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. caiied the Pail Sd
| that in passing it for a distance OF,
| 100 feet. people have 10 look we'll TO
| their headwear or their chapeaux will
go sailing over the steep pTecipiCe to
poin the innumerable caravan gone
that way before, never 20 return.
Tradition Of the Pail
/ At the Pail, tradition says the for
mer great Menlikelali, once the great
| ruler of Oahu, defended his posses
sionS so we'll 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 haroor and the
spreading city of Honolulu and the
broad eXpanse of the Pacific to the
south and to the north, tnnumerable
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 an 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 ploy-
1 er, but not of the bull-headed 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,
4 precisely as are the wild duck at.
/ home. Our sport proved exhilarating
and successful, for we baggad %.
They were about as large as Wilson
i or jack snipe of our section. At this
i season OF the year they are fat and
i in good condition. We also killed a
Z few dove. The latter bird is plentiful
4 here about the rice fields They are
a bigger bird than ours and darker in
appearance; besides, they have white
ruffles all about the neck. Strange to
lsay, there is no limit on either plover
or dove on the Islands. The rice grow
ers seem to regard both as pests and,
q Notwithstanding the fact that thous-
ands are killed annually, they seem
to be in great numbers each succeed
ing year. = q
} am told the Chinese pheasant
abounds On some of the islands. Mr.,
tleming treated MS to a pheasant din
!, ner en- the evening of our hunt the
olrds, however, being some he had on
zee after a recent hunt on Maui
IIsiand. They were delicious and al
most as large as chickens.
r We were told the mongoose a small
rodent animal that was imported from
; Java to eXterminate the sugar rat or
1 squirrel, after accomplishing the lat.
3 ter feat, has played havoc with the
nests of such birds as breed upon the
ground. -
Soil Richest in World
The soil of these islands comprises
a red purplish loan, being decom
posed lava, and is the strongest and
richest soil, perhaps, in the world. II
Is estimated that crop of sugar cane
| Will require at least ten feet of water
on this soil and eighteen months to
mature. The rainfall on the islands
| varies according to location. On the
north part CT the Island of Hawaii, il
rains almost all of the time, while in
the southwest there is portion of ter
| rltory 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 fleeing
clouds and are mostly local and while
viewing a mountain side from the
coast it is not uncommon to see the
RAINBOW IN as many as two places al
once, and on one occasion we made
out 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
| of Hawaii, At the time we visited it
! 1t was exceptionally active and offered
! us a splendid view. This is the ONLY
active crater in the world. For many
decades it has not been dangerous tc
| approach. The crater of Kilauea is
located on Nauna Lea or Long Bow
mountain. 1t is easily approached BY
ran 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 anf
| ferns innumerable and so thick is the
| jungle in places that the very smallest
| animal would have great difficulty in
penetrating them. The view of the
crater is inspiring. 1t comprise:
about 1000 acres and is even larger
| than the present limits of Sacramento