The Arizona sentinel., 1896-02-15

The houses soon became fewer and of a meaner sort.
 "These are mostly inhabited by Kanakas," said my guide. cover on our right, if it were not for that grove of aIgerobas, you could see the grass houses of the natives"
 ''Do many Of them still live in grass houses?"
 "Not many. Some, however, prefer grass houses yet to houses of wood"
 "Why?"
 Because they say mosquitoes won't bother one in grass house."
 II would be willing to live in any sort of house to be free of the Ha- waian mosquitoes" I answered. "Of all the pests I ever met with they are the worst"
 "There are no native Hawaiian mos quitoes," he answered.
 Do you mean to say the mosquito is not indigenous to the soil?"
 "They are not"
 "Then how did they get here?"
 "They were imported"
 "Imported? Why the government ought to have had protective tariff as high as the skies against such i'm portations."
 "WeII, you may think this a fish story, but it's true. Mosquitoes were imported Whaling vessels in coming to the islands brought water from mosquito countries for drinking pur- poses, and family of the most active mosquitoes made their escape to the islands"
 This story of the importation oi mosquitoes I subsequently, had veri- fled. There have been many obnox- ious insects and animals imported to theislands, among them the mongoose imported to catch the rats, which not only attacked rats, but has made q war of extermination on the chickens ducks, and all fowls. Toads are being imported to destroy obnoxious bugs and the national entOmcIOcist Is study ing all injurious insects and the me | thOds by which they may be destroy ed.
 When we had ascendod the road about two miles, we drew rein on a level spot, and looked back to catch q view of the city and bay. Honolulu lay among the trees like pearl in an oyster shell, and the streets seemed mere threads in the distance, while the bay looked like crystal mirror with the ships lying quietly at anchor The beauty Of the situation from this elevation is worth going twice the dis tance tosee.
 As we walked our horses up steer incline, or gaIIoped over a level plain we met some odd and interesting peo- pie. A long caravan of pack-mules WIS seen coming down the road from the mountain.
 Flowers in wilI profusion bloomeC along the way; nature has done fol this mountain road what the most skil-ul gardener might envy. Just below the reservoir we came upon some native women washing. Their method was peculiar; the water va; in a sort ot stone basin, and they were Eneeiing with their bare knees on the stony earth, dipping tue clothing into the water and rubbing 1t on stone.
 Crossing the bridge over the reser- vor from q short distance, we found the ascent less steep. Wild guava trees grew in abundance along the road, some having ripe fruit On them which we ate and found delicious The famous guava jelIies are made oI this fruit.
 One Of the most picturesque ana novel sights on the road was a Chinaman moving. He had his shoulder pole on his shoulder, on one end of which was his vaiise. together with his household and kitchen furni. ture. On the other end was his live stock, consisting of chickens in g large gunuy-sack, holes being cut 1T in the bag for the chickens to put their heals tn olgh This little fel- low had come over the Pali and wa. going 10 Honolalu, carrying all his earthly possessions on that pole. i is nothing for them to carry two hundred pounds twelve or fifteen miles" said my guide. "They are tougher than mules"
 We crossed some of the plains made famous by the great battles fought by Kamehameha the Great, and, reach ing plateau, halted at the hallway house 10 get D drink of water aut allow our horses drink and rest.
 Half mile or more beyond we met