The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-11-03
A Groat Land COLONIZATION sohome

prospectus has been issued setting forth the
plans and prospects of Joint Stock Company,
now fairly ON its way to organization which pro-
poses to buy up tbs various IYOperties named, now
IN the hands of a small number of owners with
view of dividing them up for sale or lease on con-
venient terms to small capitalists or cultivators
who may be encouraged by liberal terms and care
fully prepared system of gradual payments spread
over a reasonable period of time to take up lands
suitable for vast variety of industries and found
a series of homesteads-a plan which goes far to-
wards sowing one Of the great questions of the
day, viz: the introduction and settlement of cuti-
yators and their families bound to this country by
the strong ties of ownership of the soil. OF the
various estates named III the prospectus the first
and most important is that known as Honolulu.
Accessible by water from Honolulu, the capital
and principal port of the Kingdom, by any boat or
canoe that can travel ten miles, this property has
a frontage of no less than five miles on the West
arm OF Pearl harbor, magnificent inlet from the
ocean with deep water to its shores, but protected
by a bar at the entrance, the fishing rights of
which pertain to the property, there is here land
locked basin unequalled for bathing, yachting or
fishing for sport or for market. By land the dis
tance Is IL miles to the present ranch buildings,
by good road through a country which opposes
no engineering difficulties to constructing a rail
way. Of this land 1000 acres are suitable for sugar
or rice and the success of the first Artesian we'll
sunk in these islands shows how easily water may
be supplied. The we'll in question having been
sunk TO the depth Of only lS5 feet has yielded 2400
gallons per hour since completion. The property
- eCiuoeu Dy le sea- Dy lne crest OF tue Malanae
mountains, and where bordering on other estates
by - miles of good fencing, there is also vaIua-
BILE lime kiln on this estate.
Of the possible water supply of the Kawailoa
and Waimea Ranches it may be noted that res
erYoir capable of storing 1,l27,50O cubic feet of
water has been constructed for an outlay of 50 80
and THIS has been filled to overhowing in 4s hours
The hahuku ranch may be watered by artesian
wells, contract having been made for boring
four OF these, there being already flowing wells on
either side of this property and unfailing spring
near its centre.
Altogether, the Company proposes TO purchase
ll5,l5O acres of land at present carrying 1900
head of cattle and go horses. The present own
ers take up 100000 par value of the company's
stock and join in the Management. The list of
Directors who have accepted nomination includes
many of the best known names of Honolulu, and
numerous enquiries and valuable offers for land
have been made already. Not only sugar and rice,
but spices, oaoutchOuc, cinchona, ramie and vast
variety of fruits and vegetables may find suitable
soil and situation, while the mountain slopes and
foothills are well wooded and will maintain herds
ot cattle and horse stock sufficient for domestic
supply and possibly for export. great part of
the land Is suitable for steamplowing and the
whole could be readily connected with Honolulu
by rall AtoSether this appears TO be the greatest
industrial undertaking hitherto set on foot in
these islands.