Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-06
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Las, saturday Hon, H. a. Wtiemann visited
the Waianar Plantation II which he Is pin
eipal ownc, In company with few friends,
Including Colonel Sp,rekcls and W. g. Irwin
The TIP was made on the Lchua, which len
the Litclkc What At 7 70 An, returning 70
Il about 10. 40 PM,
Wainhc anchorage was reached about 10 TO
II ia q ,ey picturesque place something like
a halt finished uupie PLAGUE. \ neat WHAT
runs ont from the shore. Rack ~ the what are
the mill, temporarily inchoa,c, anil the houscaoi
The workpcoplc, a stones throw from tho
waters edge Is grove Of cocoa palms, at It's
tight little saic colotcd chapel on is farther
yergc the rambling outlines of the managers
dwelling house, heavy yet scattered growth
" mimosa and pccasonial algcfobas, show be
tween and beyond the houses, To the cast
rise two abrupt, nearly eonicai hills Of brick
colorcd scotir. At the west Is little fringe OF
level land, well nigh cut % 10Y the steep west
en- walls II the wainac valley The tatihest
visible portion OF this fringe Of shore Is quite
cut on 10y sheer cliffs At the base Of which IS .
patch Of green cane and row OF white cot.
tagcs that glislen in the sunlight. hut that
little patch Of green, apparently, Is the only bit
of plantation queen in all the landscape. In
the language of one Of the party "Whc
could believe this was tho landing Of big
plantation"
The lchua came To- anchor IN comparatively
deep water, aud sent hcr passengers ashore IN
one OF her freight boats. They wete me, al
the wharf by Mt. Julius Richardson, mpcrin
tendant Of the plantation a few minutes
later tho gentlemen of the party were ON board
two cars Of the miniature railway with a wei
knit native engineer and a nimbe Portuguese,
lad as s,oker-and were bowling away at 4
rapid speed toward one Of the outlying cane
fields.
"Lahaina" is the variety of cane that Mr.
Richardson has been taking OH. II the islands
can show iarcr cane than that seen on las
Saturdays visit the writer will willingly 50
some distance to see tat the expense %
whom II may concern. Colonel Spfeckel,
spoke of thccanc in the mos, enthusiastic Terms
So did Mr.. Irwin. Several fields were Wished
some Of them were Of "plant, some were II
rattoons All were looking well.
There is no space at command adequatel,
to describe the planta,ion-its acreage, its pro
portion Of cultivation, its water supply, it,
miles Of railway, its mill, its output, its cattle
its game, its fruit, its historical associations, il,
systematic and progressive management
Other and more immediate topicsif les
pieturesquely interesting have claimed the
space in which the writer hoped 10 sing III
plain prose yet not prosily-ihe beauty, tn,
hospitality, the genial warmth and the sole
prosperity Of Waianae Plantation. And Their,
is yet another reason (Tell it not in GATH genia
and gentlemanly fcllow.scribblersD The ehit
has lest his notes.
Still is there always room to tell OF gracious
entertainment, and blithe companionship
Would there were room TO tell in detail OF tn,
feast the host had made; to tell of thu
gracious hostess, the pretty girls who wer,
| her helpmates, the wisdom OF the Judge. tn,
native frankness Of the capitalist, the spark
ling repartee Of the master machinest, the ic,
irony OF the agent, the faultless fencing of tn,
host, the admirable self containment of I'll,
lady with historical anteceden,s, the mastered,
silence OF the writer. All these nigh, worthill
be spread over many pages, 10 the ultimate
enlargement of many metaphors, much merri
ment and no end OF type. Alack that grew
some Circumstance calls Halt 7" But, all tn,
same, il does.