The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-12

continuous and dense forest, it's lower
bounds approaching the coast at dis
tances varying from one to four miles
and it's upper wreathed in the clouds
yelling the House of the Sun" This
afternoon the cloud-lei forms broad
band athwart the whole mountainside
with the proud dome of Haleakala ris-
ing above the upper frill and glisten-
ing in glorious sunshine.
There is a magnificent country, but
it is not more than one-fourth devel-
oped," Land Commissioner Pratt said
a few minutes ago, pointing to the
lower mountain slopes behind the
luscfously verdant sugar baronies.
He indicated the lands within the rain
belt which include the Omaupio home
steads that are to receive particular
attention on this gubernatorial expedi-
ton. He said it was a good hog
raising country, as the prickly pear
throve well there, and variety of soil
products was capable of profitable cul-
ture in that region.
All of inland has now disappeared
and the steamer is running close in I'M
der one of the boldest coasts in the
group. For beauty and grandeur both
it seems to me to vie with the Hama
kua coast if not even surpass tl@t
famed stretch of sublimity. The sky
lines of the bluffs are more varied than
those of Hamakua. Here they are of
many shapes and resemble different
types of square-topped like
a fort, peaked like house gable,
domed or lowered like great public
buildings. Cascades are dashing hun
dreds of feet down in silvery brilliance
under the lowering sun, not far apart
but in prOfusion suggestive of con-
nected string of tassels.
At Kaena landsend to appearances
is reached and the bluffs assume all
sorts of freaks. There is. deep wood
ed gulch running into the island here.
Surmounting the village is an immense
gray castle of bare rock, overlapping
the verdure-clad sleeps and showing
the lines of even strata. 1t should
have been mentioned that the entire
frontage of precipices until row were
clothed in rank vegetation, with a
close admixture Of trees of forest size
wherever there was roothold. Close to
the beach the lauhala tree was easily
recognized in abundance of speci-
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a great scarf of red soil, seemingly
hung over the embellishments, where a
landslide had occurred.
One of the most striking sights on
the approach to Kaena is the mountain
trail stringing along, near the summit
at a height of 1000 or 1900 feet 1t
is four feet wide and without bar
rier on the outside margin, therefore,
it may be imagined, requires sure-foot-
ed animals to carry riders over it with
any degree of safety.
Kaena is typical Hawaiian seaside
village, only it's site is somewhat pecu- |
lar. 1t is slightly elevated reef |
in part of lava flow. set in |
L niche of perpendicular cliffs meet
ng at a right angle. Near the end of |
his bench masses of black volcanic |
rock Just out of the water.
While the C1audine's boats were !
anding the Kaena freight, of which |
here was good deal. Captain Ben |
nett represented to superintendent |
Campbell the need of a steam derrick |
at the place. Just at this time an ac- |
,ident happened which perhaps would |
have been prevented with better land |
ng facilities. A cask dropped upon |
The leg of a Japanese sailor and when !
ne was brought aboard it was found |
The limb was broken just above the |
ankle. There was a slight confusion