The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-07

everlasting green.
Some Natural History.
1t was at the beginning of the second
hour of wading that a bold private
called out to the guide, Say, mister.
are there any fish i'll this stream?N
McCaughey stopped for a moment in
a pool up to his armpits to turn and
explain that the only fish ever caught
in the Wahiawa River were "suckers. "
That 5 the only kind that ever will
be- was the quick response of the
private.
There are fifty big ones in it now
added another, who had just made a
plunge from slippery rock.
"No, we are lobsters,' corrected a
third, and so the good-natured railIery
continued.
1t was during the second hour that |
Musician Hall for the fifth time fished |
his bugle from the bed of the stream
and confded to me that he didn't come
to Hawaii to ford all its streams and {
rivers lengthwise.
\ small island of rocks appearing in
the stream. halt of a few moments
was called, and those who could find
resting places sat down. 1t may not be
called an inspiring. but it was certainly
a picturesque, sight to watch fifty men
in khaki, fully armed, marching up u
stream. sometimes but their heads and
shoulders above water.
Not Submarines.
"Onlv one more hour of this,' cried
the guide. as we passed two splendid
specimens of native palm growing on
the high banks - the first we had
come to.
"Good' cried a private. owe are
soldiers, not submarines.
thought | heard the lieutenant whis-
per under his breath to McCaughey:
.'They are queer looking school of
fish, though
Higher Up, the Deeper.
Several times side streams emptied
into the Wahiawa. and our guide ascend
ed them a few hundred yards to get his
bearings He had gone over the trail |
but once before. No one was quite sure
that we would get over.
The Real Hard Part.
The Wahiawa does not get shaIlower
| as YOU ascend On the contrary up the
mountain it is a real river, even twenty
odd miles from its mooth.
At last. after three hours and half
Of wadino and swimming, Mctaughey
pronounced Mccoy. but abominably
snelled-called out that we were APP
! preaching the real hard part Of the
journey.
A Landmark.
Il am looking for Dexter Fraser 5
dunearees. - he exclaimed to Lieuten-
ant Pardee. Owe hung them on tree
at the intersection of two streams.
When | see Dexter's old trousers Il
know we are at the place where we
turn out Of the stream.
| How | longed for Dexter ; dungarees
and at last they doomed upon the
Iborfzon-or 10 be more accurate against
the wall Of green foliage The blue
against the green that drew a cneer OF
welcome from every throat. No SAINT
lever left relics behind more reVerently
saIuted by any army than were pe&-
hers dungarees; we were glad to see
them and name the point of ascent
latter them.
Not SO Steep as House.
The climb from the stream stral-h'
Inn Dungaree point is not so steep as
mn the side Of a house, but II would
make the ascent of an ordinary s'eepIe'
from the outside. seem thing Of gentle
grade. and there were two hours ana
half Of this before Us.
Mind YOU. here were fifty men fuIlE
armed and equipped. arms, ammun1tlons,;
blankets tents. rations (sodden ana
useless now. haversacks, alI-Who Ma"
waded and swum for three mortal houra
M cold mountain stream in search 9I
the only one Of many spurs That Woul'
permit them to ascend to the MA u
ridge. They must no" ',','n, irrI,r,v
or more feet, almost PtI'eI,'' 49,,
and land in marching plI l aao mil.
Or. if then the guide had fnaig =" ' had
take, or some one else IMAM D 1'.auaas
happened along and shed his auh2aI ees'
there was climb down again, anu d"
other weary search for the rign' SPul
mn Ia the main ridee-and there Is only
one an ripbt one.
Tho endurance test now began IN