The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-31

WAHIAWA AND WAlANAE


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where we expected 10 ger information
as 10 the route ovsr the haala range
Walking over the grass-earPeted plain
where re had no fear Of dust Is most
ENJOYABLE and the charming views Oh
either hand TO engross the attention
made the miles slip behind unconscious
II. Ny companion continually throw
ing Jumps of Haeckel, Darwin. Spencer,
LyaI and TyndaH al ne at times eaus-
ed such friction that We had to stop
and fight it out until arrested by the
beauty of the scenery or reminder
that the objective point was drawing
near, we strobe onward TO renew the
fight at more opportune time.
Arrived al the farmhouse, which
proved 10 be the residence OF Mr.. Ar
thur Jones, the manager Of the Leile-
hua ranch We were invited IN and to
partake OF lunch. We had TO refuse as
we were not hungry and had refresh
ments with rs which would have TO be
disposed of later.
OVER THE PASS.
From him we obtained directions for
the route over KolekoIe pass which
were to aim for some butts in the dis
lance. set up by Uncle Sans soldiers
and from there we would find a we'll
defined trail TO the left. AS We ascend
ed towards the butts we noticed the
bed of railroad track from which the
iron and s.eepers had been removed
and could not imagine why a road had
ever been constructed through that
barren champaign country AS We
neared the divide the plentifulness Of
rocks. here seen for the first time, gave
the clue 10 the building of the railroad
which ran straight as an arrow from
where they were TO the Kaukonahua
Or wahIawa Dam and from this source
the builders had obtained the great
quantity used in its structure.
On an eminence, in sight Of the crest
of the divide we sat down and dis
cussed the purloined pineapple and our
lunch as wen as the great possibilities
of the Wahiawa region for the sup
port Of a large population and OF its
becoming a center. The wind had fol-
lowed US all the way in a gentle man
ner as if to make our journey one Of
pleasure. At the divide, called Kole-
koie pass, elevation 1890 feet. there is
an abrupt ascent whereas the whole
trail from the dam had been Of such
a gentle incline that it in no way add
ed to the difficulty, AS our heads rose
above the crest we were startled 10
note a huge rock towering 500 feet
above US which was barren and bleak.
It is called Kailio and is 1868 feet
above the sea It gave Us an indica-
ton of what was to follow as the lands
of LuaIualei, with the exception OF an
oasis in the center used by the Waia-
nae plantation. are barren and sun
burned The descent is quite abrupt
although comparatively good trail
has been constructed. Here we noted
the change in the character OF the
fora the trees being generally of
mamane. etc.
We had noticed that the cattle On a
thousand hills were in very good con-
dition and they should be as there
was food in abundance and water 10
be found in many OF the ravines.
After following the tortuous and
steep decline for an hour We reached
the base and on looking about we saw
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covered with rocks and a scrub mi
mosa which at this season was leahess
and apparently lifeless. I have never
heard OF Lualualei being spoken OF as
crater but ii certainly has all the
ear-marks OF one. On the mauka side
the circular cliff Is carried out by high
hills, the imagination being able to fiji
up the spaces between caused by ero-
sion In the center of this basin lies
the oasis mentioned and which is va
tered by a hume from a neighboring
valley. Il is an extremely old volcano
probably ranking Kauai in age while
the scoriae and blackened rocks which
are thickIy strewn over its floor would
deceive the observer into a belief that
they had been but recently elected.
At the foot of the decline we passed
the homestead of the late Geo. CAL
brai1h and from the bleakness Of the
surroundings could not imagine why a
man could ever call that home
Still within the periphery OF the era
ter OF Lualualei we kept on along q
paratively good road until the next
farm house where we found a party
playing croQuet Here we asked for