Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-09


cradle grade and winding. The trade
| winds, or those usually prevailing on
these islands. come from the south
east and the formation or shape of
the range on the island OF Oahu con-
centrates the force Of the wind at this
point on the road, called the Pail. So
that in passing it for a distance of
100 feet, people have to look we'll to
their headwear or their chapeaux will
so sailing over the steep precipice to
pCin the innumerable caravan gone
that way before. never 70 return.
Tradition of the Pail
At the Pail, tradition says. the for
mer great Menlfkelali, once the great
ruler of Oahu, defended his posses
sions so well that he routed the en-
envy in battle and drove them back
up the hill towards this gap in the
mountains and pressed them so hard
that they were finally crowded over
the precipice, falling 100 feet to their
death, 5000 of them. A tablet cut in
the granite stone is this day there,
certifying to the truth Of the prowess
of this great warrior and king.
One may stand at the Pail and view
on one side the haruor and the
spreading city Of Honolulu and the
broad expanse Of the Pacific to the
south and to the north, innumerable
fields Of the beautiful dark green
precisely planted pineapple and rice
paddles of the hillsides, the groves
of cocoanut trees waving their palms
by the flat sands OF the beach, the
green guava bushes, the vast cane
fields of the sugar plantations, the
velVet-like appearance of the young
algeroba bushes on the mountain
sides and beyond all again, the blue
waters Of the father of all oceans,
the noble Pacific. :
Proceeding from the Pail we go
down through the banana and rice
plantations. through sugar fields and
algeroba forests until we reach the
beach on the north side of the island.
Finds Hunting Good. =:
There proved to be numerous plov.
er, but not Of the bullheaded variety
as usually seen in California. They
are the golden plover and are shot
with the aid of decoys and from
blinds along the shore and sandy flats,
precisely as are the wild duck at
home. Our sport proved exhilarating
and successful, for we baggad 90.
They We're about as large as Wilson
or jack snipe of our section. At this
season OF the year they are fat and
| in good condition We. arso killed a
few dove, The latter bird is plentiful
here about the rice fields. They are
bigger bird than ours and darker I'M
appearances; besides, they have white
ruffles all about the neck. Strange to
say, there is no limit on either ployer
or dove on the islands. The rice grow.
ers seem to regard both as pests and,
Notwithstanding the fact that thous-
ands are killed annually, they seem
TO be in great numbers each succeed.
| ing year. II 80 : -
i am told the Chinese pheasant
ab0unds on some of the islands. Mr.
Fleming treated us to b pheasant din
ner en- the evening OF our hunt: the
BIRDS, however, being some he had on
Ice after a recent hunt on Maui
Island. They were delicious and al
most as large as chickens. +,
We were told the mongoose a small,
rodent animal that was imported from
/ Java TO exterminate the sugar rat CIR
squirrel after accomplishing the lat.
/ ter feat, has played havoc with the
nests of such birds as breed upon the
1 ground. g
Soil Richest in World
j The soil of these islands comprises
a red purplish loan, being edecom-
/ posed lava. and is the strongest and
richest soil, perhaps, in the world. It
i IS estimated that crop of sugar cane
Will require at least ten feet Of wafer
on this soil and eighteen months 70
mature. The rainfall on the islands
varies according to location. On the
! north part CT the Island of Hawaii, it
rains almost all of the time, while in
1 the southwest there is a portion of ter.
ritory receiving scarcely any rainfall.
In the main, however, the rains are
abundant enough to mature any crops
without irrigation, excepting rice and
sugar The rains come from fleetiae
/ clouds and are mostly local and while
viewing mountain side from the
coast 1t is not uncommon to see the
rainbow in as many as two places at
once, and on one occasion we made
out a distinct rainbow by moonlight.
On former visit to the islands we
went out to see the volcano of Kilauea
located near the center Of the Island
or Hawaii. At the time we visited il
1t was exceptionally active and offered
| US splendid view. This is the only
active crater in the world. For manv
decades it has not been dangerous to
approach. The crater of Kilauea is
located on Mauna Lea or Long Bow
mountain. 1t is easily approached by
rail- part of the way and finally by
auto or horse vehicle as desired. The
mountain is covered with thick Koa
or island mahogany, wild bananas and