The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-11
A BIG RANCH SOLD
Col. Norris Disposes Of
Kahuku to a Company.
$40, 900 Paid for 1874, 900 Acres
A Historic PlaCe-In the
TremblOr Domain.

Kahuku ranch properly, one Of the
largest estate in the group, has again
changed hands. The place has 1S+0 600
acres and is in the district Of Kau,
Island of Hawaii. This vast exDanse
is grazing land.
Colonel Norris sells. The Hawaiian
Agricultural Company, owning the Pa
haIa Sugar Plantation, buys. The
price is an even 500, 600. The trans
fer was made yesterday, with T. c.
Jones acting for the grantees and J. D.
Carter for the grantOr With the
acreage goes, without extra considers
ton, a herd OF cattle estimated at from
6 600 to 1000 head. For the purpose OF
making the purchase the RaWaIlan
Agricultural Company increased us
capital stock from half million dol
lars TO $500, 900. The additional stock
goes pro rata to present holders N
Pahala Plantation
This Kahuku ranch was sold abcllJ
a dozen years ago to Colonel NoIIls
by Geo. w. c. Jones for $2GOV0. Co
oneI makes a handsome plus 10 BIS
already large fortune.
In 1S4. 600 acres Of the Island q ma
wall there is to be expected q variety
of land. Some Of this tract just ch21S-
ING hands is suitable for sugar some
coffee is grown. There IS not q little
wafer. Cattle become fat on the nalnI-
al grasses. Kahuku is strong on lava
\ score of flows have passed and LETT
black trails on the ranch. IL is sara
that Kahuku includes q portion q lL7
crater of KiIauea volcano. Those VINO
have lived for many years on the g
tate like Mr.. Jones and Colonel Non y
have experienced earthquake shaKlnS7s
the stories Of which would MAKE 4
hook In twenty-fOUr hours once, MI.
ZONES counted 100 distinct SHOCKS ana
missed a few in the excitement q .h3
occasion. The place in South America
where the gamblers place the dlce Oh
the box and allow the eartnQut9At7 -
ro++1a the cubes over and decided DsIS
i q calm spot compared 10 hau #lleA
the fires underneath are DuinjAS
brightly. Colonel Norris IS not q
Genial disposition and has lived la1heE
. bar0nit at Kahuku. One day ne was
having a quarrel with man o.. q
e+onn fence. The earth was heaYlnS
and trembling and Undulating. IheI9
,,,e,a rumbIings and upheaVaIs ana Lie
<
skv was overcast and everything J" ~
moving. The neighbor sued Tor peace &c
on The plea that the final rolIlnS u
" W la1.oi1e seemed at hand. Colonel
Norris No responded: Let her come.
Tn u : meet a YOU in hades in I've minutes
and Ven have the fun Of fightiinss 3, II
ont there" Colonel Norris mos u-i7
,roatest Measure in life D trip 70 I17
Coast on a sailing vessel, He fishes
al CI't the wav and has never caught any
thing but an old coat that some -. ts4 now
passengers fixed on the end OF ms ~ .---7
one dav. The colonel j. character '.-.
WI Prof. Musick was down mere
setting tin material for book on me
E 5gs,-li5 he was cast away on Kah1'1.].
The owner refused TO entertain ~.
zZ-Tftar. because the professor h5a '---
go, Of = preacher on him. IN The
5 5aJg O. Of the Jones ownership OF ne
80 ,.,'g +be Iatchstring was always on
tI1a outside and everybody vas wei
come and was we'll treated.