The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-09-18

| the SHORES, passing through CONTINUOUS
and unbrOken rice field. The tourists,
however, did not turn off and follow the
line of the road but continued on the
Government road up the romantic and
wonderful gorge which has been torn
open in some remote past age by the
waters of the Moanalua River. The eff
hclent road supervisor under our Reform
| administration has made a splendid
piece of work of this road; the grades
have been improved, the rocks covered,
| and carriage rolls through from one
| end to the other with hardly jolt. Ris-
ing from the gorge our party soon
| reached the point separating Eva from
| Honolulu, the highest point on the road.
| Here the cool air coming down the val
| ley In the morning reminded one of
| colder cline and wraps were in demand.
| The recent rains have made the whole
| country green, which rendered it dOubly
| beautiful. Only a short stay was made,
| when the party dashed down the long
hill of " Kapukakii; ;" everywhere along
| the road are visible the signs of improve
| ment; lands in the past considered al
| most worthless are being fenced, wells
! are being sunk in the valleys in or
der that new land may be put under
cultivation; the rice fields are
green with waving rice, and in some
PIcbCCS d4O dIIGdIy well u6du0u Out.
Whlrllng on past the old Mission station
at Waiawa and here turning southwest,
the party soon reached the Waipio resi-
dence of the Ii estate. Mr.. and Mrs. G..
A. Brown were of the party and soon
made us all at home. A prerequisite
at this place is dash in the clear cold
water of the bathing tank. The water is
absolutely clear and Euc flowing in di-
rectly from an artesian Well. 1t is pro- |
tt Q ed from the wind, and bath there |
is simply perfection. Most of our party |
evidently thought so, for instead of COM |
ing out when they were washed and cool I
they sat In the water talking railroad |
They might have been there to the pre-
sent moment had it not been that call |
from outside announced the arrival from
the fields of a large number of water
melons. All hands now scrambled to
SEQ who should get dressed first and in a
few minutes were engaged in devouring
the most delicious WatermelOns that |
ever fell to mortal share. After this a
half hours rest in the delightful cool of
the trees surrounding the residence, ad-
miring the beautiful view across the
waters of the bay, prepared us for
mount. Half dozen of us took horse
and rode out upon the peninsula which
forms the makai extremity of the land of
WaIplo. This peninsula is divided into
two sections, separated from each other
by low and narrow isthmus and from
the mainland by marShy fiat now COW
cred with rice fields. The inner section
contains about four hundred acres, the
outer about one thousand On the west
side lie the WaipiO and Honolulu lochs,
on the northeast side is the large body
OF water comprising the main portion of !
Pearl HarbOr. The extreme point of the
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front of the mouth of the harbor. 1t is
said that the United States Government
has been in negotiation for the pur-
chase OF this extremity. 1t is the COM
point in the entire system of
lochS. Upon the inner section Mr. !
Brown has sunk a fine artesian we'll
which has a magnificent flow of pure
sweet water which will rise to an alti-
tude of about thirty-four feet above the
sea level. AS the highest point of the
peninsula is only about thirty feet, water
can be made to flow all over it. The
success of this we'll demonstrates that
water can be obtained elsewhere on the
peninsula. The shores are very much
with little bays and inlets. I
They are lined with bluffs or fall gently
DIT into sandy or pebbly beaches. In the .
little bays 1t is generally shallow; out
side 1t is usually deep. The view from
he northeast side is one beautiful al ,
most beyond description. The whole
range of mountains is in :
view. Upon the morning we were there :
nearly every peak could be seen, for it :
vas perfectly clear. The trade winds s
coming over the broad water gathers :
reshness and loses heat, tanning the :
cheeks with delicious GOODNESS. Across +
he water the shores of the bay are ex- |
remedy varied, the low rice fields being !
broken by the densely wooded Manana i
lOlnt. The soil along this shore is fer q
lie and IN some pockets quite deep. 1t +
an interesting question as to where it q
'ould have come from, in view of the 1
act that it could never have received
he mountain wash. There are most
interesting points all along the shore; at
everal places are banks composed of =
immense masses of oyster shells, in some :,
places nearly perfect, in others having II
he appearance of having been melted bV y
leat or possibly by the action of the ;
water itself. Where these oyster shells Il Il
Ould have come from is an interesting II
question. One of the younger members ~
1 the party very nearly wept at the =
hought OF the great waste of oysters y
which was shown on this great bank. -
was saddening to think that we could u
ave none. Is
This peninsula is covered with lux p
RANT growth containing many algar-
has. When the railroad is finished no ,
oubt this whole northeastern shore %
MI be occupied by residences; people I
ill enjoy living out of town, when they y
an 60 and come from such delightful III
ONT within an hour. 1t is to be hoped az az
lat prior to selling lots or permitting o
lie erection of dwellings the whole pen II
lsula may be laid out upon an artistic &c
Ian whereby the full effectiveness of its OF
eautiful location and surroundings may Is
3 secured. After long and careful in i
)ectiOn of this land and all of its snr-
till we were satiated with its
eauties, the party returned to the Brown p,
Upon the way back a fine