The Daily bulletin., 1889-08-21

scenery and in noticing the many !
curves TO the road. Traced on |
paper it would appear to be an enor-
mouely long snake in the agouies of |
death, or a winding river. Instead !
of running on straight line, it
makes detours along deep ravines,
doubling on the opposite side, max
ing it appear as If tie train had
changed its mind and was going
back to the starting point again.
The fields of sugar cane along the
route appear to be suffering con
siderably for want Of water, every
stick looking parched, thin, small
and extremely short jointed. From
the outlook a great falling-off in the
crop may be looked for in this dis
trict, entsiling an immense loss to
the planters. AT Multi station lunch
was served in the round house at 2
O'Clock p. IN. the train started on
the return, and at o'clock p. IN.
the Kinau was boarded for our des-
tination. 1t being dark night the
beauty of the Hamakua coast with
| its high bluffs and waterfalls was
lost to view, but now and then the
glimmering of light would mark
where the sea was stopped in its
course. As we approached Pau
hau, the sea was as quiet as a mill
| pond. At last the landing came in
sight, being located by lights on the
| bluff and down on the wharf. The
landing at this place is the terror of
nervous people; even the most cold
blooded have sinking feeling in
looking up from the steamer and
noticing how one is to land and
reach the top of the bluff. First
you get aboard one of the steamers S
boats; when arriving at the wharf,
which towers about twenty feet
above, on which is erected large
swinging crane, this crane is swung
out over the water with large tub
shaped cage hanging from it. This
is lowered into the boat, about six
persons are accommodated in this at
a time, and at o signal we are sus-
| pended in midair. When the cage
has been raised sufficiently high it is
then swung in onto the wharf. This
is not the end, we are not yet in
safety, for the top of the bluff is
still above US. To get there, a cable
tram is built Oh trestle work, the in
cline OF which has an angle of fifty
degrees for distance of one hun
dred and seventy-fye feet. The
motive power to the car is donkey
engine placed on the top of the
cliff, which winds the steel rope on
its spindle and pulls the car up the
incline, at the same time another
one is going down. The ascension
was made in safety about midnight.
| The Knights were met by com
mittee from Maile Lodge who had
vehicles at hand to convey us 10
| Honokaa, where we were distributed
among the good people of that place
to enjoy the hospitality of theil
homes during our stay in their
midst. At this place the party was
augmented by the arrival of Knight
H. j. Gallagher and J. Kidwell, who
went ahead of the party on a visit
to the volcano. Being in training
for six days go-as-you-pleast
pedestrian match they walked from
Hilo to Honokaa, distance of fifty
miles, that space being interspersed
by ninety-nine gulches, some taking
about an hour to cross. 1t Is sale
that Chinaman accosted them or
The road (taking them for a couple
of tramps), with, ''you likee wor'
kee2"
The next day, Thursday the l5tt
inst, work began with members OF
Mystic rehearsing their respective
parts. The evening, brothers o
Mystic, Aloha, and Male lodges as
sembled at the Lyceum, where tn,
Maile Lodge have established theil
headquarters. They initiated new
member, after which the "Mysti'
team took the convention in hant
and conferred the ampIitied Knigh
Rank on one of the charter members
of Male. After this impressive
ceremony was performed for th'
eaiication of those Knights presen
who had never Witnessed this brancl
of knighthood, the assembled brother
sat down to sumptuous repast
, where sawdust mincepies, leathe
/ and old felt hat sandwiches playe,
their part, in adding to good fellow
, ship of the evening. The Chan
celIor Commander of Maile Lodge
in few wellchosen remarks, tend
cred the freedom of the town to tn
+ visiting brothers and pilgrims.
r The next day was spent in visit
ing different places of interest, am
, quite a number visited the residenc
+ of Bro. X NJ. Overend, the G. {
T. of Male, where the good lady G
q the brother spread nice lunch ia
+ the party, after which everybod
, assembled on the lawn and struc
. attitudes for the photographers @
the party, Bro. w. o. Lakeland
Mrs. Overend likewise developed
s very good photograph of the knights
j, One of the party, an NJ. D., wa
Y caught on the fly by kodak; th