The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-21
AFTERNOON REPORTS.

Great bowng smoke and ugly yellow glare in
the northwestern sky Yesterday notice Honolulu that the
the hills that form part OF the watershed back OF Wah
ava was burning the Punchbow the fire seemed
to have almost reached of the Kah valley although as
of fact seventeen miles away and from Waikiki
perhaps the panes had it could be seen SLOWLY
eating its top of the Kooau the backbone
of Oahu and dense curtain of smoke had dried
the wind and lay like curtain covering the upland Were
is located the Wahiawa colony.
telephone message received Advertiser Office at
yesterday by of Pearl City, said that the e was about
under control the threatening OF the
land all of being forest great part of the
burned district in fact pasture land where the grass was dry
tinder by of the long drouth
fire. that hour, travelling not very fast up along
the south of Kaukonahua guch above the Wahawa dam
This in the district OF Waianaeuk The hr was burning d
ecy the teeth of the trade wind which condition made
it easier for those who fighting it,
Every in the colony of Wahawa was out lighting he all
yesterday and during the greater part OF Saturday night as
we'll and also from Waialua plantation
these fighters reinforced by men sent
from Pearl City
fighters building trench around and in front
change in the wind comes the fire will be checked.
The glare of the flames lit the whole western sky on Sat
urday night, and again last night
THE OFFICIAL REPORT.
Ralph Homer Superintendent of Forestry last night
the following of the Wahiawa fire to the Advertiser:
Th Wahiawa started Thursday but when reported
day mentioned having been got under control
midnight O. Carks and men from the Wahiawa
splendid work in fighting the flames 1t appears the
fire broke afresh on Friday afternoon
Saturday when word that the hau
started David Haugh the field foreman OF the de-
parmen charge of the reghng He reached the
place has been charge of the work since then
Yesterday morning in company with Byron O. Clark call
ed of Castle Cooke Ltd representing both
Waaua plantation and the Wahawa DAM and officially asked him
laborers turned fight the fire. also to notify W.
Gooda manager Waiaua plantation of the MIR
by Mr. Haughs letter to L. G. Kellogg manager o
Wahiawa Water Co., telling him order out all his force.
81 have just heard from Mr. Haughs. He he to Wa
yesterday and where the fire
He found that there had been battling with the
previous night There between so and 90
his command yesterday Mr. Kellogg had furnished about
W. R. Buick manager of Lelehua ranch had with
eight and Byron o. Clark there with about
Twenty thirty will stay watch with Mr. Haughs
800 from Waiaua will be the ground
"Mr Haughs the message by the who brought bac
the He said he thought about that the fire practically
under control the wind did change but everything
dry that danger of strong wind tanning the embers
driving them in direction
He estimates that the fire had the slope 70
mile that the swath it from and half
miles wide The character of the forest attacked consists
kukui, oha and koa woods
Ihe fire is between the forks of the main Kaukona
guc back of the Wahiawa colony where the big irrigation
1t had travelled from the side of