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


minute. The whirlng motion throws
the contents up against the sides of
the vessel with great force; the
liquid strains through the perforated
lining, and in minute or two, the
machine is stopped, the clear brown
sugar remains and is at once scoopcd
out, and the centrifugal is ready to
fly off to renew the operation on the
next fill.
The Enterprise ranch, belong
ing to the Emerson Estate, is
briefly visited. Some good speci-
mems of horse flesh, and some fine
cattle, are being raised here. A
good windmill pumps up an abund-
ant supply of water for stock pur.
poses. The land is well dotted over
with young trees, which, with judi
cious pruning, will soon afford re-
freshing shade to animals and be
valuable conservators of moisture in
the land.
The Kawailoa Ranch is reached
about mid day. Mr.. Dickson
dispenses the Inequalities of the
establishment In manner that makes
the invading guests feel very much
at home and regret that they are
not there to stay. The Kawailoa
is fine ranch, is well-stocked and
comprises every variety of soil,
surface and scenery. The ranch
house is delightfully."- situated within
stones throw of the ocean; the
premises having been planted with
trees arranged at such distances as
to afford just the right proportions
of light and shade. The cattle on a
part of the ranch among the mountains
are supplied with abundance of the
drinking element by means of large
reservoir made by throwing dam
across gulch. The dam has a width
of 100 feet at the base, tapering to
five feet at the top, and reaches
from side to side of the gulch dis
lance of 10 feet. The surplus
waters of rainy seasons, whether
long or short, are thus wisely stored,
and the animals congregate here to
drink, with methodic regularity. On
some of the ridges of these noun
tains, the land is perfectly smooth,
and can be driven over with q buggy
and span of horses, six OF seven
miles at stretch.
The ride from Kawailoa to
Kahuku is over some thirteen
miles of almost uniformly level
land, averaging probably about
two miles wide from the base of the
mountains to the sea shore. Wind
mills here and there along the plains,
their fans whirling in the breezy
trades, and glistening in the sun
light, supply some touches of orna-
mentation to the otherwise monoton.
Gus solitudes. If there are charms
in solitude, here they may be en-
joyed to the full. The poets ex
clamation -
Better dwell in the midst of alarms
Than reign in this horrible place.
cannot be appreciated, at least, by
one, who neither reigns nor dwell:
here, but is only passing on to Ka
huku. There are, however, certain
charms even in solitude; and i
nature ever intended to invest un
peopled lands with exquisite beauty
surely this island, so far as we have
seen it, is one of her chosen restin!
places. But if there is any vandalism
in changing the face of nature b,
the application of utilitarian theories
evidently vandalism is at a discoun
in this portion of the mundan
sphere.
Not dog banks on all thes
beautiful eXpanses of country. TIL
sea waves break on miles upon mile
of silent shores. Herds of fin
cattle feed on wide spreading PLAIN
of the finest verdure. But tn
habitations of man are few, exceed
ingly few. One or two humbl
dwellings about mile from Hawai-
loa, another cot or two in beauti
full sequestered dell at Waimea, an
a small cluster of grass huts with
nice timber dwelling, about a mil
and half from Kahuku, contribut
all there is of human life in tn
makeup of one of the most beaut
full belts of country in Oahu. Ar
preaching Kahuku, the ranch hous
with its richly EMPOWERED cluster c
buildings, standing on a slight
elevated slope on a great plain c
some three thousand acres, fringe
on the one hand by the ocean blue
and walled in on the other, but {
a respectful distance, by Il gran
array of bold mountain spurs, wit
the rays of the setting sun fallin
askance on ocean, plain, mountai
and dwelling here nature an
civilization unite to perfect pan'
ramic view of exquisite lovelines'
The ranch house is reached, and IN
kind host and hostess meet Il