The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-08-26

I'VE cook watrr for wash clothes
That satisfied my curiosity The soi
Up in this region is rich and yer.
productive Everything grows likl
weeds saw several small fields o.
corn. and potatoes, and beans Tn
hotels could raise all their own veg
etables for their meals II il were mo-
for the lack Of laborers
One Of our Manoa Valley neighbori
came over for few days with hii
family, bringing MS car with him
They invited US 20 take some trips
with them 70 places too far for walk,
ing We went TO the Bird Forest and
saw no birds, but found a fine open
country with many elumps Of hard
wood trees and with rolling grassy
spaces We saw fields where some
one had tried TO raise corn. as eyi-
denced by the straight rows and the
old stalks here and there; we found a
large fig tree with green fruit on il,
anu ootu' ptaNu Aftta WIN eiaaii uH
ripe peaches on them. This is used as
a cattle ranch. and we saw white
faced cattle at some distance away.
On another day we were asked to
take an all-day ride to the Puma dis
trict. We left the hotel about seven
with lunches and bottles OF drinking
water and in gentle rain. Mortoring
toward Hilo till we reached 0laa plan
tation we left the rain behind US, and
had the glorious sunlight FOR the rest
Of our trip; turning toward the south
we rode past the sugar cane fields, and
through cattle ranches, coming finally
10 a cool and shady tropical forest
The road now was down grade and we
reached a native village and one Of
the finest groves Of eoaeoanut palms
in the islands; we drove on TO Kala-
pana where there is Cave of Refuge;
we climbed up a rocky hill to the
entrance, and were satisfied to look
into H. One or two went in for a
little way, but we had no lights with
ua and did not care to grope about a
dark cavern The view from this hill,
of ocean, and the surf beating on the
beach, was very fine kalapana, at
one time, was the largest native viii
lage in this island, and abounds in old
legends and history of great interest.
Returning to the cocoanut palm
grove, we spread blankets on the
ground and had lunch. The beach
here is black sand. and we found some
sponges that had been thrown up by
the waves. They were of no use, for
they were full of the black sand
Pictures were taken Of the grove, and
the beach, and then we drove along
the road skirting the ocean We
crossed over the lava flow Of 1S40 for
several miles. This flow was very
vide, and broken up into all sizes Of
Jagged lava. On this flow were sew
cral old native burial places We were
able TO reach one of these that was
very near the road No graves are
dug in this broken lava. but mounds
are raised over the bodies; and the
mounds used to be covered by thatch-
I'd roofs. Now the covers are OF tin
,r iron roofing We passed dense
groves Of the Paudarus palm, the
caves Of which are woven by the
into hats, and floor mats,
and used also for roofs At length we
passed through this desert tract and
anne to green fields Of sugar cane,
and sweet POTATOES. Soon
Te reached kapoho. and squ are pa
,ilion in the edge Of 'orest. This is
Ised for picn,c partics for dancing,
" for neighborhood gatherings A II
rail leads from he pavilion TO n
warm spring at the foot Of a volcanic
.lifF The spring Is about one hundred
'eet long. averaging twenty feet in
width. and At least twenty fe deep.
The water is of blush tint, a. "a won
lerfully clear, and some Of or party
,ut on bathing suits and cnjoys I a fine
wim Their erothe large spring
allied the Green Lake, noted FOR the
leculiar grcenish tint OF the water;
sc d'3 rot visit this Greer Lake
rom the pavilion we turned on our
-u-rev rs th hotel we y rs now
the third SIDE Of 4 r angular (
rive. and our road to5. us through
be regions where lss4 tres are ,
9lad Those were nd e By a lava
ow rushing through a forest. coating
he trees with lava and drainir z away
apidly. leaving the lava shell that
GATED the tree standing ire are
7id 2 q hundreds of We
gW feu near th Z them
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ash Us q TIE to7 Two
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from hing f3r other lsf trees
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