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THE GARDEN ISLAND TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1917
Extracts From An Old Time Diary
Kept by Dr. V. T. Brigham.
Head before the Kauai Historical Society
The Voyag
This afternoon I dined with
Cousin James Y Austin, and at
5.15 sailed on tli schooner "Prin
ce" for llanalei. Mr. and Mrs.
Ilobcrt Stirling went with me as
guests of Robert G. Wyllic, Mini
ster of Foreign Affairs, and Rev.
Messrs Johnson and Wilcox were
on board with the three boys.
While at the wharf the cabin smell
ed intolerably of bilge-water, but as
soon as we got under weigh, we
were quite comfortable with good
ventilation. W c passed Barber's
Point safely and saw the place where
a French vessel was wrecked some
yenrs ago. The water shoals for
some distance from land and in the
dark it is necessary to stand well
out to sea. Bet-lamed under Waia
nae until after daylight, and then
had a tolerable wind with slight
showers The distance from Hono
lulu to llanalei is about one hund
red and twenty miles, although' the
channel between Oahu and Kauai
is only eighty. The coast of Kauai
where we first made land near Ana-
hola is abrupt in places and very
red from the soil; few trees except
the Pandauus were seen.
llanalei harbor, where we an
chored at about five o'clock in the
afternoon, is a pretty good road
stead, and one or two anchorages in
it afford shelter. The view from on
Itoard was not so fine as I had sup
posed from the accounts I had
board, but the clouds hung so low
as to auite conceal the mountains.
Lanihuli: Its comfort and it charm
We landed above the Ferry and
went at once to Mr. Wyllie's house
which is on a sharp ridge above the
Ferry. Goka, Mr Wvllie's steward
received us. He is a fair specimen
of a Chinese of the middle class,
being the son of a merchant in good
circumstances, who ran away to
Hawaii nei where he was taken as
a field hand at llanalei, and by his
honesty and industry rose to the
position of steward. The house at
Ianihuli is a long one-story ivooden
building with a verandah and two
fine kukui trees in front. In the
mauka end Mr. Kellet lives, an
Englishman of whom Mr. Wyllie
bought some of his land. Two flag
staffs were erected in front between
the tree3. The dining room doois
gave a view down on each side, the
ridge being quite narrow. On one
side was a small green valley with
pandanus trees and smooth green
hills beyond, while on the west lla
nalei river wound slowly through
the cancfields to the bay, beyond
which the mountains rose in ragged
and picturesque forms, opening in
their midst to form Waioli valley
with its many Laughing Haters'
clouds almost always capping its
summit during some part of the
day. The view on all sides was very
fine, and as wo rode up the ridge
next morning over the smooth grassy
fields, the almost uncomfortable
volcanic presence disappeared, and
the land seemed free from Pele's
undesirable authority.
Poku, the Sacred Hill
We rode up the ridge sonle dis
tance to a mound or small hill
which in ancient times was kapu
and none but the kahunas who
dwelt there, or the chiefs, could
come onto it on pain of death. On
its summit was a pav.ement, where
human sacrifices were offered, and
from which the poor victims had a
view which even to their eyes must
have made them loth to leave the
beautiful earth under pleasanter cir
cumstances. Princeville Mill
Between this sacred hill and
Lanihuli was the mill, and in the
afternoon we walked down there.
It is on the banks of the river under
a cliff which rises steep to the
height of nearly two hundred feet.
The buildings are of wood painted
white, and look as well as sugar mills
on the Islands usually do. The mo.
tive power is steam and the ma
chinery is from Glasgow. The low
pressure beam engine is massive and
of much greater power than is re
quired. On her return trip the
"Prince" took three hundred kegs
of sugar and one hundred and fifty
barrels of molasses.
A Day's Outing
Friday we rode some three iniles
up into the woods which consisted
of oliia, lehua, bobeas and kukui
with much freycinetia, and then
across the ridges to the valley of
Kalihiwai which belongs to Mr.
Wyllie's estate. This valley is nar
row as most Hawaiian valleys are,
and is well wotere. From our
road two beautiful cascades , were
visible on the opposite Pali at the
s.ide of the valley. The numerous
kalo-patcbes would make good rice
land, and indeed a few Chinese are
now raising their favorite food. As
the valley is deep we did not descend ,
but continued along the ridge which
was bare and the soil red. until we
descended into Kalihikai which lies
along the beach. At the foot of the
lull we found a fine spring of water.
Social Amenities
As the path around the shore is
difficult for horses, we climbed the
hill and rode to Princeville where
we dined with Mr. John S. Low,
the manager of the estate. There
is a fine garden connected with the
house which is situated on a bluff
overlooking the valley and the mill.
