The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-14
ON THE SIDE OF MAUNA LOA.
HUNTING WILD BOARs AND BULLS ON
THE me MOUNTAIN or HAWAIL
AmenitIes OF TriP o. sn Intsrialaud
Steamer-Pnk the Bury and Hos
pitabie-The wild Bears Deadly Tusks.

Stenmer-Fnk ara, the Hurty and Hos
Pitsbie-The wild Bears Deadly Tusks.
Once upon n time. many years ago. some
cattle and pigs escaped from the men who
were landing them from an American shin on
| the island OF Hawaii They made their trunn
ways up the side Of mighty Mauna Loa. found
food and water and shelter in abundance
thrived and Increased, and reverted to saw.
| agery. They do great damage to the stock
ranges on the foothills of the great mountain
the wild bulls lead the half wild cattle Of the
ranches up into the wilderness OF the higher
hills. where they are lost TO their owners; the
wild pigs destroy many valuable acres OF pas
ture go the stock m en- max Q frequent excursion
into the country OF those wild beasts to keep
down their increase by killing them. 1t is ex-
ceedlnG good sport. and visitors to the islands
who are asked to pig shooting in Hawaii
consider themselves peculiarly fortunate; that
is II they are fond OF shooting. OF rough. hard
riding and do not mind couple OF nights in a
tent which merely offers polite pretense oil
keeping of the rain.
II is pig shooting" you will observe. not
sticking" or spearlnR. as the sport is in
India and some European countries A titled
Englishman and a party OF friends sailed down
to the islands few years ago. and having on
board their yacht q number OF pig-stick In
spears. insisted. with that British single
ness OF idea which commends tholr ma
ton with 80 much smiabllity to the
rest OF mankind. that as the English stuck -
wild bears in other countries where they
sought that sport. the pig Hawaiian should be
hunted with spears likewise. Their host. a
half white planter. consented to the expert
ment with much doubt as to the result on his
horses. They were trained. his horses for
cow-punching work we'll enough. and de-
pended safely on their own wits and MIN BILE
ness to keep out OF range OF wild butts
horns; but as to the tusks OF wild boars. the
planter was doubtful But the Englishmen
thought 1t would be all right. because that
was tho way they had always hunted
boars. The experiment was made. The Ha-
waiian COW ponies had never before been
urged to run down the boats and had no idea
OF how to avoid the terrible tusks when they
charged near enough to give their riders a
lunRe with the spears. After three OF his best
horses had been cut down by boars so that
they had to be killed the planter said he
guessed the hunt would have to be continued
with rifles. as he felt indisposed to walk home
So they continue to kill wild bears there by
shooting. the dreadful fact that It Is not
English being In measure com pensated for
by the safety OF the horses
Our hunting party was made up In Homo
lulu. and so. one afternoon. we took the little
interisland steamer Likeliks for Hawaii. An
interisland steamer sails two or three times
u week. daily now. perhaps. yet the import
ance OF the event as the natives view It, sug-
gests to the American observer that It had
never occurred before. and. in all likelihood.
never would again. The lowIiest steerage
passenger the deck hands. the stokers.
are accompanied to the wharf by from one
to dozen friends. all OF whom rub
noses with the departing one with a
sentimental vigor which suggests a rea-
son for the ground.off shape OF tho dis
tinctively Hawaiian nose. Then every depart
ing one gets a lei OF flowers. sometimes
q dozen leis. either q little lei for the hat. or
q long one which falls over the neck and
shoulders. There is an amount OF excited
talk which would supply the vocal exercises
for the departure OF a dozen heavily laden
transatlantic liners. scurrying around for tho
safety OF musical instruments and supplies of
throwing OF flowers. singing and agonized
farowells, the little steamer pu1s out through
the the coral 5 TeS
thirty-six hours sail including numerous
stops, but am not sure. Whom that trip is
made aB mine was, under the thoughtful, not
to say nssiduous care Of a Honolulu merchant
and q Hawaii planter with their own notions
Of what should be done to kill time. you find
that time So successfully annihilated as not to
he accurately recalled. Part OF that voyage Is
crossing channels between islands where the
end OF thousands OF miles, and so. naturally.
has pretty good speed. There the boat stands
on end. NeNtyou come into the lee OF m island.
where the water is iii; 20 a river and the land
shore OF luxurlant verdure Crossing the chan
nels our party braced itself around n little
grass mat spread on the deck whereupon were
placed a caabash OF poi. dish OF sal { fish. and
champagne to go in the glasses but the bot
ties were never set down. they were always
passing. Our hosts had little formula which
What is sure preventive OF seasickness2"
champagne"
rs i wise 70 drink without eatinG2" e
What then, shall We do to be saved"
more bottles; put the poi where all may reach
it. and the salt ish: let It be passed"
frequency. and suitable action always follow
ing, the crossings Of the channels were events
marked with II placid content in our group
tivity VI the steamer In its violent efforts to
stand on both ends at once. They had another
gliding along in the lee OF some island:
with poi and blIsstul with wine. should they
be allowed to stretch out and Sleep"
No; hands should be dealt them and they
should sit IN, Tor it is all IN the draw and IL is
pnSise for tho, strangers to sleep in the m oon-
stand idly by, grinninG"
No lett the steamer. making the landing In
surf boat at little hamlet Of a dozen houses;
but scattered about at that point are the stone
ruins o. rude temples. affairs, and monuments,
once made that part OF Hawaii populous peo-
pie who wont out to battle in catamaran canoes
which carried sixty fighting men that was be-
fore the islands were ChristianiZed.
We were met there by men and saddle
horses. and climbed the mountain for half
day to another little hamlet where We were 10
stop until the next day. There We were tn.
guests OF one OF the most Interesting men
ever met. lie is called Pakana. because his
name is Spencer. "Pakana" being as near 10
his ma name as the native language can ap-
nifty years. was certainly more than seventy
liye years old. looked like a Durham bull about
his neck and shoulders. could hunt on horse
back all day long and sit into" small game
far into the night. and be tho first up the next
morning. arousing all others with song that
must have been addressed to the goddess PHI
IN her volcanic home nifty miles away. Whether
II WAS or not she must have hoard II she has
ears. lakAna was some sort OF n Government
pfficial. and had judicial powers. lie had
broad acres young native wife. baby chill
dren. sheep horses, cows. pigs. poultry poi.
anu "A banana patch. The natives loved and
feared him, and were not altogether certain
that lac was not some kind OF a god who had
come up 10 their mountains 0lt OF the
ocean. belief doubtless founded on the
fact that he first landed on the island
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