The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-08-25

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liquid strains through the perforated
lining, and in minute or two, the
machine is stopped, the clear brown
sugar remains and is at once scooped
out, and the centrifugal is ready to
fly off to renew the operation on the
next fill.
The Enterprise ranch, belong
ing to the Emerson Estate, is
briefly visited. Some good speci-
mems of horse flesh, and some fine
cat are being raised here. A
good windmill pumps up an abund-
ant supply of water for stock pur-
poses. The land is we'll dotted over
with young trees, which, with judi
cious pruning, will soon afford re-
freshing shade to animals and be
valuable conservators of moisture in
the land.
The Kawailoa Ranch is reached
about mid day. Mr.. Dickson
dispenses the hospitalities of the
establishment in manner that makes
the invading guests feel very much
at home and regret that they were
not there to stay. The Kawaialoa
is fine ranch, is well-stocked and
comprises every variety of soil,
surface and scenery. The ranch
house is delightfully."- situated within
stones throw of the ocean; the
premises having been planted with
trees arranged at such distances as
to afford just the right proportions
of light and shade. The cattle on
part of the ranch among the noun
tains are supplied with abundance of
the drinking element by means of q
large reservoir made by throwing dam
across gulch. The dam has width
of 100 feet at the base, tapering to
five feet at the top, and reaches
from side to side of the gulch a dis
tance of 1l0 feet. The surplus
waters of rainy seasons, whether
long or short, are thus wisely stored,
and the animals congregate here to
drink, with methodic regularity. On
some of the ridges of these noun
tains, the land is perfectly smooth,
and can be driven over with a buggy
and span of horses, six or seven
miles at stretch.
The ride from Kawailoa to
Kahuku is over some thirteen
miles of almost unbroken level
land, averaging probably about
two miles wide from the base of the
mountains to the sea shore. Wind
mills here and there along the plains,
their fans whirling in the breezy
trades, and glistening in the sun
light, supply some touches of orna-
mentation to the otherwise monoton-
Gus solitudes. If there are charms
in solitude, here they may be en-
joyed to the full. The poets ex-
clamation:- -
Better dwell in the midst of alarms
Than reign in this horrible place.
cannot be appreciated, at least, by
one, who neither reigns nor dwells
here, but is only passing on to Ka-
huku. There are, however, certain
charms even in solitude; and if
nature ever intended to invest un-
peopled lands with exquisite beauty,
surely this island, so far as we have
seen it, is one of her chosen resting
places. But if there is any vandalism
in changing the face of nature by
the application of utilitarian theories,
evidently vandalism is at discount
in this portion of the mundane
sphere.
| Not a dog barks on all these
beautiful eXpanses of country. The
sea waves break on miles upon miles
of silent shores. Herds of fine
cattle feed on wide spreading plains
of the finest verdure. But the
habitations of man are few, exceed
ingly few. One or two humble
dwellings about mile from Hawai-.
loa, another cot or two in a beauti.
full sequestered dell at Waianae, ant
a small cluster of grass huts with 6
nice timber dwelling, about a mile
and half from Kahuku, contribute
all there is of human life in the
makeup of one of the most beauti
full belts of country in Oahu. Ap
proaching Kahuku, the ranch house
with its richly embowered cluster O
buildings, standing on slightly
elevated slope on great plain o
some three thousand acres, fringe'
on the one hand by the ocean blue
and walled in on the other, but a
respectful distance, by a grant
array of bold mountain spurs, witt
the rays of the setting sun fallin,
askance on ocean, plain, mountain
and dwelling here nature AM
civilization unite to perfect a pano
ramic view of exquisite loveliness
The ranch house is reached, and IN,
kind host and hostess meet th
} wearied equestrian at the gate wit
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