The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-08-19
With the Alert
Boy Scouts Of Maui

! strolled around gathering silver sword
Here the commissioner took a num-
Der of snaps of the steep cones, the
horses feeding and Apo with a couple
of silver swords.
wonders, wonders, wonders; on all
sides the great cones rearing their
steep. slanting sides TO the heavens;
colors beyond description; bright
vivid greens and yellows, mellow
browns and sepias, blues and purple
l-well-it's no use, | can not describe
the wonders and awe inspiring grand
eur of this great creation. Just go
and see it for yourself.
Saddling up we started at last LOT
the bubble. Passing round anu over
great masses of lava in all Shapes
and fantastic forms we flnany reacn-
ed the bubble. 1t certainly was a
| bubble. and a punctured n at that
OF all the disgusting, nauseatlng
sights and smells, it has ever been
nv privilege to witness or expert
ence, III.
host to entertain us with wonderful
awe inspiring sights, but weak man
(at least some of them) either ana
NOT APPRECIATE His handiwork, or
tried TO improve on it (H Signs ana
smells of civilization () were aDund
ant. Hundreds of rusting cans rot
ing goat skins and flesh and bleach
inc bones were strewed about prom
i%scuouslv from the very bubble itself
YES even down in the bubble, and lay
in all their unsightly sQualor aud
sweltering stencil on all sides. Inc
bubble was punctured with a vens-
ance. What a travesty on the SO
called mans appreciation OF Nature 5
wondersl" What more can l say 10
! describe my great DISAPPOINTMENT III
human nature. Enough sed.
Not caring to inhale any more OF
this disgusting atmosphere, we quick
" moved on over to the northern rim
of the crater to water the anlmals
and replenish our almost empty, can
teens. Soon finding that water could
not be had. without climbing the steep
sides of the cliffs, MI. Cameron and
Mr.. Puck decided to go on to the low
er or eastern end of the crater, and
stop for the day at a little vale called
Laie.
Hot, dusty lava sand, great grotes-
n,e forms of lava sculpture abounded
on all sides. Crossing and re-cross-
ing old lava flows and stunted growth
peculia + to the crater, we at last APP
preached the eastern end oil the GRAFT
err. Then suddenly the old familiar
cry look, look, there up on the SIDE
of the crater" or there. there, over
on the lava flow, see them, goats,
goats, goats" Bang, bang, bang, but
none fell to the sure aim CD OF our
mighty hunter. Rats, they are too
far. The usual excuse for-well |
won't say just what I mean. He had
done his best, and the goats were
really too far off to hit. We did not
have time to wait to do any stalking.
Here we are at last. Laie is a
beautiful grassy plane in an angle of
the northeast end of the crater.
Emerald green with great sloping
sides of the mountain covered with
brush and ferns, etc. Water was
found in n of the gulches, though
we had to send a scout up the cliff to
force the water over the brink down
TO where the horses could reach it.
lettering out the animals we let the
cinches out, took off the brides and
let them cool off before removing the
saddles and watering them. Soon
fires were kindled on all sides and
the scouts were soon busy getting
kau-kau, for each scout was his own
cook during this trip. What better
chance could be found to get the real
| practical experience of caring for
himself than this method of scouting?
PonchOs, rubber coats, blankets,
etc, were Dor being utilized as lean
toos, for we all knew that the night
was going to be very cold and a
shelter of any kind would be accept
able . AT this point a number of Ha-
waiians appeared from the Kaupo gap
Some were walking, some mounted
on the small Hawaiian ponies or bur
ros. They gave us a real Hawaiian
aloha" as they passed us and Mr..
Puck who was somewhat of a Ha.
waiian linguist, stopped to converse
with them. Mr.. Puck is very fond OF
well, he stood next to a very small
animal with elongated ears, his arms
about its neck, the chance was toe
good to miss. The result of the shot
is in Pops collection of scout photos
Its a good likeness.
Seeing a crowd of scouts punched
around a couple of young strangers
on horse back, the COMMISSIONS
wandered over and was introduced tC
them. They We're Dwight Baldwin
and Allan a Heisen and the reason
for the great interest shown by the
scouts was that they had just brough
three goats to the camp. Think of i
three goats for Is mouths. No DANCE
of the gang going hungry. Baldwin
and Van Heisen were camped abou
a mile down the Kaupo Gap and ha,
been hunting for a number of days il
the crater. Our mighty hunter haC
not bageed any game. but, neverthe
less we had plenty goat meat, tor tn