Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-15

Judge and Jury In examining the fire.
Next day an inquest was held in Ha-
makua, and a number OF witnesses
were examined, but no clue TO the per-
son who started the fire was found.
then. along with W. 7. Richard visited
the Honokaa homesteads. ....
A number Of the homesteaders, who
are convenient 20 the plantations, are
planting cane on their lands: others
are growing corn, coffee and vege-
tables. They are suffering a good dea,
for want of rain. Between W. J. Rick
ards and and Mr.. Horners home
s;eads. there l. narrow strip Of land
left as reserve. Mr. Richard and Mr.,
Horner, when fencing in their own lots.
also fenced this government reserve,
and they are willing to plant this piece
OF land with forest trees. at their own
expense provided the government will
give them the seeds and plants. BY
doing this they will improve the gov
eminent property. and at the same
rime after the trees grow up. they will
set as wintbreak for their home
s.cads. think work Of this kind
ought to be encouraged and every as
S;stance possible given to those who
are willing to do such work.
joined Mr.. Boyd and Mr.. Campbell
when they arrived from Kohala and we
started for Waipio valley. We arrived
there On Saturday evening and stayed
until Monday morning. The green and
healthy vegetation was quite a change
plantations only few miles distant.
The vegetation there is something
grand. and bath In the stream. was a
luxury that We could not ask for in
Hamakua. In our tour through Hama
kua We visited all the plantations en-
route. The manager of all these plan
tations are more or less interested in
trees. and carefully guard the rows
OF trees along the roads. They will
when the weather becomes suitable,
plant more trees along their respective
plantations, and hope the government
will assist them with plants and seeds
OF good forest trees.
On leaving Kukaiau. where We again
stayed over night, along with Mr., Hor-
ner and Mr.. Walker Of Ookala plants.
tiou. We visited the taro patch where
the fire of July 81 had started. The
fire at this point seems to be entirely
burned out, il having continued It's
course deep into the forest miles away.
where II is still burning.
In recommending the planting of the
burned district, would advise that,
after the fires are ont and the soil be-
comes damp enough for planting seeds,
that seeds OF different kinds be scatter
ed here and there all over the burned
section, and If this plan is a success. a
great saving In the way of labor will
be accomplished. The fires have burn
ed up everything in the way of Goxious
weeds that would otherwise grow IN
and smother the young seedlings anS
the ground Is left entirely bare in most
parts so that by trying as soon as the
fires are ont and the land suitable.
have no doubt but this plan will be \
success. We can select trees that will
sen up root shoots and seed freely 50
that they may in time replant them
selves. To replant this district in a
general way by raising trees in nurser-
les and then digging holes and plant
ing out will take many years and cosf
great deal of money to do the work
OF course the first thing that ought to
BE- done Is to fence off the land that Ia
10 be reserved, otherwise the young
seedlings will be apt to get trampled
down and destroyed by the stock.
Respectfully submitted,
DAVID HAUGHS,
\ % Forester.