Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-08-22

divide II the Wsisusr mauntains Mnsf@.f
us asd excellent mountain horses. We wcr,
III in good spirits except The scientist sho com
plsined that he had been kept awake mos, Of
The ughi by mighty noise ghich proved.
upon inveslgaiion, To bc III. Bulletin enjoying
an editorial night mare.
We climbed the mountain slopes between
the Kapuai and Pun Kuua hills until we
reached palikea, a finely wooded hill which
forms spur 10 the mouniain range. Here We
found large number of the finest cattle On
the ranch, running wild ia the woodland. The
summit nf the range rose steep before ut
Cccil Brown, the scientist and myself were
ahead We climbed with the ardor Of school
boys that we might bt the frt to gaze over
.h- Stands ouimosi wall into the beautiful
valley Of Waianae snd painless scs beyond.
hall never forget the stern magnihcence Of
The scene. II bur, upon us like the silent
wonder oi a dream. We stood on the crest of
IN immense pail little below the top of
haunn kapu which rises 1.7do feet above the
ien. Beyond m lowered Put Kaun, J,fos
feet high, and refoss the Kolekolc pas rose the
majestic summit of Kaala, 1000 feet above
the sea, which Is The highest point on oahu
and lies northeast Of Waianae Below Us lay
the cane fields II Lnalunlci and the Wuianae
Plantation. A solitary koai, like hi, Of
fleece, noaicd hall way ~ the wall of The plli
is red tail feathers glancing a. it turned in The
MONDAY sun. Ouf road 10y along and down
the narrow ridge Of the pail. When we
reached the tops of the foot hills, Cecil Brown,
the scientist and myself were alone We had
ridden reckless ride down The sharp Gig~
over iIcschcfous footing. We looked back.
The remainder Of the party were piloiIng their
horses down the steep by the brdlcs. Some
of the party affirm that one Df the intel
ec,usl giants came pat Of the way on his
hands and knees. Leaving the mountains we
rode do~nward through the foo, hills oyer
rocky pasture lands to th, government rad
and gallopcd back to the house.
| The next morning by half past eight O'Clock
we were all in the saddle again except the
Bullcin. The mountain ride oi the previous
day had blistcrcd his physique and dernngcd
his amibiiiy until he had determined to
stay at The ranch housc and lure surcense oi
anguish by sitting upon tie point ol one Of his
own jokes. Riding south.tastcfly along the
margin Of the west ioch Of Pearl River We came
from the house. This is the first aresian well
bored on the Hawaiian Islands. II was IN.
menccd June 8, 1879 and was finished Scpicm-
Der 22nd Of the same year. The well Is 27j
feet deep and discharges 1900 gallons Of pure,
cold water per hour. Further down the loch
we came to the slaughter house where an
average Of six bulocks per day are dressed and
shipped to the Honolulu markets. Here we
met the steamer Knpiolani. The Advertiser
and Gazette left our party and took passage
FOR Honolulu. We lef, the harbor and rode
south westerly across ragged coral plain
which shows every sign OF being gradual
geological upheavnl. This plain is used as a
ia,tening pasture and the cattle are waiered
ard partly natural. The water is raised by
windmills. Reaching the sea shore we gal
Ioped along the beach to the fishing station
called Kualaksh and thence to Lac Loa OF
Barbcr's Point. Along the beach are scattered
many fine spongcs washed up by the waves.
Leaving the point we rode norh-wcstery past
Pun Kapolci, rocky hill standing in the plain
a, the foo, Of the Waianac range This hill has
an elevation i62 feet. II was on its top that
Cecil Brown found dead Chinaman abou!
three years ago, dried into a mummy with a
bottle Of gin by its side. The Chnaman is
still there, awaiting the trump Of Coniucius ii
by this time that respectable old gentleman
has attained the dignity oi an archangel.
Leaving the trail we road home across !, ,ooc
acres Of as fine sugar and rice land as agIicul.
turists could wish. Beside the natural waller
sheds which fill large ponds and furnish the
surface water Of these large plains and which
can be got by digging short distance almos,
anywhere, water can be brought in bitches and
fumes in sufficient quantities to irigate the
whole OF lIonouliuii, from the neighboIhood Of
IOahunui, aistancc Of from four to six miles.
Such scheme hss already been reported upon
favorably by Major Bender to persons inter
ested in irrigation.
lIonouliui contains 43,25o acres oi rich
valley and hill land. The uplnnds well
wooded and portions of the lowands have fine
groves Of young algeroba trees now growing
The growth Of the algeroba is rapid and il
will soon spread over the whole Of the low
lands. When Mr.. Campbell bought IIonou
lui ranch eigh, years ago. after fencing the
land he drove off 3s,347 branded cattle belong
ing TO ]. /. Dowsett, Mark Robinson and Johr
Meek lie then allowed the ranch TO rest fol
a year before restocking it. At the present
time the ranch contains 60 miles Of wire fencing
and 10 miles Of batting fence. Honouliuli ha,
now about $500 head Of cattle. There ar,
also 100 horses on the place. The cattle ar,
all well bred and are principally Durhams and
Hereiords. A fine limestone quarry is located
Barhcr's Point. schrcn-,s ,rd large yessei'
can anchor within stones throw Of the land
ing. This quarry has an unlimited supply o
first quality stone which is now being taker
out and shipped to the Hawaiian Stone Com
pany Of Honolulu.
The most practical plan for dividing th'
lands Of honolulu for colonization purpose
would be to cut it into strips, extending from
the sea coast into the hills, thereby converting
both the grazing and farming lands into smal
tracts. This plan would also facilitate tn
ditching Of the low lands where necessary an'
wo,ld equlize the distribution Of thu waite
supply from the mountains.
IONA.
5 Honolulu, August 10, 1885.
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