Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-28
Wild Cattle, Shy as Deer and
Combative When Cornered,
Furnish Exciting Experience
For Parties on Hawaii
COWBOYS KEEN HUNTERS
AND WONDERFUL TRAILERS.
Will Follow Game Over Rough
Country Observation-Disclosures
Over Ancient Lava Flows,
Not Far From Volcanoes,
Has Thrilling Moments
BY HON. SANFORD cALLAao DOLE
Former Governor Of Hawaii.

BY HON, SANFORD cALLAao DOLE
Former Governor Of Hawaii.
We pitched our camp in the wide
I valley between Hualalai and Mauna
Kea, with Mauna Loa to the south. II
is an old volcanic country. Ia the
lowest part Of the valley between
three and four thousand feet elevation
Is a wide space between lava flows
Of four or FIVE thousand acres. coyere
with a growth OF the mountain pill
grass which Rows two or more feet
high and ct Is the area the appear
anee OF asst grain field. Here
the wild ca tile come from out the
!. thin forests IN the lava flows to Craze.
This space has considerable rich soil
but It is diversified with numerous
lodges and ridges of rock-the ra-
mains OF extremely ancient lava lows.
and In parts 10 is strewn with loose
stones up to two feet in diameter,
the product of more recent explo-
sions from some of the numerous
cones Of Mauna Kea. These stones
hidden in the high grass make the
roping Of cattle hazardous to both
horse and rider, and sometimes most
announcement to the hunter on horse
back carrying rifle.
Our camp was on smooth ground
between the lava hummocks and near
the forest. The long pack train Of
mules carrying water, supplies and
camp equipment was unladen and sew
eral tents put up. A very experienced
cowboy 5o years OLD discovered q col
epy OF WIG oees IN q ereVice IN the
Ioeks, ann Win smoke smuoge as
AtNited their STRONGHOLD ana succeed
!h e1tllcaune Snerelrom Huarl ol
cnotce weli-haFofen money, Wnicn was
= welcome adaition later 20 gu. lar
eeI' ~ espeelsl Feiatl0h 20 the COWBOY
NOT CAKES ~hich oecaiee a substantiai
Isre ~ Tue caltlp mess table. ihefe
Nas Isasis -s'o 1850 ,auls, . haL ieslee
- 9 .rook Mas eosoreo wltE grass, en1
1870 s@ a. ~ So liz
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ara aas,iv nacled and. sra -. csneb Ne ~
heinz eTneditior.lv mad nj tho
hot rriddIe q covered With the hat.
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snlt enonpn FOR. ration
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rsss 20 .hasr .hs..s = ,,.a.,'.Iia.
= q ~. - t,.a sss - no : 1880 $3.50.
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were ~ camp 4 week OF tlore
enu nuneeu essln MIN insso ana rlne'
sol,e.,lnes VIII ens latter on morse
.s ~. ene. ehneuits q aiming ron
tne sauule leu 1s senershy 70 prefer
- ulslnoun. ene naye = leuse o. Iata
nsal ~ - Le. . % "a case o. peihs
n - inssssa ~ nun LII Une gay
re we're i9eklhs LOT tNo Duiis winch
:, ne w M.A nse encounsered the oay
geiore IA sie snul WOODS On the IaVa.
~, ..e Sas pIepallns - .nfoW ms iasso
~. na1 oeen charged Oy one OF tnem
DssoIs ue was reauy, ana Deing alone
anu tne sIoehu unIaForaoies nad maoe
: =. haseeliy re = AIter IohoWing
me euse u lns forest Ior several
miles we noticed an animal half hid
den IN the bushes: The two or three
OF us carrying rifles dismounted and
nred, without apparent effect, at his
whereabouts as shown by the dis