The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-03-18

ahled 10 discover one OF the skeletons,
and dus ,Us skull with all the parts
peslcei. TIE remainder Of the skeleton
| taraed over to DR., Crane. Tho this
skuls had lSla In the sands ave hundred
wears II was perfect, except thai the teeth
were gone. II WAS the Uranium OF a
lsuSe mAe, aad 10 places quite thin. He
had had a blow on the top Of his head
during his life, fer there was an iudenta-
lloa in the sknl which was strongly sug'
resiive Of ucpanning, Two skeletons
were cxhumed by our party that day.
The next day we were IN start for the
Hansp,pe Falls.
Our road led over a beautiful country.
We crossed the Laval and Kalahao
valleys, ana at about eleven o'clock
reached the Hanapepe valley, follow
ing II for five or six miles when we came
TO the end of the carriage road. Our
party, consisting of DR.. Goodhue and
wife, DIR. Crane, Mr.. J. X. Farley, my
self, and two servants, then mounted
horses and started up one of the most
picturesque valleys it has ever been my
pleasure TO see. The path wound along
the bottom of the valley, crossing the
u
places, came quite 10 The saddle girths,
the bottom covered with stones slippery
and dangerous TO all horses not very
sure-footed. On either side rose perpen-
dicuar bluffs to the height of several
hundred feet.
The scenery along the valley, like all
scenery in Hawaii, is picturesque and
varied, constantly changing like the views
in Kaleidoscope. The ragged hillssa and
cliffs are ever changing in form, and add
ing new beauty to the scene. Mr.. Farley,
who was posted in the traditions OF the
country, pointed out the DEVILS Slide
on Koalalanui Maui to us. According
to tradition here lived one of the great
gods or devils OF the ancien. Hawaiians.
He had sled on which he used to coast
down the steep mountain side, at the
only place possible for such feat. Tho
the natives never knew what snow was,
coasting was popular sport. A place
was prepared for the chiefs to coast
down, and short slippery grass allowed
to grow over 1t. This demon or god, for
he is called both, used TO glide down at
night, commit depredalions, and then
return 10 his stronghold.
We reached the Hanapepe Falls at
noon. The water rushes over precipice
about three hundred feet high and falls
into great basin worn in the rocks be.
low. The scene is sublime and inspiring.
Miniature rainbows may be seen on the
fine spray cast off from the dashing
waters. The whole is enclosed by pre-
cipitous cliffs clothed with dark green
moss. The shadows OF the rock over
hang the clear, cold pool of water which
lies beneath. From this pool the planta-
ton flume starts, carrying the water at
fall OF only one foot TO the thousand,
to irrigate the valley below.
Among the most beautiful scenery in
Kauai is the valley of Houalei, which we
visited two days later. The journey was
one continuous picnic. 1t was made by
the same party in carriage and on horse
back. The crossing the ferry at Hou
alei was made all the more romantic by
the tradition that our ferryman had been
Chinese pirate he certainly looked
enough like one.
One OF the wonders Of Kauai Is the
mirage. This wonderful optical delusion
will occasionally greet the traveller three
miles beyond Waiwea. The sandy tract
that stretches along the road seems trans
formed into lake of water, where the
images Of cattle are reflected as they ap-
pear to feed upon submerged vegetation,
while the trunks of trees seem to rise out
OF the water. The natives have tradi-
ton that at certain seasons, just before
dawn, the old giant, Kamalimaloa, once
a powerful chief of Maua, is seen rising
from the ground, armed with his spear,
and with his helmet on his head.
Another natural curiosity is the Bark
ing Sands OF Maua. A long line of low
sand hills is thrown up along the beach,
and as the traveller walks over these
BARKING sound is produced. This sound
seems to be property peculiar to these
sands. They only bark when dry, and If
large quantity is removed and put in a
bag, the same barking will be produced
by letting the sand suddenly fall from
one end OF the bag to the other. l wit
messed an exhibition of this at the home
OF Mr. Turner, the manager OF the ostrich
farm.
The ostrich farm is situated on sandy
beach about three miles from Koloa, shut
In on all sides, save one, by mountain
ranges. On that side is the ocean. Ac.
companied by DR.. Crane, mounted en-
spirited horses and attended by Portu-
guese guide, set out, January 18th, for
the farm. We reached it in time for
lunch. Mr.. Turner, the manager, showed
US about the place and told US OF the hab-
Its of the ostrich. According to Mr.
Turner, this giant bird has very little
sense. He never looks to step over or
crawl under fence, but will fall over 1t.
ale is such a fool" said the manager,
shat II the fence around his paddock
was removed, he would be three days in
making the discovery, and then he would
fall over the path"
Mr.. Turner says the old theory that
the sun matches the eggs of an ostrich is
absurd. The ostrich is faithful setter.
The females sit by day and the males by
night. They lay three times during the
year, fifteen or sixteen eggs at time.
A bird has been known to yield two hun.
bred dollars worth CT feathers at a single
plucking, and they are plucked every
seven months.
Ostrlches may not be one of the won
ders OF Kauai, but they bid fair to become
one of the industries of the Hawaiian
Islands.
JOHN II. MUsIoK.