The Republican journal., 1895-12-26
4 TRIP 10 the Pail, Honolulu.

"A IT'D 10 tMC dll3 AAOHOAAAMs
1.-THE Ariel. E. NJ. c. Seminary, Bucksport
We will leave for a while this native
land of ours, and go on board the good
ship ssDaniel Barnes" fifty-one days out
from Newcastle, Australia, and nearing
Honolulu. Our progress is slow during
two days, in hich we pass the six most
eastern islands of the group, and at even
ing, in October, we are still nearly one
hundred miles from Honolulu. At length
stronger breeze springs up and takes us
rapidly along and we enter Hawai- Channel
in the night. This channel is between the
island of Molokai, where is the leper set
tlement, and the island of Oahu of which
Honolulu is the capital. The first glimpse
of Oahu is Point Mokapan and Koko Head,
1,2O5 feet high. AS we draw nearer, the
coast line comes into view, green and
fringed with the feathely palm of the
tropics and marked by long line of surf.
1t is apparently destitute of anything
animate.
Then the grand promontory of Diamond
Head, its fiery sides softened by haze of
green, terminated the wavy line of palms;
then the punch bowl, perfect, extinct
crater, brilliant with every shade of red
volcanic ash, blazed against the green
skirts Of the mountains. AS we rounded
the head most picturesque scene met
our eyes. The shore is fringed with groves
OF cocoanut palms which shade little white
cottages, each with its veranda and but
one story high. With the aid OF the
glasses we see that these are surrounded
with flower gardens. Behind, and in con-
trast with this scene, the sharp high peaks
OF the Pail rise, peak above peak, in pic
turesque grandeur. We were just outside
the reef, and near enough to hear the deep
sound Of the surf which, through the ever
serene summer years, girdles the Hawaiian
Islands with perpetual thunder, when the
pilot came on board bringing news from
the outside world. The surf breaks in
pure white foam over the environing
coral reef and, as we pass through tie
narrow channel, we can see the beautiful
coral forests far down underneath the
keel
Once inside the reef and the water is
smooth and Of beautiful blue. A varied
scene meets our eyes in this quiet harbor;
the men war, H. NJ. S. Cormorant and
U. 5. S. Alert with their national colors
and flags of welcome; the coral fishers ply
their graceful trade; canoes with out rig
gers ride the combers and glide rapidly
about the ship; and beyond the reef, and
beyond the blue, nesting among cocoanut
trees and bananas, umbrella trees and
breadfruits, oranges, mangoes, hibicus,
alagroba, and passion flowers, almost hid
den in the deep, dense greeneIy, is Homo
lulu.
But ! must hasten to tell you of our trip
to the Pail. The day was favorable and
we started early in company with few
friends, some on horseback and some in
carriages. The drive up the valley through
Nuann Avenue is a beautiful one. The
chief feature Of this road is its number of
residences. For mile and half OF more
there are many dwellings very attractive
to the eye, since they are surrounded by
beautifully kept grounds, and are covered
with masses of vines and climbing plants
of every description. Crossing a stone
bridge the grade becomes sleeper and we
soon reached the Mausoleum, Gothic
stene structure which contains the re-
mains of all. the Hawaiian kings from
kamehameha L., except those of Lunalllo.
whose tomb is in the kawaihao Church
yard. The Nuann Cemetery, beautiful
resting place for the dead, lies on both
sides of the road and is shaded by beauti-
ful cypress trees. Passing this quiet spot
we ride over breezy upland, green with
verdure and musical with swiftly running
streams. We catch glimpse of the sum
mer residence OF the late Queen Emma,
widow of kamehamela v. and he finest
garden of all is that OF a much respected
Chinese merchant. Still higher up the
valley We passed the ruins of the palace
of some ancient king and beyond that are
the electric light works.
At the Half way House we rested our
horses and some of us got out and walked
while. as the ascent from here is very
abrupt. As we slowly wound up the hills
the temperature changed from warm,
muggy air, to a strong chilly breeze,
which becomes more and more invigora-
ting as we ascend The vegetation was
most luxurious and of a fresh beautiful
green, frightened here and there by the
pea green candlenut. Streamlets leap
from crags and ril pie along the roadside,
every rock and stone is hidden by moist
looking ferns, as aerial and delicate as
marabou feathers, and when the windings
of the valley and the projecting spurs of
the mountains shut out all indications of
Honolulu, in the cool green loneliness one
Souiu o1AAoot lHdSlAc llHlScil III lLc tcll-
perate zone. The popularity of this seem
cry is that the mountains, which rise to
height of about 4, 900 feet, are wall-like
ridges of grey or colored rock, rising pre-
cipitously out of trees and grass, and that
these walls are broken up into pinnacles
and needles. At the foot of the last hill
We left our carriages and climbed the re-
naming distance. which was very steep.
w red tho tho Stiff hroo1o
had felt before increased almost to gale,
which threatened to blow us off our feet,
and did take off the hat of one of our
party, and it was only by taking hold of
hands that we could succeed in gaining
the summit. But wind, lost hats, and
everything else were alike forgotten in
the contemplation Of this celebrated view.
Immense masses of black and green fer
ruginous volcanic rock, hundreds of feet
in nearly perpendicular height, formed
the Pail Tor wall-like precipice) on either