The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-08-19

With good horse and agreeable companions
the ride from Honolulu 70 Mr.. Campcelfs ranch
at honolulu is very pleasant undertaking, and
50 II proved 10 PARTY Of gentlemen OF the press
and othsrs, who made the journey on Monday
last.
Tola traveller who hiss no; been over the ground
for some seven or eight wears considerable changes
AZ Observable, chiefly IN the direction OF In
ereased fencing md cultivation. The extent Of,
rics and hanana land Is much enlarged, and Mr..
Marx kohinson's dune and pnnping engine at
Ulalena Is Z remarkable piece OF work Ihougn
apparently Of the slightest conceivable scantling
il stood through the late gale without injury This
hunae irricates over 40 aeres Of land ut for bana
mas, waternolons and 4 variety Of produce and of
which s. ACRES are in bearing.
Of HONOLULU itself there Is a great deal 10 be
said M Campbsll's estate contains about A..
go acres and has been in his hands for eight years
During this time he has put up % miles OF fencing
Of which - miles are OF wire and 10 miles Of
batten. The estate Is thus completed enclosed;
either by fence. by the impossible ridges of the
Maianas mountains, by the water front OF Pearl
harborO- BY the open ocean- hon. j. I. DIV ettt
pllce at Runloa cuts OF corner stretching from
Pearl river 10 the seaboach behind. fhere IS NJ
lie OF any OF this land which Is not capable Of
being made productive in one form or another.
Al present IL only carries 500 head Of cattle, and
one rides along the foothills Of the WalanAe
range and the Plain below through miles OF rnane-
ME grass above fetiock deep. only sprinkled here
and there with high bred cattle IN splendid cordi
ton. Occasionally one comes 10 a batch OF some
acres OF rnirnoSa bush and sometimes Of blue weed.
Again on the high plateau on the western terminal
si0ps Of the mountains large patches Of Spanish
clover, kakEipua arc amongst the prevalent ma
nisnie.
On taking possession Of the property Mr.. Camp
bell found it heavily oyerstocSed and wholly IN
fenced. Buying out the kahuku property on the
north side be caused 70 be removed $500 head of
cattle. reserved kahuku for breeding purposes,
and after letting the land rest for twelve months,
gradually raised the stock on the two estates 10
ataNrt Mi
and $500 on kahuku.
The young stock ara driven from the last named
place 20 the Eastern, or Lehue END Of the former
and 50 EDWARDS TIL they reach the fattennc ground
Of some 1900 acres, towards Manikuh aud thence
Is easy drive 10 the slaughter house on the Pearl
harbor whence the cArcases are carried by steamer
to the Capital thus avoiding the deterioration in
sepgrable from long drives TO market.
Among . be rayines and narrow valleys between
the 81 urs VI the main mountain rnge towards the
Leiehus boundary, are evident traces Of extensive
tarU cruCudS, sufficient proof that there at least
abuudlE. supply Of Mater has formerly been avail
able. Though tie great bulk of the land from Ho-
nouliuli 20 the big tree Is available at present
for cattle runs only, there seems 70 be no reason
Why, AZ reasonable expense good portion Of this
might not be irrigated for dairy, grape vegetable
and many other marketable products.
vel a kuuis, 400 feet above the sea, and sunk
. feet brings water 70 within twelve feet of tue
snrtuce, excep: during long drUuShts, while an
Artesian well fWaiauiaui) about fourteen feat
above sea level has yielded :. 400 gallons an hour
since II vas sunk IN 1879. The water front on
Pearl ahrbor affords on one side promising
bathing places while the whole AREA OF the shell.
tered harbor offers unrivalled opportunities for
yacht sailing. The rice grounds are in the hands
Of the Chinese, who pay low rental fer the first
seven years which are nearly expiring but they
ara DESTROYS Of renewing for another seven years
at \ considerable advance Fishing rights, lime
and building Stone are also valuable consider
atinus.
The soil almost throughout this estate is the
rlch red volcanic mould familiar IN these islands
rs depth is shown By the numerous cracks and
slopes and its fertility BY the spontaneous growth
which covers 1t.
At present tbs Campbell estates send an average
Of slI crcAsses per diem 10 Honolulu being rather
more than one third Of the consumption. The cat
tie are all II prime condition, and, Judging from
the large areas which mere traces Of cattle nrs
nov visible and the immense amount of available
feed, this quantity could be readily increased by
% per cent without distressing the land. No
doubt large portion Of this land is available for
cultivation by small freehOlders how much can
only be GscsCtained by experiments in the way Of
raising ana distributing water. especially between
HonouIirh and Lihue. The questions Of market
and ready access thereto may be left for the pres
ent 70 await further Information based on actual
experiments.
At the ranch Itself Mr.. Cecil Brown did tue hon
oEs IN most hOspitable style, and rode each cay
With the party ready 10 lead the way over the cuun
~ and afford every information asked for and to
him members OF tie party are indebted for a pleas
ant trip.