The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-02-01
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of water, which opens as we proceed,
and spreads before us a circular piano.
rama of tropical beauty unequalled
in any part of the world, except Rio
de Janeiro. The loch or lagoon is
of circular form, with here and
there small inlet or bay that
breaks, but does not decrease the
beauty of the general outline. AT
the head of this basin, which is
about Il mile in diameter, is the
plantation and estate of Mark Rob
inson, Esq, Il perfect mass of topi-
cal vegetation around large por-
ton of the shore which is here un-
broken and crescent shaped. The
water inshore at Thu point is said TO |
be shallow, and the Eva came TO
anchor in the ofling 30 yards from
the landing. As we stood on the
steamers deck and viewed the sur
roundings, the mind was filed with
contemplation of the magnificent
landscape and the possibilities OF
this unique stretch of land and
food. Away beyond the near
plantations OF banana, brradI'uIt,
cocoanut, and other tropical YER
dure, were the slopes of the Wal
amaze range, heuvily grassed and less
rugged than the Koolaupuko range.
We watched the cloud shadows Hit
from slope to slope, appearing To
the eye like moving clumps of tim
Der. We noted the bright colors of
the mountrin vegetation and soil be-
meath the midday sun-yellow and
sombre, and blue and red aud green.
Noble background TO the tropical
vegetation OF the nearer view aud
the sparkling waters at our feet thai
flashed the golden and silvery SHIN
mer of the suns rays.
The Waianac range is evidently
THE WATERSHED
of the western portion of the Pearl Ri
yer region, and from that mountain
source the artesan reservoirs around
| the West Loeb receive their water
supply. From this point the land
has gentle descent to the middle
loch, which is probably the meeting
point Of the subterranean waters
from the east and west. Wherever
we turned our gaze there seemed to
be no lack of water for irrigating
purposes, and under its influence all
cultivated vegetation was green,
sturdy and massive.
Before taking leave of tee West
Loeb we may re-echo . wish often
expressed, viz: that Pearl River
hotel will soon be constructed near
tie waters of this harbOr, with q
sutficiency of boats for fishing and
hunting purposes. The lack Of such
accommodation is at present great
drawback to this favored region
and that such a hotel would be
patronized to its utmost capacity, al
all seasons of the year, there can be
no reasonable doubt. There are
five or six kinds of fish that frequent
these lagoons; and all kinds, excep
muIet, can he caught with baited
hooks. With the tinny tribes these
Iochs are literally alive; and, "a
; these stretches of water are so ex
tensve and varied in character, the
: number of fishes must be so larg
as TO he beyond estimation. Th'
: sportsman, when he tires of fishing
may vary his pastime with the gu
--plover and wild duck abound Oh
the lochs and channels, and on tn
. Waianae slopes, two or three mIe
, distant, there are phea~anls, viii
: turkeys and other winged game.
e We now return by the same chan
+ nes that we entered, MS far as Dow
! sets fence previously mentioned
4 There is a stiff kopa or south win
: blowing in from the sea, and th
steamer makes slow Roadway again,
it; but in due time we turn uroun
the point of plateau of grazIu
land and enter the east chaun
u where there is uniform depth OF
fathoms until we arrive ut
" FoEp's ISLAND,
d so called from having once been II
s property Of the late DR.. Ford. Til
island is an insnlar coral 'plateaI
= covered with algeroba trees, gras
and brush. 1t is at present used
j. cattle pasture, and water can
obtained by digging down a fe
:. feet. The height of the island
nearly uniform; about 20 ar 30 ie
high, and about 300 acres in cXten
The position of 'Ford's Island
+ very commanding, aud in time mn
10 become proportlona,cly yaluabl
We kept to the left of this islam
i, passing Middle Loeb on our le
M and enter the
a. EAST LOCH;
the largest, deepest, and most elf
BILE of all the lochs or lagoons
ne this photographic region. III
y, basin of seawater is about two mi
ry across, on the average; bounded
Ford's Island OH the south, penl
lie sula between it and Middle Loeb
the west, Axis plantation on
1T north, and Halawa plantation n
the slopes of Leplono hill and an
er crater ON the east, The depth
ON water in the channels and cent
r l. f.,