Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-12-10
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

NOTES OF THE WEEK.
HAWAII NorEs.
The rainfall as registered by Dr. C. H. Wet
of Hilo for the month of November. was a.
GO inches. On the 9th of the same month SAC in
ches fell. There much thunder and lightning.
II was the coolest day of the year-thermometer
go.
PASSENGERS for Kilauea by the Likelike have been
very scarce at Hilo for some time past and some
people are wondering why IL is Some think 1t is
on account of the superior accommodations of the
boat that rms on the other side of Hawaii Others
think that hotel accommodations may be better and
horses cheaper on that side.
The church going people of Hlo, as we'll as 9TH
ers, we're delighted to welcome home Mrs L. p.
Baker, the wife of the Pastor of the Foreign
church, also Rev. w. b. Oleson, who returns to his
field of labor the Hio Boarding School, where he
worked so successfully, but had to leave to take
home the remains of his dear wife. He brings
with him his two boys and leaves the youngest
child in charge of relatives in Ohio.
The schooner Patio sunk off Papaikou, Hawaii,
OH the 25th of November. She belonged to the
estate of W. II. Reed, and sailed from Hilo on the
Path with 400 feet of lumber for Hitchcock Il Co..
Papaikou. When she was taking her cargo
board the Captain states that there no water
in her, and that she was pumped out every three
hours When she anchored at Papaikou, she
showed no water, but before evening she was OBJ
served to be making water. The Captain sent
ashore for assistance, and two men were sent by
Hitchcock 4 Co. They had in the meantime
cleared her of the greater part of the deck load
1900 feet of lumber-but before dark the water
began to gain rapidly and all hands manned the
pumps, and would probably have kept her aaoat
had she not been struck by squall which threw
her into the trough of the sea- causing her to ship
several seas. The water continued to gain on them
but they remained ut the pumps until l2..U A. NJ,
when they had to make hasty departure as she
was going down bow first. The Patio was lying At
the usual anchorage. Her tonnage WAS sixty-ive
- Ln~.l
wood, and was originally built for propeller The
Captain and lost all of their personal effects
The vessel was insured in two companies, for the
sums of 5000 and 1900. Her cargo OF lumber
was sold to Hitchcock Co. at private sale, and
they bought the hull rigging sails, etc, ut auction
for $3.50. few days after she hoated to the
surface, but the hull il not thought to be of much
value now A good portion of the cargo will prob
ably be saved unless the weather should become
rough. She sunk in eleven fathoms of water.
BIZ universal consent the road across the mount
ain from Kohala 70 Waimea il the worst ON the Is-
and. 1t has apparently not been worked for the
last decade, and at best the location IL unwse and
should be abandoned for one chosen lower
down. .. On Saturday evening, Nov 10Th, Kohala
Was visited by severe Norther accompanied by
fall for 8 or days Notwithstanding the heavy
rain fall the streams not materially increased;
the thirsty soil absorbed it all like sponge.
The Jsnns Pitts, q lumber veaael discharging ma
terial for tho railroad at Mahukona. Was blown
ashore during the Norther Of Nov. 18th, and now
lies stranded high and dry. She was condemned
and sold years ago and was totally unfit for sea.
Some think abe was scuttled by the crew TO avoid
sailing in her. which IL hardly 70 be wondered at
Il be true, - stated, that ON the voyage down it
vas necessary 70 construct q windmill TO keep the
pumps going continually There Is prospect OF
abandoning the artesiAn we'll at Mahukona, a. the
feet hAs been reached. "A Chinaman working ON
the railroad met With severe death the other day
ct MAhukona. The rope hauling heavy truck up
Q steep incline parted and the car in it, descent
struck the ChinamAn on the head and killed him
instantly. 1t il rumored that the Parksrs Of
Weimea, Are going 70 buy. Kahua ranch, back Of
Kskipi, recently diamissed. He 10 man that oom-
mAnds the respsct Of the community OF kohala