West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-20
HAWAII, THE "PEARL OF
THE PACIFIC"
The Sixth OF n Series OF Letters by
John II. Musick.
A Midnight Journey 70 Halcakala. the
House Of the Sun"
Copyright, 1891, by FUNK & wAoSALls cox-
rAEr. New York;

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short voyage. The little inter
island steamship. Claudine, belong,
ing to the Wilder Steamship Com.
pany, left Honolulu on Tuesday,
December 3, 1895. carrying myself
among other passengers, aud, at
six o'clock the next day dropped
anchor in the harbor of Kakului.
The first glance of Kakului is by
no means inspiring. A collection
of low houses along a beach washed
by the surf,a railway train, consist
ing of one passenger and one fat
car, in waiting, and a dozen or more
Chinese hints were all that was visi.
bic. There was not a sign of a
hotel or place where the weary
traveller might rest. A French
lady, Madam Waldfogle, who lived
in Paia, her husband, a Swiss, be
ing merchant there, went ashore
IN the same bout with myself.
"You are stranger here ?" she
asked.
eyes, madam. Gan you tell me
il can find hotel in Kakului ?"
"No. There is none"
"No restaurant ?''
"a Cinnamon keeps miserable
restaurant there. but don't go to
his place. l live in Paia. You
had better come with me.''
/ thanked her very kindly, and
ct once accepted her very welcome
Invitation. Our boat load consisted
OF this lady, myself. one native
woman and child. two white men
from Honolulu, and dozen or
more Kanakas.
care you going up to Halea.
kala ~ asked one of the young
gentlemen from Honolulu.
| answered that / WAS.
1--WE are going to day and would
be glad to have yonr company"
AS 1t made but little difference
to me when l went up to the great
extinct volcano, consented to
make the trip at once. My friend,
Mr.. j. s. ColvilIe. at Paia, would
send for me, aud provide me with a
guide and horses for the ascent.
We landed, and while | was plac-
ing my valise aud umbrella on the
flat car Madam Waldfogle went into
the station and telephoncd to her
husband that she was coming home
with stranger to breakfast.
After ride Of six or seven miles,
passing through Sprecklesvllle, we
reached Paia. The kind and
hospital Swiss gentleman, Mr..
Woldfogle, met us at the depot IN
Paia, and seemed as pleased to meet
me as il / had been an old acquaint-
ance. lie insisted on carrying my
baggage to his store, telephoned my
arrival to Mr.. ColulIe, the mana
ger of the Pais plantation, and
urged me to 60 to the house and
have breakfast with himself and
wife.
The Chinese servants had pre-
pared an excellent breakfast, which
we had scarcely finished when / was
told that my friend Mr.. Colville
had arrived and awaited me at the
gate. He had come over from the
plantation on horseback, and
brought japanese boy with a
horse aud brake TO convey me and
my luggage TO his house. He asked
il wanted to make the ascent that
day, and being informed ] did. said
! had better stop at the Office and
arrange an hour for starting with
the young men from Honolulu,
whose names we're Harry and Ed.
Beuner.
We met at the planters Office and
arranged to start as soon after
twelve as possible. The Honolulu
gentlemen we're to procure horses
at the home Of Mr.. Baldwin and
meet ms at a place about Eve mile,
along on the ro1d.
Before starting Mr.. Colvill,
showed me about the plantation
and explained the system Of irrigs
ton. ] saw hundreds ofbasy Jap,
and Cinnamon at work in his fields
The system by which the water q
taken mp and down bill and ever,
stalk ofoane supplied requires verr
skiIlful engineering. Mr. Colvill,