short of acceptance were / not to include the
movements Of our plantations and the state of
our crops. Hawi, r. r. Hind, doing good work
averaging Is CHARTERS a day. Cane so far, going
about 4 tons. Puehuehu mill working full time,
they are now grinding Chulan's cane, which 1
fear will give but a very inadequate return, a
possible 3 tons to the acre. Messrs. Holmes *
Woods though, have cane to cut which gives
promise Of a much hRndsOmer yield. The Star
works, Kapaau, are fully employed, and are now
grinding cane belonging 10 the Kohala Sugar
Company, the canes are not particularly large
but very JUICY, some guaging 10 per cent, they
speak of AZ tons as a probable result per acre.
AprOpOs of this mill, i am informed that 1t is
nov Incorporated a full hedged, Joint stock"
company, the principal stakeholder being ID. r.
Vida, the others include c. n. Castle, W. r.
Castle, W. CT. Irwin Il Co., Geo, c.. Williams
aud Rev. E. Bond total stock, nominal, $780,
600. This plantation will, no doubt, soon pay
very respectable dividends, hey have just com
Pleted n deep cutting through the cliff, have
built a very cOmmOdious sugar house, and
Indeed now possess every convenience for carting
and shipment Of sugar, ) trips a day can very
easily be made from the works to the landing.
The hohala Sugar Company are busy grinding,
and though their cane does not seem quite equal
TO that of some former crops, vet they will come
out with a fair averge crop. Halawa, DIR. lis
dale, grinding the whole time, these works have
Just completed the grinding of portion of Smith
a Johnson's crop, over AZ tons. Multi, Hart
4 Co., / learn that this mill has a crop of $50
acres plant cane and $50 acres of rattoons. from
which, Judging from the return SO far. they hone
for a total of 100 tons. Is acres plant cane
recently ground, gave "a tons sugar, while the
rattOons turn 3 tons to the acre. A small HaId
of 8 acres of plant cane (and never pillow.
cane simply being planted in toles,) gave
to the acre
The weather continues most able he
young cane. / am told by those who ha a
planters many years, that we have never a
better season. 1 heard some weeks ago of
ties being arrested for furnishing liquor 70
natives, that, with the finding of several delin-
quent lahOrers, is about all that we have had
exciting IN the police court. A smart shock OF
earthquake was noticed on the 9Th ult, about 6
An, which lasted but a few seconds. Our railway
cannot make much progress till your vigilani
Board of Health send Us the $50 Celestials nov
under their paternal care The work accom-.
plished so far is confined to the erection of q
blacksmith shop, a dwelling for some Of the
foreigners, and . residence for the engineer Mr.