The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-15
MADE A CIRCUIT OF kauai,
College Boys Spend a Pleasant
Time on the Island.
Precipitous Cliffs Are scaIed-wild Cattle
Driving and Hunting on Knudsen's
Estate-Goat Shooting.

During week before last the college
boys, who had been rusticating on
Kauai, made a complete circuit of
the island. Leaving Valdemar
Knudsen's homestead at Waiawa
Monday, under the watchful eye of
Augustus Knudsen, Messrs. Eric
and Arthur Knudsen, Albert, James
and Allan Judd, Edward Damon
and his friend Mr.. Twombley made
up a merry party. Monday evening
found them safely at Lihue. Tues
day early they started for Haena
via Kilauea and Hanalei, reaching
the farthest possible point and
camping at Ke-e. The day was
rainy and the stream had to be
swan at Wainiha, which only added
zest to the journey. The camp was
made under the sheltering cliffs,
provisions in the shape of pigs,
chickens and taro being procured
in the neighborhood. Early next
morning, Wednesday, Mr.. Knud-
sens whaleboat arrived from Mana.
After sending back the horses, the
party embarked on the splendid
whaleboat, built especially for
this kind of voyaging by J. Dover,
of Honolulu, and with a heavy
wind and good sea the party ran
down to the now celebrated Kala-
lau. Before reaching there, how
ever, Mr.. Knudsen gave an exam
pie of his good seamanship in
rescuing bat belonging to one of
the party. Coming about, running
to windward, holding off again,
the hat was picked up in seven
minutes from the time it went
overheard.
Arriving at Kalalau the party,
on account of the surf, had to
leave the boat at anchor outside
and swim ashore, which was safely
accomplished. The party visited
the Kalalau battlefield, the scene
of the Koolau battle for freedom,
and after a round of sight seeing,
during which they were very kind
ly treated by the natives, the party
once more embarked in the whale
boat, and at shutdown made land
ing at the celebrated Nualolo val
lev, where camp was made for the
night, on the beach on high ground
above reach of the breakers.
Next morning all hands made
the ascent up and through the val
lev, which has to be done by seal
ing along the edge of precipice,
then mounting long ladder made
of ohia and dashed to the rock by a
rope, rove through holes bored in
the projecting rock. This ladder
hangs out over the sea, and mount
ing it one gets onto another ledge,
and clamberiDg up the side of the
precipice the valley is reached.
The entire valley is laid out IN
taro patches, great engineering
skill being shown in leading the
water, of which there Is great
abundance. These patches are
now overgrown with grass and
weeds and with the signs of num-
erous habitations tell mute story
of the many inhabitants of former
DAYS. After a voyage of explora-
ton and a goat hunt, the party
descended once more by the peri
lous route to the camp on the
beach.
The party were divided on the
question as to whether the ascent
or the descent were the easier.
Next morning early the party again
embarked, and after a pleasant
sail along the interesting cliffs, OF
sNa Pail" of Kauai, a. landing was
made at Polihale, beyond the
Barking Sands of Mana" Here
Mr.. Knudsen had sent horses fol
the party, and, after a pleasant
ride, his hospitable home was again
reached, thus completing the Cir
cult.
The rest of the week was spent
in cattle driving, cattle hunting
and goat shooting on the magniti
cent uplands of Mr.. Knudsen'