The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-08-15
ton Of the ranch lying along the
base of the Waianae mountains and

ton OF the rancn lying aioDg tne
base of the Waianae mountains and
adjoining the Leilebua ranch. The
first hours riding is over an i'm
mense plain covered with a heavy
growth of lima and other small
leafy plants. The lima is pro-
nounced by graziers an excellent
fattening plant for cattle. 1t grows
here in endless quantity. That it is
good fodder is plainly to be seen,
for we pass through herd after herd
of fine animals, and all in splendid
condition. The cattle scattered
over this large plain show that they
are on this part of the land not
looking for feed, but getting it, and
leaving a hundred fold more as they
roam about than they are able to
use. The indigo plant also grows
on this soil, and, when young, is
about as good fodder as any other.
Cattle are quite fond of it. The
soil is similar to that along the Wal
alua road. Ii is a soil that, with
irrigation, would produce anything
cultivated in these islands.
After few miles of this plain are
traversed, we are among the foot
hills of the Waianae range. The
face of the country is undulating.
The trail leads here along the side
of a high bank, across a ravine, and
anon along the edge of moist
grassy bottom, sometimes through
groves of kukui, and again over u
piece of rough land, covered with
"hillocks, stanes, and bushes. ="
Notwithstanding the winding hither
and thither, and the ever-changing
variety of hill and dale, the caval-
cade keeps well together, or other
wise every horseman would soon find
himself an aimless wanderer in the
wilderness. 1t is all solitude and
silence on these lands, except when
broken by the scampering of bull
locks or the lowing of herds. And
it is q remarkable fact that no low
ing of cattle was heard to-day on
these hills. The silence of the cows
and oxen may have been out of res
pect to their distinguished visitors ;
if not it must have been due to the
solid contentment produced in the
bovine mind by the unlimited sup
plies of food and drink with which
they are surrounded. Whether OF
not the cattle roam over the ranch
in the silence of perfect satisfaction.
it is noteworthy that nowhere or
these pastures does the herbage
show any indication of having evel
been cropped. The grass, for the
most part, is ankle deep. Finer past
ure lands need not be desired. Ant
lands on which ten thousand cattle
can Craze without perceptibly les
sening the supply, ought, with cul
tivation, to be capable of supporting
ten thousand men, women ant
children. The Imagination kindle:
at the possibility of these broad
acres being at some future tim'
alive with the sounds of human
voices.
Looking around from the top o
any one of these low hills, the viey
is exquisitely beautiful. The spec
tator finds himself occupying
slightly elevated position on tn
floor of a vast theatre, the gallerie
of which consist of the rugged tower
of Waianae and the cloud cappe
SUBMITS of the Paukahanu noun
tains, with great doorway open
ing out on the blue waters of tn
Pacific Ocean. These towerin
mountains, gaping gorges, fal
reaching undulating plains, tongue
of land protruding among glass
creeks and indentations, with th
irrigated rice fields like so man
broad mirrors glistening in the ray
of the morning sun, are one of thos
panoramas of Nature, in compariso
with which painting and sculpture
and all the "fine arts' of man sin
into insignificance.
Passing on, the party soon reac
t the Kunia windmill, drawing from
we'll about thirty feet deep col
, tinuous stream of water. The elev
, ton at this point it estimated to |
about 45O feet above sea level. I'll
D Kukui windmill is about as good ;
indicator as can be that these lant
: may one day be dotted over wi
E the habitations of an industrio,
agricultural population. If OF
windmill draws a continuous strea
of water from depth of not mo
than thirty feet at this elevation,
S may reasonably be inferred that
l. water supply for purposes of settl
i ment can be had at other points