The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-04-17
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had been accepted by the road board
although the conditions Of the contracts
had not been fulfilled.
The travellers found piles of surfac-
ing material In the middle Of the road
and pick axes, crowbars and shovels
were scattered along the road for five
miles. There IL urgent need Of an ap-
preparation for completing the surfac-
Ing OF the road. as the money already
spent IL Of little value until the road
r. surfaced. Carriages can get through,
but the road Is not fit for carriages,
and will not be until IL is completed
which can be done at small expense.
IL will soon be possible for the first time
70 drive from Kailua all around to Ko-
hala.
There is a capital little hotel at Wal
mea kept by a man named Akona, and
the travellers found 1t a positive oasis
In desert. The table was excellent;
the proprietor served up broiled chick
ems in style quite worthy Of Delmo-
nico. Everything was clean and well
ordered, and people who journey in
that region will find this Inn one of
the very few In which they will really
be made comfortable. How 1t came to
be there ia a mystery.
In order to avoid the steamer trip
along the windward side of Hawaii,
people can now secure teams which will
take them from kawaihae overland to
Hilo. Travellers by this route go via
Waimea and through Hamakua, stop
ping at Waimea and Laupahoehoe. At
Kohala there have been abundant
showers. and the mills are grinding at
full blast. The cane through Hilo, Ha-
makua and Kohala Is looking very
well. The party was held up at Ko-
hala five days by the uncertain move
ments OF the 1nter-island steamers, and
finally went from Mahukona to Maui,
landing at Kihei. The cane at the lat
ter plantation is in fine condition.
Nine hundred and twenty-five acres of
1t are already planted. The shaft for
the new pump at the 300 feet level, be-
ing constructed by the Risdon Iron
Works, is down 225 feet This station
Will furnish water for part Of the second
and the whole Of the third crop.
Messrs. Hedeman and Castle remain
ed over a week to consult Lowry and
Baldwin about settling the details of
the new Hawaiian Commercial mill.
This will have capacity OF 500 tons
Of sugar per day, and will be the larg-
est mill In the world grinding cane gu
gar. They have already begun work on
the foundations OF the new mill which
Is to take off the crop OF 1902. At Olaa
the cane Is already under way for the
crop Of 1902.
Mr.. Thurston was able to give a good
deal OF welcome information about XII
hei. The land has been found to hold
water 30 we'll that II Is taking much
less than was anticipated to the acre,
and less than was planned and caicu-
lated for when the present pumping
plants were ordered. The one in opera
ton and the one being installed were
calculated to supply water for the first
and second crops; but the land requires
30 much less than was expected that
the present indications are that the two
pumping plants will take care OF three
instead Of two crops. The water from
the present wells IL abundant and Of
good quality. There has been scarce
any change In the quality of the water
In sixteen months pumping. Thirty
five acres OF cane were left over from
planting; this lot will be ground at
Spreckelsville soon. II Is In fine con-
dltion. and Ia expected to yield ten tons
of sugar to the acre, although IL was
not planted until December ard jan
nary, six months after the regular time
for planting.
When the plantation was first start
ed A considerable percentage OF the
land was not reckoned as cane land be-
cause II was rocky. Except for few
knobs OF uncomfortable area: how
ever, all the rocky land on the planta-
ton will be planted up by means of
trenches. The stone has been found TO
be loose. and to lie entirely on the sur
face. The expense Of clearing the land
will be about fifteen dollars an acre,
ard all the stone can be removed event
ually.
The clearing away OF the rocks and
the steam blowing will proceed so that
the planting will be well under way
in June The planting to be put In
this summer will be 1900 acres. The
grinding OF the crop now In the ground
Will begin In December.