The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-08-01
NEWT TRlILS ON
OLD MOUNTAINS
HONOLULU fixrLonmHs RETURN
TO OAHU rnoM MAUI rnnIfs
AND MofoKAt.

ANANm ANNhAN y AWNNNAHHNI
Representatives Of the Trail ana
Mountain Club, the Pubia Service A..
nociation and the civic Federation ar.
rived in Honolulu this morning on the
Nikahnla, after q tour OF Molokai and
West Maui, preparatory to extensive
operations in those rekions.
At present DR.. Doremus scudder and
a number Of the Ira and Mountainecrs
are still on Maui on their way through
Haleakala crater, Miss Mary p. Winnie
and ladies Of the club are on Molokai,
camping. A branch Of the Public Ser
vice Association Is also inh fair way
or organization on both islands. Il
DR.. Scudder and Alexander Hume
Ford, Of the Oahn Trail and Mountain
Club, and Rev. Henry Judd, Of the
Maui branch, arranged to make a
thorough tramp Of the MolOkai mount.
aims and report on the possibilities of
opening up the MOlokai trails to club
members. Their efforts were more
than successful.
Arrangements have been made with
G. c.. Conradt, Of Pukoo, to establish
there q permanent Trail and Mountain
camp and arrange for sending club
members and tourists over the Molokai-
an trails, which are among the most
interesting and thrilling of any in Ha-
wall. DR.. Scudder and Ford made the
trip from Conradt g over the mountain
tops and down into Wailau valley, and
then IN canoe around the pals that
face the ocean into Pelekunu harbor.
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The next day they climbed what is
known as the most difficult trail in the
islands, out of Pelekunu valley to the
Pelekunu swamps, some 4,500 feet
above the sea where they were lost for
several hours, but finally found de-
seendable ridge just before dark. 1t
Is proposed to send members of the
Ukulele patrol over with sign posts, as
even native guides sometimes lose the
trail there.
The Wailau-Pelekunu trail trip is re-
ported by the Trail and Mountain
scouts as one of the most wild and
scenic bits of tramping to be had in
the islands, and now that arrangements
have been made for a resthouse and
camp at PukoO it will be possible for
bhOnC VIM NAbl W raw 1lOIUIulu vi
Tuesday night, arrive at the Camp early
Wednesday morning and start the same
day over the trail. There are deserted
houses in Pelekunu that can be turned
into rest houses. Thursday night should
bring the tTamper back to camp, and
Friday could be spent in Halawa valley,
Saturday in the mountains, and the
boat for Honolulu boarded. Saturday
evening. -
The Public Service Association win
probably arrange with the Inter:Is-
land company for regular weekly ex-
eursions, including all expenses: n7
Everybody There.
Last Sunday week was probably the
biggest day Halawa Valley has enjoy.
ed for quarter of century. There
was the dedication of the reconstruct.
ed church, and convention of Trail
and Mountain Club members; Charles
T. Fits of the boys camp, with all
his youngsters spent the day in the
valley, and Miss Winnie and her. score
of trampers camped in the church yard
James Wilder and Artist Lionel Wal
den of Paris were camping at the
mouth of the valley, while George
Cooke and nearly everyone on Molo
kai arrived during the day, to say
nothing of the visiting delegates from
Maui
The late afternoon was spent visit
ing the falls at the head of the valley
which the American artist from Paris
had come to paint. Mountainous Mo
lokai was voted the ideal weekend
tramping grounds for tourists and resi-
dents of Honolulu, and Immediate steps
will be taken to improve and map thu
trails on this part of the island.