The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-05-13
GUBERNATOR|AL PARTY'S
FINAL DAYS ON kauai
TriumphaI Tour Continued to Lihue...C Carter
and Atkinson Indulge in Famous
Water Sports.

with various men in regard to hofne-
stead lands. On the way back TO Mr..
wilcoxs house the Governor inspected
the courthouse and lookup. In COM
pany with Sheriff Coney. Soon after
arriving at Mr.. Wilcox's a delegation
of natives came over to talk further
about homestead matter. The Governor
and Mr.. Pratt explained the law to
them. Later the party took a ride up
the Hanalei river in Mr.. G. b. Makee's
steam launch. Returning to Mr.. Will
cox's home a party of twelve gentlemen
sat down to dinner, as follows: Gov.
Carter, Mr.. Atkinson, Mr.. Pratt, Mr.
Hosmer, Sam Wilcox, A. S. Wilcox,
Sheriff ]. H. Coney, w. H. Rice. Mr..
Gandall, C. H. Willis, Arthur Rice and
Charles B. Makee. After dinner the
Hawaiians gathered and sang and play
ed native music throughout the even
ing.
LOOKING OVER LANDS.
KILAUEA, May 7.-Leaving Mr.. Will
cox's about 8 o'clock, the Governor and
his party spent the morning in the sad
die, looking over the lands of Hanalei,
Kalihikai and Kalihiwai where there
is a forest reservation proposition. and
also locality in the Hanapepe valley.
where it is proposed that homestead
lots be opened for sale.
At Kalihiwai bridge stop was made
to inspect that structure, which stands
without approach on either side-a good
steel bridge, on tubular supports. The
old wire rope ferry is still used and ex-
cept for those on foot is the only way
of getting across.
AT KILAUEA.
At Kilauea a luncheon was given at
the school teachers house by Mr.. and
Mrs. I. c. Cox. By a pleasant COIN
cidence it happened to be the thirteenth
anniversary of their wedding, so that
the day was properly celebrated.
Among the party to sit down We're An
drew Moore, manager of the Kilauea
plantation; the Messrs. Wilcox, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. S. Wilcox, w. H. Rice and
number of other ladies and gentlemen
from Hanalei and Kilauea. After
luncheon the Governor went over to the
school house, where the children and 4
number of Hawaiians had gathered and
made a brief speech.
MET BY SCHOOL CHILDREN.
KEALIA, May S.-Leaving the Kilau-
ca school house the party drove on to
Kealia. on the way brief stops We're
made at the Kilauea japanese school,
where the scholars were drawn up to
receive the Governor under two large
American and Japanese flags. They
sang song of welcome in Japanese
and the Governor responded in few
words of appreciation. Farther along,
the road runs through large grove of
kukui trees, the last remnant of large
forest which formerly covered the low
er lands. Under this grove was the
first temple" of the early missionaries.
one large tree was called the pulpit
tree, for from its branches Father"
Alexander used to preach. The Gov
ernor, mindful of his missionary blood,
climbed into the pulpit long enough to
be photographed.
Farther on the picturesque cliffs of
A IpI Tn, nf
is a hole which tradition says was
punched by the spear of an early war
rior during fight with the local giants
who inhabited that part of the island.
Arriving at Kealia the party drove
at once to the house of the manager,
Mr. G.. II. Fairchild, where they We're
entertained over Sunday in the most
way Soon after arrival the
local committee called and presented a
petition setting out their wants.
A jolly dinner followed, at which were
present, beside the four members of the
party, Mr., and Mrs. Fairchild, Mrs
schmidt, James NJ, Spaulding and Ar
thur Rice.
During the evening the local oand
under the direction of the plantation
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