The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-08-03
BON|NE'S WORK
PLEASES Hawaii

In letter to Secretary Wood of
the Promotion Committee, relative to
giving Moving Picture Expert Bonine
assistance in taking pictures of scenes
on the islands of Hawaii, John Mcguire
of Huehue. Kailua, Hawaii, writes that
"there are some beautiful craters on
Hualalai that very few people have
seen. The craters contain so much
coloring matter; the walls show red,
blue, green and yellow coloring that
one can almost imagine they are still
active. There is so little mention made
of Hualalai,'' he says, "and we think
it is the most interesting of all.
"There are fully two dozen extinct
craters and one travels through forests
and old lava flows, and from the top
the view on a clear day with Mauna
Kea, Mauna Loa and Haleakala tower
ing above is grand. especially if there is
snow on the high peaks.''
As to Mr.. Bonnie, Secretary Wood
has heard of him and his moving pic.
ture work from both Kapapala Ranch
and the Volcano House. OF his eX.
periences at Kapapala Ranch, Julian
Monsarrat s place, he writes:
81 have just. been making lot of
where in the world. The light has been
fine for most of them and since our
arrival here on Friday morning, we
have been hard at it and today (Sun-
day. 1 secured several more.
Tomorrow morning early we start
for a pen some seven miles from here
toward Pahala. where may secure
some still different things, and on COM
IL hos 20, ha N
for few new things and then return
to Hilo and clean up Puma, and
not 90 by the way of Kona this time
owing to the great drive and the team
which l have, but will go Kona way
later by boat. have just received a
letter from Mr.. Hosmer in regard to
some slides which he was to have TAX
en- with him but did not call for before
left ON Tuesday. The slides are made
and i regret that l cannot turn them
over to him in time to be taken with
him. but as / shall likely return earlier
than 1 expected. l will forward them
| to him Immediately upon my return to
Honolulu, and still reach him in ample
! time.
| see the fine cattle scenes and many
!
| here, and on my return to the volcano
/ am in hopes of getting few new
| additions to my volcano scenes, and will
then proceed to clean up the interesting
scenes of Puma.
| as follows:
"Since my letter of Sunday from
I; Kapapala Ranch, we made an early
l fnf q
big branding pen some eight miles
from the ranch toward the sea, where
with an excellent light / secured {
lot of still different scenes from those
made at the ranch, and feel now tina
] have the most interesting lot of Cat
tie Ranch scenes ever made anywhere
So, after a four clock breakfast thi
morning we packed and shipped for thi
place where we arrived about ten-thirt,
after an unpleasant experience in
heavy rain and this has continued her
ever since.
"The Volcano House is over flowing
and will feel quite fortunate if | an
able to get a cot for tonight. If tn
weather clears away tomorrow | shall
attempt something of the avaSfoun
tains and lot of Sx10 and large PIANO
rama nils, anu Wheh MI. lazy anu II
sister return from Mauna Loa, | will
have them crawl down this trail int
the pit and make a moving pictur
showing them making the descent ais
anything else that may add an interest
"With the present team / am quit
certain it would require fully a mont
to get around the Kona coast, and a
the road around the Kau coast is yer.
long, uninteresting and rough, ! shall
return to Hilo and go on to Puma an
gather in everything of interest to b
! found there, and as soon as possibl
will make the Kona trip by steamer.
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