The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-07-03
Dry Weather is Playing Havoc
With the Cane.
FOREST FIRES AT KAPAPALA.
Madame Pele and holloway In Cahoots.
Kau Land Needs Fertilizers and
Steam Rollers-w. K. Rowell on Tour
OF Inspection-Hilea's Good Work.

these districts the cane is suffering
greatly for the need of water, and in
Kau people are beginning to fear ter
rible drought, such as have been ex-
perienced there before The wind, has
been blowing almost steadily for the
last three or four weeks, helping along
the work of drying up the vegetation.
Forest Fires.
The dryness of the grass was well
shown by the forest fires near Kappa
pala Ranch, which, when the w. G.
Hall left Punaluu at a. m. Sunday,
June 9th, were still raging and gave
no immediate promise of cessation.
The two fires started on Thursday in
places above but quite near to the ranch
proper, were caused, one by the care
lessness of some Cinnamon working in
the taro patches, and the other probably
by some tramps Julian Monsarrat and
a gang of men were kept busy con-
stantly, doing their best to prevent the
further spread of the fires, which if
allowed to go on would result disas-
trously for the forests. BY o'clock
Saturday night Mr. Monsarrat had the
fires pretty well in hand, but by no
means entirely checked.
About the Volcano.
While at Punaluu a reporter of this
paper happened to run across the Hon
orable "Joshless'' holloway of the Half
Way House, who, after lighting his
nicely blackened pipe, delivered him
self as follows regarding the physical
condition of Madame Pele, his bride
elect:
DO you know that old Kilauea is
smoking away fit to kill, and that Mad
anne Pele is dancing perfect can-can
down below the surface? Why, you
can put a green stick down between the
cracks near the crater and in a little
while it will be afre. Why, often light
my pipe in this manner in order to save
matches. However, have quit since
singed my mustache the other night
and got too free smell of sulphur
That is one of the indications which
tells me that there will soon be another
outbreak. Here is another: Whenever
l am hard up Pele shows herself ant
dances one of her fire dances. The
tourists come fiocking up to pay her {
visit, and old holloway can replenisf
his larder.
We'll, I'm hard up now, and just a!
sure as I'm alive Pele will shine fortl
again soon. Well, there's the Pahal;
Limited, and l must find stray Dol
on which to sit. for the cars are alto
gether too comfortable. Good bye!"
Kan Land Appraised.
Another man met with at Punalul
was w Muller, the expert coffee grow
er of Kailua, who, together with Kaele
makule of the same place, had just fin
ished the work of appraising certain
Kau land not already settled on. MI
Mueller was evidently either very wea
~ or very much disguised, for he spok
to the reporter as follows:
Don't talk to me about Kau LAND
II would simply be waste of time t
try TO do anything with the land W
have just finished appraising. Ate
going over all the land not already SET
tied upon, we found that under layer
of red and black dirt was a solid be
of IA.
"Of course looked at the land wit
particular reference to the raising {
coffee. l wouldn't advise anyone
take UP such land with that idea
view. And then the climate is not goot
| am very much disguised with til
whole thing. To end up with, l. hay
been unable to find any beer in Kal
and that certainly is one of the be:
signs of degeneration.
Tidal Wave Aftermath.
WE. Rowell. Superintendent of Pul
lie Works, who went to Hawaii on Il
Hall last week, returned yesterda
morning after making complete e,
animation of the wharves along Il
Kona and Kau coast which were inju
ed by the recent tidal wave. He W;
very much gratifed TO find the damaI
not so great as reported and from di
ferent sources.
When the Hall left Kailua the wha
at that place had been all but compile
ed. Repairs TO the others along Il
Kona coast are just beginning.
The natives at Kailua treated Il
tidal wave as a great big joke, al
laughed and talked throughout its pr
gress. while most of the foreigne
we're standing on the high stone wa
shivering from fear.
Mr.. Rowell furnished the 'followiI
figures, obtained by actual measur
ment. of the heights reached by Il
water at various places along the Kol
the Kau coast: Kailua, s feet; Kea
hou, IL feet; Hookena, feet, and P
naluu, feet.
Regarding Sugar.
On Thursday, June 25th, Hilea M
turned out forty-five CHARTERS, the be
work done at that plantation turing Il
present year.
Pahala mill has shut down for
short space on account of an accidel
20 the boilers.
Other News
The. natives at Kailua are expectir
the arrival of Queen Dowager Kapi