The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-12-29

ta- ezsens cs ths4ss S,rhtrr-arasr s,rsSs,-..s
EeS-l1 not esrir,ase the 2esr t,S n, rSyr,
t11a "a feet sh,eve the bsvei q tie cssan
While the rocf : sca-csfv u,r-,s .h,r ~
tset II ra1ckrssS TkiS srterisi ,y-S.err, ~
caves : ee-eath vide and leyeI stretch
z country very heavl,y tlalherei II
cane y tos ee-ef sAst they a-s eonaecte6
VIZ ssss ceea1- a. II saEas piaces upcz the
alaE t1e wa5er wzs erite salt. >l-asla-
sToser-a-,stIn channels. 10 daGhs. sccc1-t
tor tae r-sssh EIster springs upor the beach
= g1Aay places. l. the bay of Szsupai
a. : great srring u fresh wafer. -
fses Irun icN water marx. which habbles
~ AAs hs-ge canldron trora the rocks
esasash Here ths natives h1.he IN fresh
Naser, though surrounded by the c'cean's
In ths szl1I island q Anua l. a nus
lake. hlGswlss eonEecsed with the ocean,
Il L rises and falls re-uia-lv with the
ocean tides. IN Inserestiug Eeld l. here
opee'u Tor the rvseu-cles ot -ecloeisss. A
SSlA r11re reEa-Saale pherrnlencu i pre-
ssnred upon Qui-us islzud TWO hundred
and thirty miles ncrrheast uf Swan. reef
nslzrn or at0L- the circular reef. l,lx.
scarcely high enough 10 rvsiss the wxves
G1-1nS northern gale. This reef sur
ruEncs j Lzgoor Of fresh watar IN winch
s--.lA vessels nlav anehcr- The southern
gr vIlndEarG si1a q the isilrd l. rock
bound Gnd EIthoc& crral reefs especially
II the estuary and such PISCES as / shAll
refer to II the Getaalis,i ,isssscriutiou q each
lsla1G- The Whola northern coast sJf the
isl1ad q { polo zn+ SHraai have sea bar
rier OF earL az many points STRETCHING
Two Hllies lnco the acean. learin- inside
SiLser eourssss constituting channels which
are navisated By the E1alve crafts giving
snsaU1 esiSy and fscile communication BE-
tween the villages. The outer edge Of
ne reef at low tides l. oftsn sxuosed. Sci
oln1 perpenstlegLlEr. Usually lnc6ninS IN
NSru- Upon tins reef-tl1a waves roll and
n breAzl1--. euM1 0vec IN Successive cas-
csuass. The Island Of MSacrA OF the
western end of [ pol1- zzd distant t~o miles
: entirely szrr0UD1ed by coral reef
These reels have many passages or
breaches opening INTO the bays. nlany Of
these breaks are only boar paSsases.
Wi--le some are EErse channels. such as
form the en-raaceof Api1 harh,5r in Upolu-
The WARE and eGunble climate. the
moisture Of the atmosphere Joined to a
virgin and prolific sod have clothed these
lslan1s with 4 varied ard Iuzuriznt vpgp-
ta1lon- From hays to mountain TOO Is
covered wlrh yerdEre, excepting the shore.
Ens Of lava ,af1remenEicnad- and q lava
neld Of ten miles In l-eu On the eastern
end Of >ay1n ard there l. 10 SPACE Of bare
Or nazed Land In the entire group The
scl L rich mould upon the slopes and
even upon the preelpltoFy mountain sides.
whI-s the valleys and ievel tracts are u
deep aluyiI dspoSit Of the sane. the
whole Decomposition Of vegetable mat
Ser with Only slight proportion Of dacon-
posed lIva- tins beng lmpreEuAted with
non. FIRMS vigorous tiIlahle loan 50
rapid l. the growth and decay Of vege5a-
bic matter, and - b1nE has Il been aeen-
H-1lzung, that the In1ErstIces II broken
Lava upon abrupt daclTllies are filed with
the sod winch ! again protected from
hsayy wastes by trees and shruhbeEy-
Upon nenr approach to the lsl1ld- the
groves Of cocoaEEr trees IRE seen lining
tne beach with native villages nesting
among them The back lgrut1d Of abrupt
NILS or ling easy Slopes. l. covered with
heavy growth Of timber PERHAPS 10 l.
lands IN the Pacific have szch prlmeEaI
forests and such 4 variety Of valuable
woods. tai and SynzmetrleaI trees with
clear and Uniform stems. seldom found
II groves Ct lard wocd. heavy timber trees
with outrageous foliage and clusters 0f
lighter softer but more psrIshable trees.