The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-09-26
Description Of Places Recently Wis
tied by Rev. C, N. Hyde.
MANr~eLD NATIVE TRADITIONS.
Some Great COnvulsion Responsible for
the Formation OF the IsIAnd-TdeA7
Land for Sugar FIaDtstions-VaIuS-
BILE FasturaEs on Northern shore.
Concluded

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The other locality, Ed Inlit KdHuu1to,
is one of the strongest constructions l
have ever seen. 1t Is about twenty
four feet square as IL projects out OF
the green sward. 1t is composed OF
about ten rows of small squares, ten
in each row, formed by setting up
edgewise fat stones about two feet
long. The story is that a Molokai
chiefess proposed to the King of Ha-
waii. By the terms of the marriage
contract the child was TO be
given in marriage only TO some
one OF the same lineage as the
King of Hawaii. But, when of age,
the young princess was betrOthed
to a son of the King of Maui. The
Hawaii moi did not hear OF this act OF
perfidy till it was too late 10 interfere.
But as he was old he enjoined upon
his sons, as sacred duty, to execute
some dire punishment on the guilty
woman. In process OF time, an army
was gathered, and made a descent on
MOlokai. The Queens forces rallied TO
resist the invaders, but were defeated.
II CbnSEQUtuGEbs
Queen told her sons of the wrong she
had done, and the indignities she
feared. She begged them to cut off
her head and take il with them. The
body would pass for that of a common
woman, as the face could not be iden-
titled. The sons fulfilled the mothers
request. But it seems the King of
Hawaii had made his mark on his
former csnsort, peculiar scarifying
of the skin on the left thigh. His sol
diers were instructed how to identify
the woman they sought by this de
scribed mark. The corpse was found,
headless, but easily identified by this
peculiar scar. The body was deliber-
ately cut up into small pieces. For
each separate piece a separate oven
was made, and that Is the place
known as "hu In1aC Ludud -
These lands at the western eXtrem-
ity Of MOlOkai, as seen from the deck
of the steamer, seem desolate and bar
ren. True they are dry, without wa
ter, and SO cannot support animal life.
the beach, change gradually as higher
are reached. The stones
The red soil, free from this
gives opportunity of growth
TO fields of lima, with a few patches
of mani e93ie grass. Above the fields
of lima we come to fine grass lands.
The m1n1ie11ie has supplanted nearly
all the native grasses. in consequence
largely of 3 drought in 1873, when
these grasses were killed. PHI iZiuIa,
however, still maintains itself along
side OF the foreigner, and i a valuable
pas t1re grass. Near the sea in the
district of Puma, bawaij, n2anienie
grows very short, and is cropped so
close by the horses that il is a wonder
they find any sustenance much more
Of wonder that they seem TO thrive
so well on il.
On these upland slopes of Molokai
yhe Hi08icRic grows most luXUTiant-
". It makes d mass nearly q foot in
thickness, and to trample through II
IS like treading wind rows of hay the
Did and dead stems cracking under
he feet. In this condition, cattle viii
1Ot eat it, and what to do with it when
covering hundreds of acres is one OF
ne many difficult problems which
puzzles the rancheT and herder in
.hese islands. Fire Is too dangerous
IN agency, and yet no other appliance
would seem effective enough. But
hese vast pastures are destitute of
water. The only available resource
5 piping water from mountain springs
nil es and miles away. Large ex-
JCLSCS III EuCl1 ways ucCGSElLdLEB "A
arge amount OF invested capital, pre-
dude the settlement of large portions
If these islands by that most desirable
an intelligent, industri-
,us, economical middle class of agri-
Sheep are such silly
,reatures that they need constant
oversight and care. In times OF
irCught they will get to the sea, drink
he ocean brine, and die. But il there
: dew or even a little moisture in the
ocean breezes, they seem TO thrive on
he dry lands of Molokai. But, as
me instance of the need of an expert
mental knowledge Of the requirements
# the various localities, sheep must
le shOrD in October, not in March.
The heat OF the tropical sun in the
ummer season, produces skin burn
md sores that take q long time TO heal,
nd all this Is accomplished with loss
u the yearly yield OF wool
The cattle are as fat, if no. as sleek,
Is stall fed steers. They are Of vari-
,us breeds, Durham, Hereford, Hol-
tzin, though the POllrd Angus
Gems 10 be the variety best adapted
o MOlOkai pastures. The wide horns
f some Of The cattle show q strain OF
he Mexican mustang, and the diff
ulty In milking them j. another
mark Of hereditary wildne~s. The
.Ows Of highly developed milking or