The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-08
a PICTURESQUE TRIP.
Free Honoluiu TO LSis. BY President
W. W. cIuff.

tcoAeiud,d Jrop, last reil
cs,lng the eye norihwad along the
ercto The high and rugged mountain
ranf, the traveller can witness the
grasses, view Of mountain scenery he
eveibrhsld. Numerous lofty esearped
peal, In all the iantisiic shapes imAgin-
able with PERPENDICULAR sides, CORFU
gatd with deep grooves, extending from
topp bottom, worn In the lava rock by
thelpees.ani heavy rAins and frequent
elo@ burst, in ihose lofty and eraggy
peas. This panorama lie grand and
awtinspirinH beyond description.
boxing east and north you see the
cose for many miles with numerous
smill ihleta and bays, also number Of
hia rugged besdlands extending out TO |
thsvsp waters edge, making promi-
neti land marks.
Directly east Of the pail is the Bay Of
Koslau and on little promontory or
table land extending out into this bay, 10
the native village q Kanoohe, where ]
spent my first siH weeks on those islands
47gears ago, bile learning the Hawaiian
lahEuSge.
!u.t uOrth Of the road after defending
the pail, lie a large castor oil plantation,
where thousands Of gallons Of that oil
are produced annually. In this country
The castor bush is Usually only three to
Eve feet high, with a stem one 70 two
inches thick. while oil this plantation
you will see them fifteen TO twenty feet
high and the stock three to Ave inches
thick.
The foot Of the pail lie reached by a
rigrag and circuitous road, cut out In
solid rock for three.iourths Of a mile.
From the foot 10 the village Of Kaneohs
-four miles--ther road 10 over low rolling
hills and on either side are Thousands O
guaya bushes loaded with fruit the yea
lround and In all stagsa Of maturity. iron
lsAs blcssom % ths rips, yellow lnsios
irui,, which Ia about the size Of larg
peach.
From KAneohe 10 I.aie IL TWENTY-FIVE
miles. the road following the sea shor
much Of the way now circling In aroun
Q bay on smooth white sandy beac
and huggIng close to the waters sds'
, in fact. 30 closs at times, that tho wave
= as they rolled up on the sand woul
/ dow around the carriage wheels an
a horses feet. AZ Gre, the horses wou
= shy oil, hut they soon got accustomed
i and rather seemed TO enjoy II. Th'
We would round a high rugged promol
a tory or head land, passing many natl
, villages on the way. Several large Gel
, Of sugar cane are passed. rice, also,
being extensively cultivated on this sl'
Of the island exclusively by Chlnam'
and Japan, 90.
In many places the high mountai
come down to within half mile Of /
N sea. Along this range are numero
deep and narrow rayiLes down Viii
y large streams Of water flow, fed by
frequent heavy rains among the hi
~ peaks in the interior Of the island,
these gulehes and along the ridges 4
" even on the high creE.Ged peaks are u
many strange shape. q and forms resem
!, ing glAnts, strancIe animals, etc. As'
d "Veu with all these fantastic freak
, nature, tie HawAiians relate mi
strange egendAry tales, handed DE-
IN incl { traditions and myths Of anel
'm',s. In fact every stream, every b
u'aRgy peak, every bold head land, e'
cove and glen, every cave and gro
- and every peculiar lhysical featuT
W. nature, has q legend connected will
''s and in the traditions Of the Hawaii
" are ptopled by spirits, lairies, nyn
and demigods. Many Of these legen'
ted tAlSs are beautiful, and not unlike
SIT mythology Of the ancient Greeks
iar Egyptians.
MS Oh approaching Laie plantation
VII stranger lie struck with the pleasant
that opens up before him. The mil
house, a large fourteen-room built
! or artistic in design aud painted "
"a standp on grassy eminencei a