The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-06
WATER AND DARKNESS.
MIR. ENA DISCOVERS A CAVE or
uNKNowN LNTENr.
A subterranean Lake of Clear, sweet
water, Teaming With Muiiet--
viii Be Explored.


of thoroughly exploring and ascertain
ing It's character and extent, and Mr..
Ena is yet ignorant as to whether the
other end ot his cave is ON Kauai or
elsewhere.
The fresh water spring at Kamoiliili,
the property Oi Mi. Ena, has been
drawn mo public notice at several diff.
ferent tunes during the past six years.
Every UUdy knows II is Just back of the
Government quarry; Is III the side, or
rather bottom, vi Tie stone wall Htt 10y
the stone cutters Wien work i'll that
quarter was abandoned, and that the
water is reached through hole
knocked into the rock bank. But very
few know that Mr.. Ena has largely ex.
tended the circumference OF this
entrance and has put up u
first class windmill and belongings.
Such is the case. And more than that
to the sightseer, MIR. Ena has arranged
"a flight VI steps ON the inside leading to
mass vi broken rock several feet away
in the water. From that point back To
the nouth, out " the motley walls ON
either sIue and into the Threats of the
dark recesses appearing here and there
1t is nothing but water, clear and spark
ling, fresh and sweet to the taste, rang
ing from one to eight feet deep, accord
ing TO the arrangement of the rocky
bed.
The roof over the spring is hard stone
and is high enough To permit man to
stand ON the rocks. The roof is, how
ever, cracked in many places, the
inches between the boulders being un-
comfortably wide, and the lake, il such
it may be called, bears evidence OF hav-
ing received a detachment of the roof
quite recently.
Makai of the spring no outlet can be
seen, and the water seems to rest in per-
feet equilibrium. Yet the lake is team
ing with fine mullet, and in the holes
between the rocks what are seemingly
catfish abound. Standing on the rocks
in the center of the lake, great schools
of these mullet may be seen moving
here and there and darting
from one place to another.
How the fish got into this place is hard
to explain with the meagre information
regarding the extent OF the lake now in
hand, but it is natural presumption
that the lake not only had, but still has,
direct connection with the sea and
makes off to it, underground, through
some narrow passage.
The lake was examined by party OF
ten or twelve gentlemen yesterday.
Through the courtesy of Mr.. Ena, Mr..
II. Smith, with his camera, and the
STAR representative were conducted to
the place in the forenoon.
While standing on the rocks in the
lake Mr.. Ena, pointing to dark spot in
the side, said to the visitors: ''If you
dive under there you will come up on
the other side Of the ledge, and into the
large cave we have lately discovered
This set the party on edge to quit the
wonderful little lake and examine the
large cave, as it was understood that il
had direct connection with the smaller
So leaving the entrance aud going
Mauka along below the hill, the party
approached second opening followed
out of the rocks. This was also sup
piled with a ladder by which the
descent was made to the rocks on the
waters edge. From that point of oh
servation the view was most capt.
waiting. The cave in itself was many
times larger than the first one and los
itself in darkness on every side. Through
the large entrance II stream of sunlight
brought out the shapes of crag, jagge
rocks and fiat stone boulders away il
the distance.
In this cave the roof is much lowe
than in the other, sometimes approach
ing within four feet of the surface o
the water. 1t is composed of hard Law;
rock crossed with assures in softe
material. Near the entrance the Ion,
roots of trees growing on the OUTSIDE
have pierced their way between tn
rocks and hang curled and dry on tn
inside of the cave
The water in this side is sweet an,
pure, and was found to be about TIN
same depth as in the outer cave. 1t
very cold and clear, giving the cave
noticeable cbilliness. The bottom ma.
be seen near the entrance, with her
and there lazy fish resembling catfis
waggling alcng over it.
In there, too, the water is certainl
stationary. Little bits OF paper re
NAMED in one place upon it, and ciga
ashes would slowly sink, in a perper
dicular line to the bottom.
To the left OF the entrance, over in
remote corner, a small stream of ligh
breaks through an aperture just abov
the water, coming from the entrance
the first cave, and strikes on the gra
walls in the distance, creating somC
what CHASTITY picture and one not ca
culated to please person subject
nervousness.
Oul III lnc ldhe, duOut tillIlI lVct loi
the entrance, is a perfect miniatur
island OF rock. A long stick OF timbt
was laid from the shore to this lit
island and some OF the party went ov'
to it. At that point Il better view int
the cave is had.
All around on the Eva side, in Il
dim distance, the rock walls come dow
to the surface OF the water; but he
and there appear dark places where I'll
wall breaks away and which a
evidently openings into unexplort
chambers.
A small boat was tied to the rocks
the entrance. but it being without ba
last and the water being cold, none
hn ,,arty falt linnsaI tn fru "a trim in