The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-04-23

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delightful. The day was fair, the
roads, but for the red soil, might re-
mind one Of New England. The ku-
kua trees, or screw pines, and wild
bread fruit grew on every side. On
the way we paused at the Kauai In
dustrial School which was established
by DR.. j. S. Smith and his sister.
There are sixty boys in attendance at
this school, where they are not only
given a good English education, but
are taught useful trades, sued as car
pentering, blacksmithing, and farm
ing.
AS we reached the beautiful village
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. Surprising it to
be the Office of an American consul, I
asked the doctor and he replied that
it was his own flag which he raised
every time an American landed on
the island. One will never know how
to appreciate America and our glorious
flag until he sojourns in 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 flag and the American
coat of arms, and talk of America.
l am'never SO happy as when find
myself in the presence of an American
citizen"
On the afternoon of my arrival the
doctor, his wife, DR.. Crane and myself
went to the Spouting Horn, which is
not more than mile and half from
Koloa. This is one of the wonders of
Kauai. The edge of lava-like rock
which extends over acres along the
seashore, is penetrated by many cav
ems into which the waves of the sea
rush with wonderful force. There is
an orifce 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 ex-
pulsion of water is accompanied by a
hollow roar as the air is forced through
an aperture near the horn. Near the
horn is large rock known as The
Pulpit, and about one hundred PAGES
in an opposite direction is the Boiling
Kettle, which is simply a large hole in
which the water is continually rushing
in and out, just like boiling water.
Next day we visited the Golgotha,
or 'Place of Skulls" about two miles
from Koloa and almost north of the
village. This is great sandy beach
on which, according to Professor
Alexander, the acknowledged author
ity on Hawaiian history, a severe bat
tie was fought in the fourteenth cen
fury. The beach is strewn with
human bones. and many perfect
skeletons have 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 l turned over to Dr.
Crane. Though this skull had lain
in the sands five hundred years il
was perfect, except that the teeth
we're gone. It was the Uranium of a
large man, and in places quite thin
He had had blow on top of his
head during his life, for there was ar
indentation in the skull which was
strongly suggestive of trepanning
Two skeletons were exhumed by oul
party that day. The next day we
were to start for the Hanapepe Falls
Our road led over a beautiful coun
try. We crossed the laval and Ka
lahao valleys, and at about clever
o'clock reached the Hanapepe valley
following it for five or ten miles wher
we came to the end of the carriage
road. Our party, consisting of DR.
Goodhue and wife, DR.. Crane, Mr.. J
K. Farley, myself, and two servants
then mounted horses and started w
one of the most picturesque valleys i
:. has ever been my pleasure to see
The path wound along the bottom o
the valley, crossing the stream severa
times. The water, in places, cam
quite to the saddle girths, the bottom
. covered with stones slippery and dan
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