The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-20

1 IS 1eTOi9aIAE Iti3L Liz 4C3ASE 40lN1E 41lhNA
4 extended much above the boundary OF
I Hunlusila. At this poinr the. koa and
ohia are replaced by mamani, which,
/ forming an open stand, extends practI-
/ caIIy 20 the upper boundary OF Hunnu-
/ MA, and all along the slope OF MauTa
Ken
! Beyond Horlahina the dense forest Of
! ofia and koa comes mp 10 the HuTnii-
i MIA line From here on 10 the Hama
4 kua boundary. the proportion OF koa IS
/ larger and The forest Is OF greater po-
rential commercial value.
/ The lands within the limits OF the
! proposed F9ifo Forest Reserve. winch
extend through the forest, are from
south to north as follows Piihonua,
| Paukaa. Papaikou, MakahaTaioa, Ha-
kalau. HonotlIna Pima. Mauitla, Lau-
pahoehoe, Waipunalei, and a part OF
HuInuuIa OF these lands Pnhonua,
Pima. F9uTnuuia and Laupahoehoe are
owned by the Government and are, with
the exception OF the last named. under
S lease for various terms A portion OF
+ Laupahoehoe IS under lease also, but a
I large parr OF the land bearing this name
/ on the official mans Is included IN the
! tract known as PapaaiOa forest which IS
still IN the hands OF the Government.
1 The remaining lands IN the list are own
ed IN fee by plantations OF individuals
I The upper part OF PIihonua Is sublet
10 Mr. W. H Shiprnan: the boundary
/ being line run across the land from
I the center Of Reeds island. IN the 1855
: lava flow Mr. Shipnlan has Just COM
! pleted a fence across PI1honua some
what over a mile ulauka OF his lower
boundary Hereafter all OF his cattle
+ will be kept above this line. he fence
4 H. r1nK1-
above Halealoha. runs north TO the
I trail. then eastward TO the opening III
4 the woods abolit north OF Halealoha,
/ and thence IN q fairlv straight line
I across Piih0naa TO a point on the Pau
/ Iaa boundary two miles from the tdr-
Tluuia line There are one or Two Jogs
I IN the fence line which may later be
eliminated but this strengthening would
not materially alter the direction OF the
| line.
Through an arrangement with Brewer
| & Co.. Mr. ShipInan has continued the
I fence across the lands OF Paukaa, Pa
paikou and Makahanaloa, at q slightly
| higher elevation than that across PHI
| honua The corners on these lands are
| one and one-haif instead OF two miles
Tnakai OF the HuIrlurila boundary. The
average elevation OF the fence across
| these lands IS little over 5000 feet. It's
| location Is practically az the upper edge
OF the dense forest
Below the line Of the fence Is con-
siderable band OF wild cattle. which has
! been estimated TO consist of over 500
head Formerly these cattle ranged all
the way from Iaupahoel1oe to the 1855
| flow. but constant hunting at the north
ern end OF the district has now driven
the greater part towards Pnhonua- By
the terms Of has agreement with Brewer
& Co. Mr. SIliDnlan leases the land,
builds and keeps IN repair the fence,
and agrees 70 eXfeTn1lllate the wild cat
lie IN the forest below. This work Is
now gong on with systematic driving
and shooting which viii be continued
as long as there are any wild cattle.
left.
II similar arrangement could be
made wiki Irwin and Company, Mr..
Shipnan would be glad TO continue the
fence across the lands OF Hakalau and
Honohina.
There exist division fences between
Hunuula and the lower living lands as
lar north. as Hakaiau- Beyond this the
lands are unfenced and are open TO CAT
tie or sheep from above. As 4 matter
OF fact the sheep are not allowed 10 get
far into the forest. because OF the diff
Guilty IN herd1ng them IN the under
brush. Wild pigs abound IN the forest
No estimate can be made OF their NM
Der
The fence erected By Mr.. Sflipnlan !
meets 50 many Of the requirements OF !
the upper boundary OF the proposed I
fiiio Forest Reserve THAI II seems 10 I
me wise 10 adoDt i. from the 1855 flow 4
To file land of Hakalau and the line de- (
sired From there on ] recommend that /
the boundary follow the edge Of the 4
forest across HakaIau and Honohira +
This comedies with the location desired /
By Mr.. ShInrlan Tor the extension OF his I
fence. From the corner OF Honohina, /
Pima and Humulla, the reserve line 4
should follow the lower boundary OF /
El.TnuEla. as lar as the north rnaula /
corner Of Waipunalei. thence across
HuznuEIla TO point on the EIlo- Hama /
kua boundary. 70 be determined later IN /
connection with the Haulaklua reserve. /
Ny reasons for recommending this /
line are as follows a belt OF al least /
TWO miles OF forest above the upper /
limit or The heayv ram belt and the head /
OF the permanently running streams IS /
thus reserved
The lire : FAR enough raauka 70 n /
cl,de practically all OF the area subject /
TO the showers and light rains occurring
above the belt Of heavy precipitation
The reservation as recommended viii. /
] believe insure the objects for which /
Il Is made. While ttle forest could IN
doubtedly be extended further mau4za. /
think the land above the proposed line
can be used Tor other purposes than
forest. without detrInent 10 the best /
interests OF the reserve
By adopting the line recommended /
the question OF fencing considerable 1
portion Of the boundary Is 0bviated. As /
the objects OF the plantations IN their /
agreement with Mr.. ShlpTnan are ideu-
teal with those Of the reserve N 50 /
Tar a they relate 10 fencing and 70 the I
determination OF wild cattle they carlA
well be taken advantage OF by COZ
operating with the parties 70 the agree
meut /
There remains one more point 10 b. /
considered the Sef1+fe-- boundary OF I