Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-07
DEVELOP HAMAKUA WATER

Hilo, Oct. 1.-The Tribune TODAY
says: he Jones syndicate and Sau
Parker company are not the only pep
pie who have been tempted into 'ha
field Of furnishing water to the thirst"
Hamakua plantations. While Parkp:
has retired from the feld and VIII "
Jones Is wrestling and sparring with
the Executive Council, the Bishop rs.
tate Is making water surveys On it's
own lands high up IN Waipio valley.
Whatever has been done by others. II
Is certainly apparent that this wealthy
estate Is determined to save the waters
available upon their own large tracts
A. s. futile and Harold CrIzan,
their surveyors in the WaipiO valley
on this Island, have succeeded III
reaching the source of Waipio strean,
| fIom three to five miles higher than,
is shown by any maps published. They
have discovered a new waterfall co.
! feet in height, and are the first white
men to drink from the cool mounta n
springs which form the source of nc
WaipiO river. famous ~ Hawaiian ~
nance and important as "A factor In the
development OF the resources OF tho
surrounding district.
The source Of Waipio cannot be So u
except after days Of great toll and per.
sistept exertlon. II can only be reach.
cd at certain seasons. wnen the waters
In the great chasm ut the head ~
Waipio are low. permitting the eXplor
er to pass two miles along the bed ..
the chasm by jumping from rock -
rock. Once through this canyon, pa~--
ing the newly 6OO-f0ot falls, Surveyor :
futile and Cruzan. with gang Of III
teen laps. began cutting trail
hrough the woods for over two miles
they hacked and carved their way.
coming at last 10 the very source Of
Wa'piO high up on the watershed be-
tween 'hamakua and kOhalu.
The surveying party mas encount ~.
ed very cool weather. Sleeping ~
: night on the rocks with blanket AMI
IA raincOat for u covering. they Ia 4"
found 1t necessary to burn fires all che
night to keep off the chill. At . o'clOCS
in the evening and until the sun is
well up In the morning the trail cu.'
tiers can see their breath condemns
rs on frosty morning In the north.
This surveying party has been ~
work Tor nearly two months. They
were sent out by me Bishop r.state ia
measure the water supply OF the Wal
Pic valley al find out II II would h,
. u paying proposition to store wal 81
In the heights above for the use OF III.
plantations in HamaRua below. They
are working with the purpose OF frs
supplying Kuku!naele and honol,i'
and possibly Paauhau. heir invests
: cations are confined to lands which th'
Bishop Estate owns In fee simple
?, Measurements have been taken u
different points along Waipio strean
l. and tributaries. ne problem @! cor
serving reservoirs, dams, tunnels, cue
Is also receiving attention.
They are in search OF supply \
water winch is available by gravity.
e. At the extreme upper source q
Waipio stream they md daily sn'
1 he humed straight to the sea withoi
the intervention OF a pump. Lowe
down the valley the stream runs q
this dry season about $4,000 OGO GA
= Ions daNy. TO utilize this water
V must be lifted 100 Ieet ny pumps
(. With adequate dams, reservoirs ma
be made to save the water during Ia
wet season, which would raise III
average daily supply 10 lOo,O00Ol
gallons daily,
II Is said that the trustees Of ~
Bishop Estate are having these pr
limirary surveys made with the vie
of granting a franchise to some watt
development company. If financial
responsible parties will sep forwa'
ie and take hold of the opportunity.