The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-01-26

AOOfttE WOODS 1tdnCnD, jan
Ex-Governor Carter was
u greeted by a salute of dyna-
mite (seventeen guns) of Ma
hukona this morning. The Kinau had
very rough trip; she bucked head
winds for almost the entire distance
and across the channel to Hawaii met
big swell. The government Cloth
Carter and Atkinsom was in serious
straits for the entire distance, as the
Governor remarked at the dinner table.
Even Admiral Beckley said 1t was ore
of the toughest trips he had experience
ed, although the Kinau behaved adj
mirably. High Sheriff Brown left the
ship at Kawaihae, where he was
met by Sheriff Andrews; the two will
journey overland to Hilo.
A change was made in the plans of
Forester Hosmer, who was intending
to go to Hilo with A. w. Carter, and
then make tour of Hamakua and
Kohala. Hosmer Joined the Governors
party and will meet A. w. Carter later
in the forests near Waimea.
RECEPTION AT MAHUKONA.
The Governors party was given Il
great reception at Mahukona. 1t re-
paid for the hardships of the sea-trip.
The party that disembarked was COM
posed of Governor George II. Carter,
Secretary A. l.. C. Atkinson, Private
Secretary Frank Creedon and Forester
Ralph S. Hosmer. II. II. Trent, who Is
on wireless business, and ]. T. McCros-
son, who is looking up Kohala ditch
ms also Iahn ,.ka Tho
were greeted with marine signal flags
in Kohala."
The party had bad time landing.
A high sea was running and it was i'm
possible for the Kinau to come very
close in. The small boats We're used.
and just as the Governors party left
the Kinau two oars snapped. and for
"a time it looked as If the wind might
carry the little boat out to sea. The
native crew, however, succeeded in
bringing the boat alongside again and
she was equipped with fresh oars.
Then amid the booming of the dynd-
mite salutes, and with the aid of Sec
rotary Atkinson at an oar, the party
was safely landed, just at eleven
o'clock-about six hours late. Senator
Palmer Woods, Frank Woods, II. l..
Holstein and A. B. Loebenstein met the
party here.
LUNCHEON AT THE FRAzIERS.
A party of eleven sat down to a very
tasty luncheon and breakfast combin-
ed, at the cozy Frazier home at Ma
hukona. In the party were Mr.. and
Mrs. d. A. Frazier, Governor Geo. X.
Carter, Secretary A. L. C. Atkinson.
r. H. Trent, Admiral Geo. C. Beckley,
A. B. Loebenstein, Frank Creedon,
Palmer Woods, II. L. Holstein and r.
A. Hosmer Leaving the Frazier home
the party rode to the Woods Ranch
at Puuhue, the wind blowing a fearful
gale making the drive rather long
one.
The stop at the comfortable Woods
Ranch was made only long enough to
greet Mrs. Woods, and the Governor
and party We're again in the saddle for
view of the upper forest lands.
THE KOHALA RANCH.
The Kohala Ranch of Senator Woods
is about 1900 acres in extent. Some
$500 cattle roam it's broad fields. Its
beef is as noted as the generous hos
pitality of Senator and Mrs. Woods.
The juicy roasts are of a quality I'M
known in Honolulu and more than one
member of the party was tempted to
leave the capital forever on that ac-
count alone.
The ranch house is at an elevation of
1S47 feet and the atmosphere is clear
and bracing. But little attention Is
paid to horticulture on n large scale
although Mrs. Woods has some of the
finest flowers on Hawaii. The Woods
ranch leis have reputation all over
the big island, second to none. Roses
bloom in profusion, violets, heliotropes
and rarer buds are easily grown. The
Japanese beetle Is, however, playing
havoc with the roses of Hawaii. Straw
berries and raspberries grow album
dainty and Senator Woods has peach
trees in blossom and with fruit on
them.
The Governors party made its head
quarters at Palmer Woods ranch for
three days.