The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-08-17

where are you going tomorrow"
asked gentleman at Notes million
aire table. for they expect each week
| / will give them the story of one of
the numerous beautiful valleys In the
vicinity of Honolulu. l answered that
there were two places I wished to ex-
plore, one the historic valley of Mnnoa
and the other the charming valley of
Moanalua. the latter If the former
threatened to be wet.
My Missourian tourist tramp friend
was ready early but the weeping maid
of Manoa," protested against visiting
her aerie, and as l knew wei the un-
pleasantness OF wading through tall
vet grass told my friend we would go
in the othe- direction and see Moana-
lua. which l knew we could depend on
for being dry under foot
We found the King street car loaded
with city people fleeing to the coun-
try, as 1t was about train time and so
many are now visiting the pnearule
country by the new branch of the Oa-
hu railway.
Leaving the car in the Kahauiii val
ley which has now become the prop
erty of the United States governnit mt,
we ascended the h.ll where the man.
moth military camp is being comIlet-
ed Here we viewed the scene and
commended the wisdom of the archi-
tect who laid out the camp and imagin-
ed what its beauty would be when
bellished with trees, flowers and lawn.
We then descended by the winding
road. whose sides are guarded by stone
walls of pointed masonry. into Moana-
lua, the artistically laid garden par
excellence on the Hawaiian islands.
How fortunate are the residents of Ho-
nolulu to have so near and accessible
a magnificent park where they are
/ welcome. and which has all the req
uisites of light and shade, waterfalls,
meandering paths, and fruits and flow
ers. the enjoyment of which is as much
theirs as it is that of the owner. OF
| this more anon.
| We pursued our way across the val
ley and followed the well-built road
which twists and turns as it clings to
! the sleeps on the Eva side until we
debouched into the road which leads to
the valley proper. The mammoth UNI
! brageous monkeyDods on either side
! must arrest the attention of the north
ern tourist, although the wealth and
variety of the tropical fruits and vines
might perhaps excite his admiration
while the exquisite bits of artistic gar
dening on either hand would commend
the vale of Moanalua to the most fas-
tdious.
/ Clumps of cactus with their brilliant
| colored ripe fruit looked most tempt
| ing, while plethora of beans of the
algaroba covered the ground for mile
| along the road, the value of which Tor
| food for stock should warrant their
| being CLEANED daily.
AS we ascended the valley the hill
sides and lands assumed a deeper hue
of green, probably from receiving more
of the moisture carried by the trade
winds which draw down.
MOANALUA GOLF LINKS.
Presently we reached the famous golf
| links of Moanalua which are kept in
prime condition and which from the
contour of the stream afford an in
finite variety of play for the lovers of
the game. Here we noticed 4everal
groups of young men, bare-headed and
in shirt sleeves deeply interested in the
amusement. while at the golf house
stood several autos and carriages and
on the lanais parties of ladies and gem
tlemen disported themselves God bless
the Sabbath day said one as 1t af-
fords true rest from the routine of
life and from the carking cares of busi-
ness.
MOANALUA POLO GROUNDS.
Farther up the valley we passed the
extensive, level and well moved polo
grounds of Moanalua, said to be from
their natural surroundings the most
beautiful in the world. The polo
grsunds We're by no means natural,
farther than that the width of the val
ley at this point gave scope fer thcm.
The making of them involved an i'm
mensity of labor partly for the reason
that about the center stood an ancient
altar built of huge stones the carrying
OF which to the site and the construc-
tion of which must have taxed the
strength and ingenuity of the aborig-
inal inhabitants. What stories could
those stones tell of love and hate, of
the cruel religious tabus, of war and
sacrifice, and of the paintive cries of
victims and worshipers! They GER
tainly cost much to remove and they
We're utilized in building the embank-
ment on the river side of the grounds,
which had TO be as nearly level as
possible. On a gala day this great
amphitheater is completely surrounded
with autos and running gear the oc-
cupants of which can all get good views
of the intensely interesting sport. Any
game which involves the use of the
horse has marvellous attraction for
Hawaiians as well as for those who
have learned to call the islands their
home.
THE VALLEY.
Through a gate we were let into the
pasture lands in which blooded cattle
of many colors We're feeding on the
rich grasses. This we might call the |
entrance proper of the valley. for now
tho precipices on either side begin to
rise and although the fields are COM |