The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-01-29
THE HILO RECORD.
The Volcano Views of the
Minister of Inferior-Earfh-
quakes-A Fatal Accident
Other News.

THE VOLCANO RoAD--vIEws OF TIE
MINISTER OF TIE INTERIOR.
His Excellency the Minister of In
terror arrived III town on the last
Kinau and has been inspecting the
Volcano road, and the Hilo water
works. In conversion with him on
these matters we find that it is the
intention of the Government to forth
with go on with the road, as soon as
the survey of the newly laid out
route for the road above its present
terminus is finished. 1t is found that
by keeping we'll inside of the woods,
a good chance is offered for making
the road as easily as that part has
been made, and with probably less
expense. The road across the pa
hoehoe would have been very expen-
sive, as all the top dressing for the
road bed would have to be crushed,
after being blasted loose. We have
always believed and advocated the
continuing of the road through the
wood, as we felt good material could
be found easily right alongside Of
the roadway Then this building of
the road through the olaa woods will
open up very large tract of land
for settlement. 1t is one of the rich
est and most productive lands left
unworked. The only difficulty is
that it is Crown land, and there
fore at present unavailable for home
stead purposes, but we have hopes
that another Legislature will SO fix
the Crown lands that certain of them
may be used for settlement.
But we do not believe it is the best
policy to put out the road to be built
by contract, now it Is determined to
build it through the woods. It will
be great deal easier for the con-
tractor to slight his work than if it
had to be built on the rock. And it
will cost the Government a good
sum to keep man there that is hon
est and trusty to oversee that the
road is built according to contract.
It will be very easy for any one to
slight the building of the road, and
leave us with q poorly built road on
our hands. Let the work be done by
the Government, even though it
costs more, SO We may have good,
solid road, instead of one that every
year will call for heavy repairs.
The work on our water works will
soon be commenced. We need this
very much, and we will all rejoice to
see that work completed. In case of
a fire, then it will only be necessary
to attach hose to the fire plugs, and
we will have plenty of water for use
in that way. The Government will
want to know who want the water
put on to their premises before they
commence laying the pipes; but on
the other hand our people will want
to know first what the charges are to
be on the water furnished. So, Min
lister of the Interior, let us know as
soon as convenient what the tariff OF
charges is expected to be. Water
should be- a great deal cheaper here
than in Honolulu.
BOLD BURGLARY AND ROBBERY.
ION Wednesday night last week
the store Of Joe. Serrao was
Ientered by a window, and quite a
large sum of money stole from the
store. There is no clue to the thief,
but the police are trying to work up
the matter.
A HEAVY SHOCK OF EARTHQUAKE.
On Thursday P. NJ. at 3 o'clock a
very heavy shock of earthquake dis
turbed the repose of our usually
quiet town. At first the shock was
gentle, but as the second came it was
harder, and finally it wound up with
double twister" and under cut"
that started everybody to their feet.
It lasted about ten seconds, and gave
us such shaking as we have not
felt for long time. In the after
noon, very severe storm OF thun,
der and tightening, accompanied
with heavy rain, set in and the heav-
ems were ablaze with the purplish
light of the Tightening, and echoed
to the crash of the bolts, until late
hour in the night. The next morn
ing the peaks of Mama Kea were
white with the new fallen snow.
Our weather the past week has
been unusually cold, even for this
time of year. The thermometer has
ranged in the night from 81 to 5t
dogs, and an extra blanket has beer
comfortable.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Yesterday afternoon the news
came over the wires of a fatal acct
dent at Kahalii Gulch, near Onome,
landing. A Portuguese going OF
foot along the Hilo side Of the Ia
half gulch, when near the cocoanu
trees that grow near the road abou
half way down, noticed that appsr
emily fresh slide had taken place
and on looking over the pail, saw 1
man and horse lying in the water OF
the rocks below. On gong down h
found Portuguese lying under thu
horse, with his bowels all torn out
and otherwise badly mashed. Oh
turning the man over, the man CAV
a slight groan and breathed his last
the horse was dead also. The roa(
here is about 25 feet wide, and /
must have been only sheer careless
ness that induced anyone to take tn
outside of the roadway.
A report has come to the Sheriff o