The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-07-10

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and cannot see or be seen until you
look up over the ledge. Wells and
Reynolds and others were probably
twenty-five feet from him, but he
must poke his head over the shell
edge before he can be seen, Not a
sound except his rifle shooting has
been heard from him. 1t is impossi-
Bile to make ruse on him, the nature
of the ground being such that he can
lie on his belly and pick off every
man that shows himself above the
ledge, one after another; and they
can only get up one at time. 1t is
suicide to attempt to get him that
way.
took poor McCabe and Husberg
to Camp Dole and buried them in one
grave right next to Anderson, who
had been buried in the morning, Mr..
Hogs reading the service, and what
men there were in camp firing a
salute of three rounds over the grave.
| came back to the Police camp and
sent six men up with the Police un-
der Hilbus to relieve Wells and his
party who slept in the upper camp.
This morning Wells and a detail re
lieved the others. AS | write, Pratt
is on a ridge above us with the gun
throwing shells at the ledge where
Koolau is; the echo is something
awful. Our men are under cover at
the foot OF the ridge and guarding
the outlets. As near as we can pos
sible determine, think he must
come down that ridge to get out.
Larson thinks he can get out above,
as he is on the branch trail to Wal,
mea, but | am told by the natives
that it is so overgrown with vines
and brush, that he cannot get
through. The trail was cleared two
years ago by Mr.. Gay, and it took a
big party of natives over a week to
do it. Just what the future pro-
gramme is | do not know, as l have
not had a chance to talk with Lar
son. He is on the ridge with Pratt
now. The steamer is due here this
morning from Honolulu, and will
leave again tonight if she comes.
Looking at it one way, it seemed
queer that one man and one woman
can hold this party at bay, but the
place must be seen to be appreciated.
He has a natural fertilization and
need not fire a shot till a head APP.
pears, and even then he has every
advantage. He can pump his Win
chester much faster than men can
get up to him. OF course there are
many details of the whole trip that
| must leave out in my letters from
here but which will be in my report
after my return, if ever do return.
You can say to the members of
Co. A, that they need not be
ashamed of their comrades up here.
We landed first, first located the
party on the ridge and have been at
the post every time later; nothing
definite can be learned yet of the
result of the Smelling. 1t is hard to
pick out the spot over the tree tops.
The Police relieved our men to night
and all hands are in the upper camp
except Johnson, Medallion and Pratt,
who are at Camp Dole.
July 9TH. Phillips and Downey
went up Waimea trail this morning
with two natives with a letter from
Larson to the guards at the top.
Signals at 9:45 report them as having
arrived there safely. Myself and
Mckay went up part way with them
and got to place where fair view
can be had of Koolaus cave and the
shelf through the trees. 1t is about
30 yards off. Unless Larson stops
me, | intend taking up a few men
and sending few rounds over there.
He has not been up here TO day as
yet.
$3.50 P. NJ The steamer is in but
we have not heard from her yet. |
hope to hear from you if they send
my letters up from Camp Dole.
Mail just come; no time to do any
more than read your letter as steam
er goes at once. Please telephone
my children Mutual 633 at once that
l am all right.
In haste with regards from all to
all,
Yours,
G. w. r. KING,
Second Lieut.. Co. A.
Tell my children have no time to
write