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

hoftAlIA, Jan. El.-NeNer since tne
days of Kalakaua, say the natives. has
any one been given such a reception
as was accorded to Governor Carter at
kohala here today. All along the way
natives met the party. and long be-
fore its arrival at Kohala court house,
the Governor was loaded down with
more lels than his horse could conven-
iently carry. Not even Queen Liliu-
okalani, it was said, was given such
n hearty reception by the natives of
the district. For it was far more 4
Hawaiian gathering than anything,
else, with a luau at noon. followed by
a public meeting. and a reception and
a dance in the evening.
ON THE WAY TO KoHALA.
The party left the Kohala Ranch.
Palmer Woods place, at seven o'clock
this morning. Half way to Kohala the
party was met by e. Il. Gliding, who
had previously conveyed Forester Hos
mer over the district. Mr. Gliding ia
the forester for Kohala. After brief
stop at DR.. Wight's place. where the
Governor was shown the greenhouse
and what are said to be the finest
orchids on the islands, the party pro-
ceeded to Pololu Valley where there is
a large tract of government land, pass
ing through growing cane fields on the
way.
ANOTHER EXCHANGE.
The tract is one of $500 acres and lust
at present there is proposition before
the government from the Bishop Estate
e., a.. oh. -
acre lot in Honolulu for the magnifi-
cent valley. The proposition is some
what similar to that of the Boardman
lot exchange and the government is
also opposed to this new deal. The
Bishop Estate offers in exchange for
the beautiful valley, two and half
acres in Honolulu. in Nuuanu Valley
above the Mcintyre property, which
could be used as a park. The Bishop
Estate wants in addition to this valley
$500 in cash or Manoa valley taro lands
of that value. The Pololu Valley Is
one of the prettiest pieces of land on
the beautiful island of Hawaii. 1t con-
ssts of $500 acres and is at present
under lease to Akina. a Chinese, who
has it in rice cultivation. Not all Of
the $500 acres of course; for the great
err part of the land is unavailable for
cultivation, being both rocky and hilly.
1t is now inaccessible by sea. The
present lease expires some time this
year, but 1t is safe to say that the
Bishop Estate Offer will not be accept
ed. Akna also wants new lease on
Pololu Valley and the adjoining val
ley.
A KAMEHAMEHA DITCH.
From Pololu the party rode back a
few miles where was shown ditch of
the workmanship, supposedly of the
time of the first Kamehameha. 1t was
as much of "a work of art as some of
the more pretentious wooden and stone
served its purpose very well. The
ditch, or rather tunnel for ii Is dug
through solid earth and in some in
stances hard lava, is several miles in
length and Is followed out at n depth
of thirty or forty feet. Stone and wood
instruments were used in the work, and
1t must have required years to com
plete it. The ditch level was reached
by digging out a hole, hardly large
enough for one man to work COM,
fortably, and he dug on through to the
next excavation. There are dozens Of
these large holes and a stream OF pure
water still runs through the ditch.
AT THE KOHALA CLUB.
The next stop was at the Kohala
Clubhouse. where the party rested for
an hour. All along the way natives on