The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-03-13

cans of small means to emigrate to the is
lands and engage IN coffee growing, IL Is
proposed to give them one plantation In
return for improving one Tor the company;
The company itself will have one hundred
acres in coffee, fifty in cocoa, ten to twenty
in citron roots, and will utilize the balance
of its three hundred in fine apples and qua
vas for jelly.
Kama the rival of Puma, is about as bar
rem and sterile country as it has ever been
nv lot to see One travels over miles and
miles OF blackened rocks and lava now,
most of it in this portion of the island be-
ing the rugged flow called by the natives
IA" On the first day we crossed the flow
of 1887. This is black, but after travel OF
ten hours the color changes. Inc now Is
older, and trees are found growing on IL.
Occasionally the dead branches OF monster
obia trees could be seen sticking up from
the lava which overwhelmed 1t IN past years
the top branches white and gliStenlng like
the bones of a skeleton,
After we had passed the black lava flow
of 1887, which extends about ten miles be
yond the Kahuha Ranch, the trees became
more abundant, and soon we were In for
ests of ferns and Obia trees. The road here
is through the lava, and straight as an air
line railroad. Where there are trees the
road is cut directly through them, and II
there are no trees the road is equally as de-
scernable by the leveling down of the lava,
For hours &C time We wended our way
up hill and down, tue roadbed often choked
with great stones over which the tired
horses could hardly step. Whenever there
was smooth bit of road, the guide uttered
shout: .sWic-he, wic-he!'' and put the
horses at galop. This was My for a
| short time, however, for there is not strip
| of good road fifty yards in length in all
Kama, after you have left the sugar planta-
tions.
People in Hawaii seem to have no more
idea of miles than they have OF the cardinal
points of the compass. and that is nil.
| " hen we were half days journey from a
village or plantation and l asked the dis
| lance, the answer would be-: "Oh, 1t Is too
! farr' If the place was only two or three
| miles away, the answer would be: ION,
it's not too far" White men seem TO nave
| succumbed to this custom of the natives. l
asked aNorwegian the distance toHookenia
/ and he answered.:
| -Four hours"
"But how many miles ?" | asked:
81 don, know he answered. "We never
reckon distance by miles, but by the hours
it takes to reach place. 1t may be eight,
may be twelve miles, may be six, but all
the same it will take you four hours to
make it."
AtHoOkenia met several coffee growers
| you want to know sOmethin' about eof
fee, do you 2" said man in linen ulster
and broad brimmed Panama hat.
Eyes, have come all the way to Kama &c
see the celebrated Kama coffee, which is
said to be the best in the world"
81. Let me tell yer sOmethin', young man,
the gentleman said, advancing to me ano
laying his hand on my shoulder. Il nave
the Ily coffee plantation on the Island .
He had the air of "a millionaire of vast i'm
portance, as he stood with his hands in his
pockets and a look of superiority ON hls
face. 90,
GLOW large a plantation have you ?'
asked.
"Well. have four acres of bearing trees.
he answered, "but am going to plant forty
MORE"
Hookenia is on the coast, and back OF 4
Is great forest of in which wild coffee tree!
are growing. These wild coffee trees arr
valuable, as they have been known to yielC
three pounds of coffee to the tree. Two
, miles and a half from Hookenia by thu
Mauka road one comes upon Ihe Mo1gan !,
McStocher plantation which, tho 1t has onl!
forty acres in coffee, yields twenty thou
J sand dollars per annum.
Tho il was late in December when
rode up to the managers house and dis
, mounted, the day was as hot as one ID aug
| ust in the temperate zone. MI. j. NJ. Davl
/ the owner of the plantation, was reclining
7 on the piazza in his shirt sleeves, In
/ $50 Won have come to look at my coffee
t have you ?' he said, starting to his feet OF
r NV approach. swell, come in and hav
9 a cool drink. This delightful weather mus
: be a little hard on you northerners until yol
1 get used to it. am New Yorker myself
A but think this the healthiest country II
e the world"
1 After short rest we took stroll anon!
4 the coffee trees and then went to the mil
D and locked into great box in which severa
: Thousand pounds of coffee had been put
4 "By the next steamer we ship one hundre'
and fifty bags" said Mr.. Davis.
e After leaving this plantation the ROAD 10
s miles led through a forest OF wild conee
G ferns. and ohia trees Thousands or JAP
e anese were busy gathering coffee, and pile
& of bags of freshly picked berries were lyln
i at every mile. There was coffee every
where until il seemed as If there was enoug
s tn supply the world. The bushes grew
e dense on each side of the road that W
could not see ten PAGES into them, but IN
n chattering of Japanese as they picked IN
a berries could be distinctly heard.
We passed the Claighall plantation, owl
p ed by a ScOtchman, father of the crow
i princess who, since the revolution ina
e overthrow monarchy, has lived In Scotland
n This plantation contains seventy acres, an
e produces some of the finest berries nav
d Passing through The famous orange oil