The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-09-29

Kind, but the country stiii maintains the
wonderful character OF its vegetation.
There are few inhabitants, but most OF
them are well and comfortably housed.
One has the impression everywhere thst
the country is waiting for population and
improvement. 1t seems hard TO feel
that it must wait till the Lord mercifully
removes the big land owners and gives a
chance to divide up the estates. Per
hapS the legislature will intervene and
make it expensive and uncomfortable TO
lock up big lands which ought 10 be
thrown open 10 improvement and habi-
tation. Away of in these silent and
lovely woods OF South kona, we find
some primitive Hawaiians and several
foreigners who look quite as aboriginal.
1t is a good place 10 sturdy man VIII, re
he sc,ually has no need and feels none
aside from natures few requirements.
Nature generously and bountifully sup
plies many OF these needs. Upland kalo
aboundS, so do vans and other things.
For the qualification of the senses, or
rather 10 sell in Honolulu, the thrifty
Chinaman with an occasional Portu
gueSe or kanaka, have planted hun
dreds OF acres OF ava. In places
it lines the trail for many rods at time.
Ii the export OF ava Tor medicinal pur-
poses could be largely increased, it might
become a useful as well as profitable
crop. Where is our enterprising patent
medicine man, 10 invent some universal
specific 10 be made from ava? When
he comes along then We shall see those
beautiful pictures Of thousands of ''sav-
ages engaged in pulling ava for DIR.
Quack' universal specific; cures every
thing" and they will be true. Till then
our Hawaiian friend will chew ava for
the solace it gives him.
Shortly after leaving Honomalino the
boundary OF Kau is reached, and very
iresh-lOoking al flow, which antedates
tradition, and from here are many flows
very ancient and wooded, or modern and
bald and bleak. The flow OF 1887 de-
stroyed much beautiful grassy land, and
added tremendously grim feature to an
otherwise lovely country. The kahuku
ranch houses with their pretty surround
ings are more attractive than ever.
Around the south end OF kona the trade
winds are felt, and all through Kau their
strong breath is evident. The climate is
wholly different from that OF Kona. The
two great plantations do not take all OF
the arabic land. There is room for sew
eral thousand people in the district in
addition TO the present population. 1t
may sound very impracticable, but the
thing TO build up Hawaii is belt rail-
way connecting Hamakua with Hilo
from the north, and Kona, kau and
Puma from the south. Then let fast
steamers connect Hilo with San Fran
cisco every two weeks, and a new era
would open for that fertile and beautiful
island. Hawaii could expert vast quanti
ties OF fruit il il only had the facilities.
Look at Bermuda, supporting line OF
steamers to New York and living on
potatoes and other vegetables. all
put fresh into the New York
market shead Of the supply from the
country. Bermuda is
smaller than Lanai. Hawaii alone Is
about the size of the whole State OF Con-
nectlcut. A railway and steam commu-
with the world will change the
V hole aspect OF the country. Hilo ought
TO become 3 large and influential city.
1t has undeveloped advantages superior
TO anything else in the whole kingdom.
Our stay in Kau was very brief. only
one night, and that spent at the hotel in
Punaluu, very pleasantly. The next day
TO the VolcanU-that future sanItarium
for the world. One can hardly imagine
such combinations. 4 climate and
scenic attractions to tempt the invalid
and the lover OF nature, added to most
impressive and awe-inspiring exhibitions
OF natures power in volcanic display.
After q week at the Volcano, we re-
gretfully turned away and went TO Hilo. |
From Olaa down the road is superb. No |
race track affords smoother or more de- |
lightful driving. The damnalion is all |
the deeper that the eight miles from |
Olaa 10 the cattle pen is not opened |
NOW. From the cattle pen, the seven
miles TO the Volcano House can be made |
into smooth carriage road and be |
laid out and built at very little expense.
HilO is always beautiful. 1t never seem |
ed more so than as our carriage emerged |
rom the woods near the W<iakea Plan |
lation. Mr.. SUMTER has done wonders |
with coffee in the edge Of the woods. He !
ought to succeed, and probably will. |
And now for week OF sleep ir quiet, |
snticing HiIo W. r. CASTLE.