The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-04-05
TIL L.
FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1889.
A DRIVE DOWH COUNTRY.

yesterday, Air. b. +. Dillingham;,
the protector and promoter of the
railway fom Honolulu to Eva, now
in the course of construction, drove
company of gentlemen down to
the point where the line is intended
to terminate for the present.
The road from the Kamehameha
schools to the top of the hill on the
Eva side of Moanalua Valley was
found In excellent condition. This
section of the road has been graded
and covered with metal, mostly pull
verised coral stone. Beyond, there
is no macadamizing, nevertheless
the road is, on the whole, in good
condition. Owing to the long abb
sence of rain, the natural vegetation
by the wayside is in a parched con-
dltion. What little grass remains is
as dry as stone, and even the
mimosa shrubbery languishes. When
Pearl bay is reached, along the head
OF which the road runs for sveral
miles, a refreshing and glorious con-
trast is presented to the eye. At
the foot hills and the mouths of the
several little valleys, and nesting
right down to the waters edge, are
cheerful-looking homesteads, sur
rounded with healthy verdure.
Trees of vigorous growth, banana
plants laden with enormous punches
of fruit, and fields of young rice
greet and glat',i' The eye at every
turn. All along the base of the
mostly gently-ris;ng hills are living
springs of pure water, which have
never been known to fail in the long
est periods of drought, and which
supply the moisture that, combined
with the richly fertile soil, produces
such astonishingly luxuriant growth.
At the old Raymond residence, a
little to the seaward of the Eva
Court House the journey reached
Its furthermost end, so far as travel
by wagon was concerned. Here the
horses were Embarrassed and given
rest and refreshment, the latter in
the shape of feed of chaffed hay,
which had been taken along for their
benefit. From this point the CON-
pany explored beyond and around
on foot. Mr.. Dillingham; had placed
in the Wagon, before leaving Homo
lulu, an abundant supply of excellent
food, and the question was now de-
bated as to whether it should be
consumed at once, or reserved until
the close Of the intended foot-ex-
ploration.
The camping ground, the old
Raymond residence, was once a
hourishing homestead, but is now a
second edition of Goldsmith's "De.
serted Village" The buildings are
in ruins, and without occupants.
The glory has not all departed, for
a clump of stately and majestic
trees, mostly exotics, still present a
scene of verdure and beauty. From
this spot towards the mountains is a
large tract of gently sloping and
undulating land of the richest soil.
This is the property of the railroad
company, and forms part of the site
of the projected new town. The
other part extends out into the bay
in the form of peninsular, and is
also the colnpany's property. This
is lovely spot, mostly covered with
forest of algaroba trees. 1t is
proposed 10 set apart a portion OF
this peninsular for public park,
with wide drive all around it, and
beautiful park il will make.
After two or three hours of wan
dering around the expedition re-
turned to camp, with astonishing
appetites, and demolished the ample
fsod supply. Some of the party
which consisted of Mr.. Dillingham;.
its head and guide, Mr.. Toler, Mr.H.
j. Agnew, and an obscure BULLETIN
man, lad never visited that neigh
borhood before. They were sur