The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-14
HAWAII TIE PEARL OF THE PACIFIC
"a Midnight Journey to Haleakala. ia
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Steamship Company, left Honolulu On
| Tuesday, December 8. 1895, carrying our
self among other passengers, and at six
O'clock the next day dropped achor in
the harbor Of Kakului.
The first glance of Kakului is by no
means inspiring, a collection of low
houses along beach washed By the surf,
railway tram, consisting of one pas
senger and one fat car, in waiting, and a
dozen or more Chinese huts were all that
was visible. There was no sign Of a
hotel or place whore the weary traveller
might rest. A French lady, Madam
Waldfogel, who lived in Paia, her hus-
band, 9 Swiss, being merchant there,
went ashore in the same boat with myself.
'.You are stranger here?" she-asked.
Eyes, madam. Can you tell me i'll
can find hotel in Kakului?"
mo. There is none"
"No restaurant?'
"a Chinaman keeps miserable res
taurant there, but don't go to his place
live in Paia. You had better come with
NO." #1#
I thanked her very kindly, and at once
| accepted her very welcome invitation
Our boat load consisted of this lady, my
self, one native woman and child, two
| white men from Honolulu, and dozen
Or more Kanakas.
care you going up to Haleakala?"
asked one of the young gentlemen from
Honolulu. . -
I answered that I was .a
I'VE are going to-day and would be
glad to have your company
AS it made but little difference to me
when [ went up to the great extinct vol
caao, l. consented to make the trip at
once. My friend, Mr.. J. S. Colville, at
Paia, would send for me, aud provide me
with a guide and horses for the ascent.
We landed, and while I was placing
my valise and umbrella on the fat car
Madam W aldfogel went into the station
and telephoned to her husband that she
was coming homo with stranger TO
breakfast.
After a ride Of six or seven miles, pass
ing through Sprecklesville, we reached
Paia. The kind and hospitable Swiss
gentleman, Mr.. Waldfogel. met us at the
depot in Paia, and seemed as pleased to
| meet me as if had been an old acq uaint-
ance. He insisted on carrying my bag
gage to his store, telephoned my arrival
to MIR. Colvllle, the manager of the Paia
plantation, and urged me to go to the
house and have breakfast with himself
and wife. 81.
p The Chinese servants had prepared an
excellent breakfast, which we had scar
cely finished when I was told that my
| friend MIR. Colville had arrived and avail.
ted me at the cato. He had come over
from the plantation on horseback, and
brought a Japanese boy with horse and
brake to convey me and my luggage to
his house. He asked if I wanted to make
the ascent that day, and being informed
l did, said I had better stop at the Office
and arrange an hour for starting With
the young men from Honolulu, whose
names were Harry and Ed. Benner.
We met at the planters Office and ar
ranged to start so soon after twelve as
possible. The Honolulu gentlemen were
to procure horses at the home Of Mr.,
Baldwin and meet us alta place about
i've miles along on the road. S.
Before starting Mr.. Colv1lle showed me
about the plantation, and explained the
system of irrigation. 1 saw hundreds Of
busy Japs and Cinnamon at work in his
fields. The system by which the water
IS taken up and down hill and every stalk
OF cane supplied, requires very sk1lful
engineering. Mr.. Colyille was for three
years the manager of both the Paia and
Haiku plantations. Under his skilful
supervision the Paia plantation has been
made the second best paying plantation
on the islands. M
| 1.y''S, WIN W oldIG UW6iF6 SndED, a
lunch was made ready at half past eleven,
and Mr.. Colyiiie prepared some sand
witches and cakes for myself and guide
while on the mountain. This guide was
young Porting uese named Manuel Day.
era, faithful and capable fellow. u. j.. 3@
We mounted our steeds and galloped
down long, broad road, as smooth and
hard as turnpike. On either side we're
vest cane fields with mon, women. and
children at work in them. @
The place at which we were to meet
the Benners from Honolulu cross
roads store kept by Chinaman. Here
We tied our horses and went to the porch
where I perched myself, to wait, on ]. dry
goods box, meanwhile watching a Chin
ese tailor manipulate sewing cachine.
| Presently a white man came to the
store from the telephone and said that
the Benners were detained, and fol. us to
wait for them q sat on my goods box,