The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-10

very heavy rainstorTn, which has
done a great deal of damage to the
plantation The rainfall since and in
Guiding Feb. 18th. TO this afternoon,
amounts to 1886 inches. The mill has
been stopped for nearly a week and il
viii be some days Yet before We VIII
be able to start again, even if the rain
was stopped. There is little appearance
OF the rain stopping at this writing.
The daily rainfall has been as fol-
lows: 2Sth uIt.. 1897; 1st inst, S.47: 2d.
1.19; Srd, 2S7; Attn. $40; 9Th, 500; 9Th.
7.07; eth, $50, and this afternoon at half
past four, 80. The railway bridge on
the Meme gulch has been undermined
and it viii take some time 70 get the
foundations in a way that the loco
motive can cross. We have made sew
eral attempts but the water has been
TOO high 10 allow OF any work being
done. The crossing at the government
road on the same gulch has been wash
ed out as Well as the bridge on the
new landing road, and the wagon
crossing at the railroad bridge has been
washed out; but we were able 10 get
a bridge put over that place this morn
ing. The we'll at the landing has been
filed up with mud, and Up To this time
We have not been able to get a start
t. clean it out. Yesterday afternoon
we were able TO get down into the hole
and found about four feet of mud over
the pump, and the we'll was almost fill
ed with mud and stones. We do not
know what damage was done To the
pump, but we are inclined 10 think that
the damage will be small if We set it
cleaned ont soon. on the Ahualoa g,Ilch
the crossing at the government road is
washed out. The railroad bridge is
slightly damaged on the same gulCh,
but We got the damage TO the railroad
bridge pretty we'll fixed up today.
The bridge on the gulch beyond the
engineers house has been slightly dam
aged. but it will be easily repaired
again. Besides bridges being DANA ged
there have been q few washouts on the
railroad.
The damage done to the fields is
considerable. especially on the land
which has been plowed lately and in
the late planted cane. On the fields
which have not been plowed and on
the fields which are covered with cane,
there is little or no damage done.
The storm which has continued for
over a week now has been the most
severe that has been known in Hama
kua by anyone living here. From Ku-
kaiau on this way great damage has
been done, and it viii be weeks before
the roads can be passable. The rain
fall for the storm at n point above ku-
kaiau. at an elevation of 1900 feet, was
reported this morning 70 have been
$3.50 inches.
The fiume on the water ditch over
the Malanahei culch has been washed
away and VIII have to be renewed be
fore any fluming can he done. We have
a little cane lying out in one field, which
we have not been able 10 get down.
about l. carloads. but we hope to be
able to set it out before the cane gets
sour"
The rainfall in Olaa was so heavy
that it was found necessary to stop
running trains further than the road
bed was completely ballasted, lest there
might he an accident. The rain stop
ped work on the plantation on Tuesday.
and the mill had to be shut down at
that time by Manager McStocker. There
was a report by the Kinau that the
fume had been broken, but as there
were no particulars it is not believed
il can be more than a sight breaW
The fumes are 50 placed that there car
be 20 serious results from a ratnstorm
Reports from the upper Volcano roac
indicate that there was severe wash
ing and that the road suffered heavily
The trip Of the Kinau was without
great incident. on the down run
which was made in fast time, the only
port which was passed was Laupahoe-
hoe. but the freight for that place was
put ashore on the return trip. Com
modore Ee-kley reports that the Noeau
was sheltered at Fiilo and two Allen {,
Robinson s.noonegs were at MANU-