West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-19

q rope-ladder aud enter q boa
manned by n crew Of dusky Hawaii
ans. This feat, in the night. is no
pleasant, especially when boat ant
ship are bobbing in different direc
tons.
AS soon as the mail was brought
OF, the omnibus took us to tn,
hotel at Lique, about one and hal
miles from the landing. / wa,
shown to my room and Informed
that DR.. 4. C.. Goodhue, the gov
eminent physician at Koloa, would
call for me during the forenoon
Shortly after breakfast he came Ia
take me to Koloa as his guest.
The ride from Likue to Kolos
was delightful. The day was fair,
the roads, but for the red soil,
might remind one of New England.
The kukua trees, or screw pines,
and wild breadfruit grew on every
side. On the way we paused at the
Kauai Industrial School which was
established by DIR. j. S. Smith and
his sister. There are sixty bows in
attendance at this school, where
they are not only given a good En-
glish education. but are taught use
full trades, such as carpenteriug
blacksmithing and farming.
AS We re Iched the beautiful vii.
lage of koloa with its great old
sugar mill, l noticed in front of
one of the larger and better houses
the glorious "Stars and Stripes''
flying. SupposIng it to be the
office of an American consul, / ask
ed the doctor and | replied that it
was his own flag which he raised
every time an American landed on
the island. One will never known
how to appreciate America and our
glorious fig until he sojourns in a
foreign land.
"Come to my house and stay as
long as you like" said the United
States consul at Hilo. "We will
feast our eyes on the fig and the
American coat of arms, and talk
OF America. / am never so happy
as when | find myself in the pres
ence Of an American citizen"
On the afternoon of my arrival
the doctor, his wife, DIR. Crane, and
myself went to the Spouting Horn,
which is not more than a mile and
half from Koloa. This is one of
the wonders of Kauai. The ledge
OF lava-like rock which extends
over acres along the seashore, is
penetrated by many caverns into
which the waves of the sea rush
with wonderful force. There is an
oritice IN the rock large enough for
an ordinary man to crawl through,
and the water, driven in by the
surf, is forced through this hole,
sometimes to the height of sixty
feet. The expulsion of water is &C
compsnied by hollow roar as the
air IS forced through an Aperture
near the horn. = Near the horn is n
large rock known as The Pulpit.
and about one hundred PAGES in an
opposite direction is the Boiling
Kettle, which is simply large hole
in which the water is continually
rushing in and out, just like boil.
ing water.
Next day We visited the Golgotha,
or "Plaeo of Skulls" about two
miles from Koloa and almost north
ofthe village. This is agreat sandy
beach on which, according TO Pro
lessor Alexander, the acknowledged
authority on Hawaiian history. a
severe battle was fought IN the
fourteenth century. The beach is
strewn with human bones, and
many perfect skeletons hive been
taken from the sands. With the
aid Of DR.. Goodhue, I was enabled
to discover one Of the skeletons. and
dug out skull with all the parts
perfect. The remainder OF the
skeleton turned oyer to Or. Crane.
Tho this skull had lam in the sands
five hundred years, it WIS perfect,
except that the teeth we're gone. II
was The Uranium Of large man,
and in places quite thin. lie had
bad a blow on the top Of the head
during his life, for there was an
indention in the skull which was
strongly suggestive Of trepannino.
Two skeletons we're exhumed by
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