The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-03-29

create the suspicion that he had only
entered the saloon from mere
bravado. Former experience induce
ing trial of repose as one of the
best medicines for sea as well as
other kinds of sickness, dreams,
mingled with what the wild waves
were saying and with the monoton-
Gus muttering of the propeller, were
all at once dispelled by great
calm, interspersed with the rafting
of tackle and voices, the first of the
latter ineligible to the waking
senses being in the form of the
question, "Do they know you are
going ashore here?"
We were in Maalaea Bay, Maui,
and the watch indicated 1920
O'Clock. Passengers and freight
were landed and the boats taken on
board again with the precision of
clockwork--no unnecessary noise or
confusion, no waste of time and yet
no undue haste. The hosting and
lowering of boats are done by special
engine and gear, passengers are re-
ceived and discharged by very
safe gangway, and, in fact, all the
difficult conditions of traffic among
these islands, devoid as they are,
excepting Honolulu, of smooth
havens and mooring docks, seem to
be met almost to the degree of per-
fection. Here the steamship Kinau,
of the Wilder Steamship Company,
is met on her way to Honolulu. AS
she sit on the moonlit waters, with
her shapely black hull and brilliant
lights, Tavernier's picture of her in
Hilo Bay comes in mind with greater
appreciation than ever. Reports are
obtained from her of returning fires
in Kilauea, which inspire us with
the hope that we may meet Pele in
at least some of her former grandeur.
The two vessels-each representing
a different splendid exhibition of
Hawaiian marine enterprise-go
their respective ways, ours entering
the Hawaii channel, with the Island
of Lanai to the right, the seat of
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson's ex-
tensive sheep ranch, and part of his
fervid political opponent, Mr.. Thurs
tons, legislative constituency. The
embrace of Morpheus is again
sought, the voice of the waves being
more strongly pronounced in the
Babel of Dreamland as the cradle of
the deep rocks harder. Daylight
brings smooth sea, with the triad
of Hawaii's monarch mountains
looming majestically in view on the
left - Maunakea, Hualalai and
Maunaloa. There also is the famous
Kona coffee district, dotted with the
habitations of the people who live
by that product and fringed with
desultory groves of cocoanut along
the beach. The clear morning air
with soft breezes, and the noble
mountain prospect, wreathcd and
flecked with snow-white clouds, form
a health-infusing experience worth
the whole cost of the trip to obtain.
Kailua is reached at z O'Clock.
Here the first house built by white
settler-Samuel Rice-is pointed out
by Mr.. Smith, passenger married
to a granddaughter of that pioneer.
In grove or orchard, on beautiful
| elevation, is also seen the house of
the early missionary worthy, Rev.
Mr.. Thurston. His Majesty the
King is having a house near the
beach-the former residence of the
famous Gov. Adams-converted
into an elegant cottage. Another
very interesting object is stone
wall, twelve miles long, built in
former times by the natives to keep
cattle off the cultivated land. Ira
dition has it that the whole fence
was erected in a day. There are
also remains of the great fort of
Kamehameha l. The next landing
place is Keauhou, touched at a
quarter to 8. 1t has cocoanut
groves.
At IL Kealakekua Bay, one of the
very most important points of his.
toric interest in the group, is arrived
at. A white obelisk marks the spot
where the famous navigator Cook
met his fate, as the result of his own
folly. In the slang of the mining
camp, his suitable epitaph would be,
"He put on too much side and got
badly left" The site of the hamlet
is bit of rocky reef running out
from lofty bluffs. A large number
of canoes ranged along the beach,
with several being padded about
the magnificent bay by natives,
cocoanut groves on both sides of
the water, and throng of people to
see the steamer, aid the imagination
in coniuring up the historic scenes
of the locality. Napoopoo, on the
other side, is larger settlement,
with more abundant and healthy
looking cocoanut groves. The dinner
bell rings at Hookena, sharp noon,
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