The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-08-31

mountain sides, in the gulches and
ravines, are found growing in richest
profusion, about every variety of
grass and forest tree on this island.
The valleys luxuriate in orange,
brcad-fruit, and ohia (both white
and red), while on the slope of the
mountains, there is abundance of
ohia, koa, kukui, and other woods
peculiar to the country. Looking
down from the summit or up from
the base, whichever you will, of one
of these forest clothed elevations, at
natures banners unfurled on the
boughs of the ohia, koa, kukui
and other trees, the comminglng
shades of their diversified foliage
present to view as fine perspective
as the most ardent admircr of sylvan
beauty can desire. Every tree is
rooted in soil covered with heavy
sward of velvety green. In the
Malakini valley, there is fine grove
of orange trees.
A very singular natural curiosity
stands in the gulch between Pamalu
and Pupukeo. 1t is neither more
nor less than bust of General Wash
ington. A detached column of rock,
presenting, when seen from dis
lance, the outline of revolutionary
general, in cooked hat and uninform,
has been named after the hero of
Independence. If the monument
erected at the Capital of the United
States by Americans in honor of the
Father of their country is the big
gest in the world, here is another
that must unquestionably be the
oldest. An artesian well is to be
sunk on the land known as Pahipah-
alua, about quarter of mile from
the sea, and in sight of the Kahuk,l
house. Machinery and plant are on
the ground, and work will be in pro-
gress in a few days.
On the beach of Pahipahialua
there is lime quarry, the lime OF
which is said to be equal in quality
to that of HONOLULU.
About midway between Kawailoa
and Kahuku is the Waimea valley
where some natives are engaged in
making charcoal. This valley is
noted for the production of those
beautiful little shells strung together
to make leis.
From the ranch house is seen {
high point of land protruding from
the mountains into the plain, anc
bearing the euphonious little name
of Kalaehipa. 1t is point of som'
interest, as containing several cave.
and remains of battle field, bu
who the warriors were, or ''what the.
fought each other for, could no
very well make OUT" although it
highly probable that there was de
feat and a victory there that day.
Nature has invested this localit,
with rare beauty. Nor has she con
fined her works to beauty alone. Sh
has performed some very curiou
exploits in both land and water
Over about hundred yards frol
the house, is a secluded spot whic
looks as if Il section of the surfac
had fallen in, forming small, a
most circular basin in the open tielC
An excavation is made in the side c
the bank, and extends back abor
~ feet underground. The eXcav:
ton is partly filed with watel
which under the roof of the cave
some five and half feet deep. Th
is the ranch house bath room, whel
the bather can dabble in shoal watt
in the open under the rays of IL
sun, or can wade in little furth'
and luxuriate in veritable subtle
ranean swim.
On the opposite side of the hous
about a quarter of a mile distan
there is small body of water in
natural cavity. A spring CONF
bubbling up with great force to IL
surface, and stick plunged in
the bubbling point shows depth
uDOuU tlICC lCCO VI NuICl. hNI
seems to be force and volume enoug
in this spring alone, to supply wat
for irrigating hundreds of acres
plantation lands.
Some two or three miles along
the direction of Honolulu, anoth
extraordinary terraqueous formatiC
is found in the open plain. 1t is ;
inland sea, not big enough, by
considerable, to float all the navi
in the world. But if you try
cross it in one of bowers or. Lyle
best boats, you will never compile
the voyage. The only reason is tn
it isn't capacious enough to float t
boat, as the distance from shore
, shore is about twenty feet. Adjoi
! ing this is an invisible subterrane
cave, over the mouth of which natu
: has thrown portcullis of roc
which, as it fell into place, becal
: cracked, so that the inmate of t
: cave can look out over the surfa