The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-09-07
TRIAL TRIP OF The L1KEL1KE.
Sketch of the PeriIs Encountered by
Land and Wafer.

The rules of Wilder's steamship Com
pany, which heretofore have beer
hkened to those of the Modes and Per
slams, were suspended on Thursday
afternoon, and ''thou shalt not pass,
etc., was a dead letter, for did not the
! genial President invite a favored few t.
| join him in an excursion? And verify
it is green spot in the memory of al
who participated. At about D. m. we
steamed gaily out of the harbor, and
were soon off old Leah, where we met a
stiff breeze. The fore and aft sails were
set, but the steamer, as if in remonstrance
against obliging her to do more, caused
an Irish reef to be taken in the mainsail,
and it was lowered down. We We're
going about twelve knots per hour We
made splendid time to Molokai light,
soon after which we slowed down, arriv-
ing bright and early at Kahului. AS
soon as we moored the bark Ferris
Thomas and schooner Rosario dressed
ship, and presented beautiful appear
ance.
After bountiful breakfast, which all
done ample justice to, excepting an old
sailor and a young landsman, who were
so sick, the excursionists went ashore,
and took the train for Wailuku. The
run was made up there by that prince
of drivers and genial good fellow, Parker,
in seven minutes. We found convey
ances ready at the station, and the
party were soon off-some to Waihee,
others to Waikapu-over one of the
finest roads on the island It was evil
dent the Road Supervisor understood his
business. Our road wound up and
through splendid lot of cane, and we
bowled along until we met the genial
Sheriff, Colonel Thomas Everett, who
was driving aspanking pair of bays. He,
on learning we were on a tour of inspec-
ton, turned about and accompanied us
to his splendid residence, where his
amiable and hOspitable wife We'd with
him in doing unto us as they have done
to hundreds. e., made their visitors
feel quite at home. After sampling the
mountain water, partaking of nice
lunch, and admiring the garden, the
Poha orchard, and the beautiful grounds,
we took the back track, calling on H.
Cornwell, Esq, whom we were all glad
to find improving in health We then
called on w. H. Cornwen, Esq, and
found our genial President with his
party, who, having returned from Wal
hee, had visited Waikapu to investigate
the properties of mineral spring re-
Gently opened by order of Mr.. Cornwell,
we found the water slightly sub-acid,
efervescing, and most delightful to the
taste. Esculapius described this spring
to the ancient, who remarked, che had
heard of it before" and wanted to know
eff the water was used for irrigating?"
ooh, yes" said the cleft one,' ''to a
certain extent" After another drink of
water we adjourned to the stable, and
were shown 14-months' FLY that is as
fine an animal as can be seen anywhere
Hancock was led out for our inspection,
and he looks better than ever-a perfect
picture. Mr.. Cornwell is raising some
fine animals, which will make fast time
on the track at no distant day, and he
says he intends to raise fast horses for
sale. He will probably ship some of his
colts to the Coast ere long, for as the
climate of the Pacific Coast exeels that
of Kentucky, where the best horses have
been bred, so that of Maui excels the
climate of California, and there is no
reason why the horses bred there should
not excel those raised on the Coast.
We were obliged to hasten our depart
ure, as our chief had notified us to be at
the station at II :15, so bidding our hos
pitable host (whom may the gods love-,
reluctant adieu, we started down the
grade to Wailuku. Arriving there on
time, we found the kind and obliging
Mr.. Pettis, awaiting us, and
away we went for Kahului, on another
seven-minute trip. After abluting, we
were invited to the residence of the man
ager, Mr.. Lowrey, where we found him in
company with his wife and olive
branches, eager to wait on us. We
passed to the dining-room and sat down
to a bounteous repast, to which ample
justice was done. The cleft one," as
usual, was the last, but as this was his
first meal since the previous day, he was
excused and allowed to fill up. AS soon
as dinner was over, "all aboard for
Spreckelsville" was the order, and away
we went, all but the cleft one," who
found himself never left before, but left
behind (All rights reserved) As soon
as his absence was discovered, that
seven-minute man was requested to I'M
couple his engine and go for him, and he
did. In seventeen minutes he was back
at Spreckelsville, with the derelict, and
had it not been for Brown, who insisted
in overhauling the pipes of the engine
before he could be induced to get aboard
Cor even a plank, and wasted three
precious minutes, lowering Parker's rec
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