The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-09-19
The Bio Hike

In last Tuesdays issue of this paper
we took occasion to thank those who
so kindly assisted in making the big
hike the success it was INC now we
are going to tell about the hike itself.
The hike was given as a reward to
scouts who faithfully attended their
scout meeting and make advancement
in their tests.
From each troop two scouts were
chosen as the ones to represent their
troop, besides a number of scouts from
Troop 4 Honolulu, the executives old
troop, and a few others who paid their
way.
We started from Waikiki on Mon
day morning, August the %, at s a. m.
taking autos from in front of h Settle
ment office. These machines picked
up the scouts at Kahului. Puunene,
Spreckelsville, and also the Lahaina
scouts who came over on Sunday and
stayed with the executive. The Hama
and Kipahulu scouts were guests of
the executive from Wednesday, August
%, having come owe on Wednesdays
steamer. The Haiku, Hamakuapoko
and Paia scouts were met at the Paia
depot. The Makawao scouts in charge
of scoutmaster Langa left the Maka-
wac scout house early Monday morn
ing in charge of the five pack animals,
loaded with the kaukau.
At the Paia depot were two trucks
from Paia and Haiku into which the
scouts piled and were off to Olinda.
One truck was in charge of Council
man A. B. Brown and the other in
charge of the executive. The run to
Olinda was made in short order and
there a short rest was taken while the
bedding, tents, etc, were packed on
the animals. The start to the Rest
House was made about n p. m. Mr..
Brown started off with the gang and
Mr.. Langa in charge of the pack ami
mails. 1t was a long hard climb and
the scouts reached the top all the way
from six to ten p. m.
AS usual Pop brought up the real of
the line to see that there were no
s~tragglers tagging behind. He succeed
ed so well that he did not reach the
top hat night, but rested in the old
galvanized shack about three miles
from the top. About half a mile above
him three OF the older boys had crawl
ed into the brush where they lay
shivering until dawn when they con-
tinued their way to the top. Pop
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day and met Mr.. Brown and some of
the scouts who had come back to find
him.
After breakfast on Tuesday morning
the animals were packed by Scout
master Langa who was to have entire
charge of that work assisted by a pick
ed team of his own choosing. Council
man Brown took charge of the commits
sary and Pop was generalissimo. The
hike along the rim was hot and rough
and all were glad when the descent
was begun. Then the long monoton-
Gus downward trip to the floor of the
crater. Many were the stops 10 dump
the cinders out of shoes and shake out
the dusty socksand stockings. A heavy
fog was in the crater and only fleeing
glimpses of the cones and cliffs were
had. All stuck close to the trail until
the clouds disappeared. Then many
of the scouts made side trips TO eX-
anime the silver sword plants n
cones. No stop was made at the Gel
ebrated CD hubble as we wished to
get camp for the night and locate wa
ter. BY four in the afternoon the last
of the party in charge of the executive
were at camp. The site was at Pail
ku where plenty of water, fire wood,
and abunt grass was in evidence Tor
the animals. Mr.. Sam Baldwin and
party were camping here also some OF
the scouts who came up from hlpa-
hulu to meet. us. Mr.. Baldwin present
ed us with a kid for the scouts. All
tents were pitched for the night and
then supper was served. 1t was wet
and drizzly so all got under V as
soon as supper was finished.
CTo Be ~Continued.)