The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-01-22

and Buchholtz brought out box OF
hundred miles from the flow and yet
the glare was visible the night before
our arrival. but all was dark In the
early morning. There was n suspicion
In the minds OF the residents at that
mace that the outbreak had ceased.
hut I was willing to chance II. and left
I'm the launch with Judge Edings. SUI
pervisor Kalwaiaa and Deputy Sheriff
Kekaula OF Kau. The latter had rid
den from Hilo via Ham1kua and Wal
mea and was on his way to Kona with
the intention OF waiting for the next
visit OF the Mauna Loa, as communl-
cation by land is shut OFF.
PERILs OF WATER.
The launch stopped at Puako to land
mail. Here 1 got definite Information
az to conditions at the flow the night
before. Kiholo, the next place, some
miles further along the coast, is the
shining place for Robert Kinds cat
tie. A canoe manned by a couple of
natives came out to the launch, bring
ing the mail in cigar box and taxing
hack what the launch brought. There
was no delay here and the launch sped
on until nearly to Mokualawena Point.
Around this jut the white caps were
1 seen and the white foam rising from
the lava -ridden beach was rather awe
| inspiring to the captain. The passen-
gers were in a sort OF cockpit with a
| tarpaulin over the top 10 screen them
from the rays of the sun and, Incl
dentally. keep them dry in the event
of the launch taking water. A whis-
pered conversation between the captain
and the man at the helm was over
heard.
.Don't you see it coming?" asked
CAPTAIN Cowan Of the native boy.
.Aye." he answered, without ventur-
ing further remark.
"And we're going right into it, add
ed Cowan.
AYE" remarked the pilot, or what
ever position the man held.
Don't you think we had better turn
back?" asked Cowan.
The answer was not heard but when
the captain gave the orders to turn
around and make for K'holo Bay the
passengers sat up and took notlce'
Judge Edings commenced asking lead
ing questions and the captain answer
ed them by saying he did not Know
what the result would be, but ne nad
to look after the mails, the lives OF
| the passengers were in his hands ana
he did not consider 1t safe, In fact, the
pilot, in whom he had great confidence,
advised him to turn back. Just then
the engineer came out on deck and ask
ed questions with an expression OF as
gust on his face. He insisted that IL
was safe enough and Judge Edings en-
tered a feeble protest against maneu'
yering in the ocean without any den-
mite purpose. The course OF the launch
was changed again and her nose was
pointed toward the point, put the
white caps were getting more feathery
and feet were getting colder, so sec
ond turn was made and back we Wen'
to Kiholo, where the canoemen were
signaled and came to the launch ano
/ took us ashore. Twenty minutes later
. the crew proceeded to Kailua with the
launch, arriving there on time. ~
THE PARTY NARROWED. te-f
There we were, marooned twelve
miles from road but In the comfort
/, able yeranda chairs of Mr.. Hind. Com
munication with the outside was a.
: once established by telephone with a
7 the government road, twelve miles
away and twenty-one hundred feet
above the sea over the 1901 flow. Johr
Mcguire was away at the flow with
, his wife, so he was not available. Mr.
1 Hind was not at the time at his home
at Puwaawaa but was later found al
Waimea, and he told Cowan to take
what we could find. A Japanese boy
Z was In the yard with two mules thai
were ridable and another that was
not. Edings and / secured two thai
were house broken and accompanied
i CAPTAIN Cowan along the beach In
r search of a jackass that would carry
i, him. Kekaula and Kaiwalaa took the
same route with the intention of walk
/, ing until a native would meet then
S with mules.
The trail was well marked and good
, as lava-fow trails go but there was ar
: uncertainty about where one was 60
1 ing to land in the event of the mule
q slipping That uncertainty bred
species of fear that interfered with the
pleasure of the journey. At the end o.
e three hours we were at the Residence
of Judge Matthewman on the govern
ment road. Here hospitality stalks
unfetted. Every act of the genial judge
D and his wife evidenced that fact. W.
v were made to feel comfortable and Zee
!, as the prodigal son was on his return
to his home.
BY arrangement surrey and pai
j met us at the residence of the 1udg'
!, and at eleven o'clock that night l wa
comfortably located in the home o
Mr.. and Mrs. Aungst at Holualoa, thre'
S miles from Kailua on the upper road
n Good cheer has a prominent place IL
j. the home of the Aungsts when 1t comes
u to the entertainments of friends; with
: out them my trip to the flow wonl'
|. have been less pleasant and 1 woul'
= have gone through with less informa
- ton, for they had returned from tn
s scene the night before and knew VIVA
+ was doing up TO that time,
IS ON TO THE FLOW,
=. The next day, Thursday, | was o.
. my way to the flow with a forty-fiv
mile ride before me. Kona is les
known to the people of Honolulu tina
any other part of the Territory, unles
: 1t be Puma, so they cannot realize TN
=, comfort one feels in riding I'm a phae
:, ton over the road from, say Matthew
mans to the flow. / am informed tina
the section for twenty miles beyon
Nc Maguire's toward Waimea is quite a
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