The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-13
TUNNEL|NG
HALEAKALA
Trying to GetMore
Water for the
Ranches.
NEWS NOTES OF
MAUI'S FAIR ISLE.
Negro Boy Arrested Another
Paper for WaiIuku-Labor
OF the Blacks.

WAILUKU, Maui, May 1.-THE
News says: The News is indebted to
Mr.. Carl Waldeyer, an experienced
California gravel miner, for some in
teresting notes relative to the POSSIBLE
ity of developing water for the use of
cattle ranches by tunneling into the
sides of Haleakala.
AT the request of DR.. Raymond. Mr..
Waldeyer recently spent several days
at kahikinui ranch, examining the
system of tunnels already inaugural
ed. Some water has been developed,
but 1t is too soon yet to tell whether
the water is seepage from the recent
heavy rains, Or whether it is a perma-
nent flow.
Mr.. Waldeyer, however, states from
his observation that he feels convinced
that there are layers of impervious
strata near enough the surface to be
reached by an intelligent construction
of lateral tunnels. The water carried
by these strata never comes to the
surface, but finds it's way to the sea
underground. Just how long dry
spell would affect these subterranean
streams is problem which must be
solved by the test of actual expert
ment, but Mr.. Waldeyer is inclined to
the belief, from his recent observations
that permanent water can be obtained
in limited quantities, which would,
however. be amply sufficient for stock
purposes.
DR.. Raymond deserves credit for
his experiments in this direction, and
If they prove successful, which Mr.
Waldeyer does not seem to doubt it
will be only question of time till the
side of Haleakala will be honeycombed
with water-bearing tunnels. These
tunnels will have to be so located as
to tap the surface of impervious strata
which carry permanent water, and a.
system of cross tunnels run so as to
catch all the water of the strata This
may be only small amount in each
tunnel, but it would require only a.
permanent flow of a few miners
inches of water to amply supply a.
stock ranch.
Most of the ranches. notably Ka
hikinui, extended from top of Halea-
kala to the sea, and while the best
pasturage is high up on the mountain
side, stock have to travel down to
near sea level for water. A successful
solution Of the tunnel proposition will
mean thousands of dollars to the stock
raisers. and much is hoped from the
experiments being made by DR.. Ray
mond.
Other stock raisers. notably Colonel
Cornwell, have employed Mr.. Waldeyer
to expert their ranches with view
of developing water, and great inter-
est is felt In the result.
MISCELLANEOUS
From practical tests it seems that
the plantations will not be able to
import desirable class of negro labor
ers In sufficient quantities to answer
their needs. Porto Rican labor seems
more available. and the present indi-
cations are that an abundance of that
class of labor will soon be available
to the exclusion of much of the worth
less labor now on the islands.
William Sharp. a negro boy from
Alabama, was arrested for stealing
fifty cents worth of pork at Camp
Store, Spreckelsville. and was convict
ed of the theft by Judge Mckay of the
District Court at Wailuku this week
It is currently rumored that there is
a movement on foot to start another
newspaper in Wailuku. The News
extends the glad hand to its prospec-
tive hated rival.
The Paia plantation is putting up a
large corrugated iron workshop fur
nished to date, near the Paia mill.
w. E. Shaw, the Nahiku cane planter,
was visitor to Waikiki this week. He
reports that it is unusually hot and dry
on east Maui.
w. o. Smith of Honolulu was a
guest of the Maui this week, having
come over on the Kinau, returning to
Honolulu by Thursdays Mauna Loa.
Captain Keola is rapidly recovering
from the injuries which he recently re-
ceived in an alteration with an un-
regenerate bronco. He now rides a
meek looking bay with a limp tail.
DR.. Raymond, who by the way, is de-
yeloping into a full-fiedged vaquero,
came down from Kahikinui ranch on
Thursday evening, and reports every
thing fiourishing up In the woods.
Senator H. P. Baldwin came over on
Tuesdays Kinau and spent Wednesday
inspecting the big Four" plantations.
returning to Honolulu on Thursdays
Mauna Loa to assist at the extra ses-
sion.
Andrew Farley, former water luna
at Wailuku, but recently of Puma
plantation, Hawaii, is a guest at
Schrader's new hotel His health was
<,,,f+o gy,,poirad opd ha vary caps;hIu
came to Waikiki to recuperate.
Mr.. Carl Waldeyer who is acquiring
a reputation as an expert on water tun-
nels, recently spent several days at
Kahikinui ranch, investigating tunnel
propositions at the ranch, which will
develop an increased supply of water.