The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-01

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this time was more successful. High
Sheriff Brown and Alfred Carter re-
manned at WAIKIKI Wednesday and
helped drive in about three hundred
wild cattle. They accompanied the
Governor, Secretary Atkinson and For
ester Hosmer to waikiki again on
Thursday.
Here the party enjoyed exciting sport
taking part in the rounding up, and
driving. the wild cattle into the pad
dock.
/ Probably as fine cowboys as there are
on the ranch, are two boys diminutive
in size, and twelve and thirteen years
old. They are Pc and Lindsay, both
native boys, and they handle monster
steers with all the skill of the best
/ horsemen on the place. Pc earns
mans wages, so expert is he considered
by the foreman, and he is as able to
do cowboys work as any man on the
ranch.
The Lindsays are a remarkable fam
lily. The first of them came to Wal
mea many years ago, and married a
Hawaiian woman. He disappeared
later and was reported to have gone to
Australia. His brother came from
England to hunt him up, but the trail
ended at Waimea. He married his
brothers wife-or widow, for the first
Lindsay was never heard from again.
The son of this man, Tom Lindsay, is
now an old man-has numerous grand
children. A few days ago, last Satur-
day at Koha1a, he married again-a
woman much younger than himself
Lindsays house is a marvel. 1t is
made almost entirely of koa, and the
interior walls are highly polished. The
house also has much furniture made
of koa. One of the Lindsays has the
record for horsemanship. Not long
ago a herd of wild horses appeared
near Waimea and Lindsay, followed by
native cowboys, gave chase. They
galloped after the wild animals up the
steep side of the mountain. Near the
top Lindsay found that he was alone,
the cowboys could not keep up the
wild pace. But he kept galloping up
the precipitous incline, and succeeded
in turning the herd, chasing the wild
horses back into the hands of the wait
ing cowboys. Lindsay's wonderful
twenty-mile ride is still the chief topic
Of conversation in Waimea circles.
PETITION OF NATIVES.
The following petition or address,
was presented to Governor Garter as
the views of the Hawai-
ans in Waimea:
To His ExcelIency George R. Carter
Governor, Territory of Hawaii.
Aloha Nui De: May please your
honor at the meeting of the American
citizens held in Waimea on the 22nd
inst. I was duly elected a IchaIrman of
the five committee to meet his honor
and welcome yee in Waimea and state
he following words, which say as fol-
ow:
Mr.. GOVERNOR believe that I am
the sentiment of all of
South Kohala, when 1 say that we are
glad to see you in Waimea; we are
please to see the Chief Executive Off
,er of our Territory takes an interest
n the Territory at large and by per- '
onal visits to the different district of .
he Islands become acquainted with the
people and from the people ascertain
heir needs.
May please your honor-I was born
n Waimea and have lived here prac-
ically all my life, and I hope 1 may be
ardoned if my remarks be confined TO
Yaimea.
Mr.. Governor-We, of Waimea, do not
eed much, because we have the finest
Innate in the world, but we have O
ew suggestions to make: s
And first we would like to see coun-
= government exist in Hawaii, and We n
ope that it may become an accom- n
lished fact as soon as it may, but we T
-ould rather exist under present condi- L
ons, than again go through the ordeal p
E our late experience; in other words Z
e would like to see an act passed that [
ould hold water, and under such an
ct a new election, and when such Il
me comes we do not think that Wal
lea will have any cause to be asham- y
! of the men that she returns. "
Second. we would like to see more OF el
le public lands opened up for settle d
lent. Waimea is, to my mind, the Il
IeaI residence spot of Hawai- and it n
within my knowledge that home lo
eads would be taken up here as fast b
) they could be surveyed and adver- u
sed, therefore let us have more land d