The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-27


labor And this is evidenced by the growing nul
ber of retired" folk who are taking up residen,
here though witnessed much more emphatcally
the Hawaans themselves; than earth
more reposefull superior. truly arstocratic being
Plenty" snobs there In Honolulu. but the una
sailably superior souls the naveborn. the natl,
race. who. aoof from the harred bustling hao
twhtes) walk In unmoyed calm and philosophy.
And this air OF large leisure worn by goodly
part OF the population, the low latitude" OF the
islands with other temptations OF nature. invite
all to lettering or play.
For play. too Is one Of the persuasions OF the
land, and though at sea-leyel the temperature re-
mains ever at summer reading the uplands and
far heights brisk and breezy, and every one
of the eight Islands is mountainous Hawaii has
the highest mountains OF any islands in the
world. and her lesser ranges, also offer to the
mountain climber no little OF hazard and excite
ment as well as Infinite beauty Certain persons
return year after year to the little island world;
in the ambition TO explore still unknown valleys
scale unforgotten battling pals tprecipices) es
say again path to pathless summit
On the largest island Hawaii, there are three
mountains, one OF which is over eight thousand
feet in height and each Of the others more than
thirteen thousand. On the much smaller island
OF Maui old Haleakala bulks large and towers
high, rev grhhner slgHls are 10 bt htuuttu tlah
the view from the top of this mountain; the bat
Ting Of the clouds below; the narrow isthmus of
Maui Joining on to those West Maui mountains
that uprase noble wall opposite the greater
range; the giant crater the distant islands float
ing In the water On clear day from the sum.
init NAV be seen all the islands of the group e1-
cept Kauai: over on the big island. Hawaii snow
capped Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa stand forth,
though distant hundred miles; the entire Is
land OF Maui lies revealed
The people who say one do" Hawaii In
very short order, are very likely the people that
declare the Hawaiian language is easy to learn.
To do" them takes considerable time and con
siderable effort But they are very worth while,
they are as responsive as the race whose name
they bear-or who bears their name, Seashore
or mountaInside bride path or trail the tramper
cuts for himself auto highway or cowpath on the
wide ranch lands all lure and give rich return to
those that respond to their call.
The horse not so very long ago was king In the
island ruled supreme, richman poorman. beggar'
man thief all were dependent on equine carry
inr Everybody knew how to ride, everybody had
n horse planter and Pake tchnamanl meeting
in this on a certain equality. But now. for one
reason and another horses are getting scarce and
cost a good deal more to keep than they used TO.
And while the expense OF riding has Increased.
the pleasure has derreased-OWlng To autonODHe
and motorcycle But for mountain trips the
horse still holds It's own, and ] know no better
way TO play in Hawaii than to travel mauka
fmountain-wardl with willing steed, climbing
tp and up and up to where "the trail is narrow
and the path is dim"-but panther clings to
the arching limb" The mountain forests are Of
much beauty and interest. both the reforested
heights and the slopes still in possession OF the
native trees Giant ferns, great-eaved. aspiring
vines. Wild bananas and tall shrubhery. help make
a tropical jungle. though the cool air. the energy
OF horse and rider. do not bespeak the tropics.
Birds are few. but one would rather see none
than be accompanied by the bold. raucous. multi
tudnous mynahs OF the lower levels, These
nests as one ascends the mountain. give place
to an occasional skylark whose song and soaring
nj in well with holiday mood Occasionally in
the wids the little native oyegreen bird sepa-
rates itself from the protecting foliage. and once
in a while that other OF the soil, rose
colored songster Is heard and seen. But bird life
ia not a feature Of the islands; the forests are
almost silent, almost destitute Of animal life.
Wild flowers are scarce as native birds.
One occasionally comes upon the Hawaiian be
sonia, dropping largepetaled pink and gold,
vary lovely Sometimes the bloom of the jasmine
shines out white and starlike and sheds its fra
france far abroad. The flowers OF the wild GIN
ger. one kind pure white, the other creamy vel
INV MI the air with intoxicating sweetness. But
tbe dominant mountain odors come from the
~raeuerv. perhaps from the trailing MALE, myr-