The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-01-20
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surprise. 1t is the port for the Ko
hala plantations, and the late S. G
Wilder built railroad through tn,
country. Mr.. Falk manages tn,
line. 1t is business point of con
siderable magnitude. Large .quan
titles of lumber and plantation sup
plies are handled and in the sugar
season from one to half dozen
steamers are there all the time. II
was from one Of the buoys here that
Miss Helen Wilder hooked a mon.
ster shark. AS at Kawaihae,
Purscr Beckley telephones 10 Hilo
and the Volcano House.
Heading for Hilo out of MANU-
kona and hugging a bold shore,
the Kinau soon rounds the point
that marks the Kohala and Hama
kua districts, the pair, adjacent,
comprising one Of the greatest
sugar producing sections in the
world and affording magnificent
scenery. The bluffs are at the sea
and landings are bare rocks. Clutches
are scanned that by land are i'm
passable and occupied only by
moonshiners. Hundreds of silver
sheen streams trickle or tumble
over and down the high cliffs into
the sea. Here and there a native
clad only in mate, fishes. 1t Is a
rugged, wild coast.
The combination Of marine view,
landscape and mountain setting, to-
gether with the cane fields, makes
marvellous panorama. One sees
fumes OH trestles over 100 feet high.
They have 200 inches Of rain in
twelve months here and captive
streams carry cane to the mills.
And there is a church or two for
every mill.
On the Island of Hawaii there
are twenty-three plantations, all
paying and some Of them earning
incredible dividends. There are
seventeen of these estates between
Mahukona and Hilo. This makes
seventy miles Of cane fields, and it
Is not monotonous by any means.
The brakes extend from the
bluffs at the sea to the timber, and
in the timber there are coffee plan
tations and wild bullocks and wild
pigs to feed upon the tendrils and
grasses and ferns.
At couple Of places one will see
the loading Of sugar by cable. This
is an endless chain plan from shore
to steamer, possible only in calm
sea and extremely rapid and neat.
Ships boats are used for the most !
part. And the strong, agile and
fearless natives handle them with
woundrous skill. Their work in
rough weather is like a battle.
The cable takes a dozen bags at
a trip, the ships boats from 20
to so or few more. The steamers
carry from 5000 to $4,000 bags.
Sixteen bags make ton.
Hilo and Hilo Bay are pretty.
Cocoanut island is a charming
beauty spot. The town is in the
midst Of cane fields, there being
three mills practically within the
place. These are Wainaku, Wal |
akea and the Portuguese Co. opera
tive concern. This last is a profit |
sharing enterprise and even with
an inferior mill is fine success.
There Is wharf at Hilo, but
Waikiki stream discharges into the
bay near it, shadows the water
to its approach and often it can
not be used. Then landing is
made by Waiakea stream. Native
come out in whale boats to meet
the Kinau and are glad of fare
The people of Hilo extend cordial
welcome to all visitors. An enter
prising cabman drives 100 yards
into the sea to take from boats
who like the novel ride.
Atthe pier specially reserved vehi-
cles are at the service of volcano
who have a nice drive
over a new road to the really good
hotel Of the company. There are
two or three hours for looking over
the town, with its churches,
schools, busy streets, large, home
like residences with most beautiful
grounds, picturesque court house
and mixed population. Then the
tourist retires to dream of the drive
to Kilauea over the new road in
one of the modern stages of the
Wilson line.
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