The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-07-20

ity of man. The old Pail road is no
good for anyone going either way.
Something like eight years ago, sur
veyor Bruner, now on Hawaii, ran
the preliminary line for new road,
beginning about 300 yards from the
point where the present road makes the
first turn around and extending gradu-
ally up and along the side of the steep
mountain. Just now, from the top Of
the Pail, all that can be seen of the new
road is a wee trail, resembling more
the marks made by a stick, in what
appears to be soft earth.
In reality the trail is nearly five feet
wide and is safe walking for a man
whose head is level. At 1000 feet from
the beginning of the trail it goes
upward most abruptly and a rope is
needed for assistance in getting to the
top. The average grade of this trail is
eight per cent. the same as the finish
ed road will be. Above where the old
spring was lit is now covered up with
fallen rock and dirt), it will be neces-
sary to swing iron Orders on similar
plan to that at the Royal Gorge, in
the Grand Canon, in Colorado. Be-
tween these Orders will be stringers
five feet apart, and filled in with con-
crete. On top of this will be the road.
Continuing on around the turn in the
mountains, on the Waimanalo side,
there is waterfall, and in order that
this may be crossed, bridge will be
hn iC
will be made of concrete, with a seven
foot arch, and so completely covered
over that it will be hard for people to
tell that it is a bridge.
Winding around the mountain, still
on the s per cent grade, the road ex-
tends in the direction of Waimanalo
until an easy turn in the opposite d.
rection once or twice, and the passen-
ger finds himself on the old road.
When finished, the entire read will be
fenced on the cliff side, so that it would
be difficult for man to fall over, even
if he wanted to. The lumber to be used
is coated with carbolineum and will
Withstand the ravages of time or water
bugs
The entire road will be built on a
bench" 20 feet wide, on a natural road
bed. The road proper will be 16 feet
wide and macadamized the entire
length. In order that there will be no
possibility of washouts, a stone gutter
will be constructed the length of the
road, and at intervals of $50 feet there
will be cross drains. This will carry
off the water on days when it rains.
and it rains nearly every day at the
Pail.
When one considers that the grade
OF the present road is about 40 per
cent, that the grade at Judd street is
10 per cent and the grade of the new
road is but per cent. an idea may be
obtained of the ease with which
journey to the other side may be made.
particularly when il will be equal in
every respect to Beretania or the best
part of King street That is what
Messrs. Wilson & Whitehouse mean
to make this road.
Upon the invitation of the contract
ors, a party of Il, including representa-
tives of the press. were taken to the
works yesterday and conducted over
the line of the road, the entire length
OF which is 1900 feet. Most of the
work, so far, has been done on the
Waimanalo side, the road bed for 5000
feet being finished to the sub-grade,
but ground has been broken for $500
feet As soon as the balance of the
sub-grade has been completed, then
work OF matchmaking 20 depth OF
a foot and a half will begin and when
this is finished, Messrs. Wilson G
Whitehouse assured the party, the Pa