Peaches and pohas were just ripen
ing, while strawberries were almost
gone. Going home through the val
ley we crossed the llanalei river
above the mill, where it seems rath
er deep, on the scow and rode along
the cane fields. The cane is of the
yellow variety and looks well. A
mile lx-low we came to Kmmaville,
so named in honor of Queen Emma,
This is the old Titcomb estate and
the mulberries from which the silk
worms were fed are still alive. Con
tinuing our way down the valley we
came to Wai61i the mission station.
The mission houses are on a plain
opposite the Waioli valley, and are
almost hidden in trees. We called
first on Mr. Wilcox, the teacher,
and then on Mr. E. Johnson the
preacher, and on our return to Lani
huli found our horses quite tired
out.
Trip to the Haena Caves
Saturday was a fine day and we
had made all necessary arrangement
for a picnic, and accordingly we
started about half past nine for the
celebrated caves at Haena with a
party of fourteen. The tide was
low and we forded Waioli river
easily ; the next stream .was deeper
and some of our party crossed on
the scow ; the third stream was not
very deep, but so stony as to make
the ford very bad. The soil of this
district is reddish and full of bould
ers formed in concentric layers.
We first came to the dry cave, but
rode by half a mile to the1 other
two. The farthest, where we dmed
is a large opening in a cliff with a
pool of water extending some dis
tance in under a low arch. The
water is cool and pleasant and is
said to be about forty feet deep. A
kanaka climbed up the wall and
plunged into the water, bringing
up some stones from the bottom
The next cave is much more re
markable, and is but a few rods
distant. The water is very cool and
of a remarkable clearness. A scum
of some insoluble limelike substance
often covers the whole surface, and
is only drivon off by the wind or
stones. The depth of water must
be very great, although the trans
lucent medium hardly impeded dis
tinct vision at a deep of thirty feet.
The shore line of this reservoir was
one hundred and eighty feet long.
The roof was covered with a calcare
ous incrustation and dripped con
stantly. A dyke about four inches
wide traversed the face of the cliff
and the roof. The dry cave was
very much larger, and we went with
candles several hundrod feet into
the interior, crouching down as we
advanced until we came to a place
where stones seemed to be piled up,
perhaps to close the entrance to a
burial cave beyond. As we could go
no farther we left our candles burn
ing and returned to the main part
of the cave where the roof is high.
Here we saw the hole in the roof
where in ancient times a chief hid
from his enemies. The floor is
covered with a fine black earth on
which water drips in several places,
and ferns and mosses grow. At the
very entrance ia a pig pen belonging
to the natives who live near by.
Not far from this cave was a burial
place in the sands on the beach,
and we saw several skulls and other
bones lying exposed.
While we were busy at the caves
the tide had risen and our fords
were very bad, but we crossed with
out accident and got home late in
the afternoon. The "Prince" sail
ed early Sunday morning. In the
afternoon we walked down to' the
end of the Lanihuli ridge and found
the grave of William Luxford of
the British ship Enterprise, and a
beautiful place it was for a sailor to
sleep his last sleep, with the urf
breaking at his feet. Monday,
June 26th. was stormy in the morn-i
ing but I managed to get my bath
by dodging the showers. In the
afternoon Mr. Stirling and I rode
over to the shops and through Em
mavillo to Princeville and home
through the millyard.
Fruit Trees and Forest Cover
Cocoanuts look miserably at Uiis
place: breadfruit grows well and so
do the-vi trees. The valley was
formerly planted with coffee, but
the blight attacked the plantation
and very few plants survive.
(Continued in next issue.)
Territory of Hawaii
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JULY
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in the Territory between , the
ages of 2 1 and 31, of any
nationality
MUST REGISTER
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Sele&ive Draft ,
.Territory, of Hawaii
The Waimea Side Active
The ladies of the Waimea side
have been busy since the war began
working with the Allied Relief of
Honolulu.
At the home of MTs. Brandt, for
months, machines were kept busy
and deft fingers were active making
all kinds of clothing, mostly for
suffering children within the war
area.
A big garden fete was given at
the home of the Knudsens. Hoea,
which was a success and netted
many hundred dollars.
Mrs. G. R. Ewart gave 'rdso a
Belgian nfternwon which brought in
a big sum.
Now the call for bandages has
come, so ladies from Homestead to
Mana, are busy knitting all kinds
of bandages, bath-mats, wristlets
and mufflers.
The Society consists of 50 or GO
or more ladies of all nationalise?,
and lessons in knitting have been
given by. different expert knitters,
on various occasions, including the
tennis afternoon! at Mrs. Knud
sen's. So now, since the ladies have be
come expert and mastered the art,
they are sending in many more
finished articles, and the vacation
knitting relief are busy as can be,
and Mrs. Knudsen hopes to send
any number by the end'of August.
The finished articles can be sent
to the ladies in the different dis
tricts, Mrs. Alexander of Eleele;
Mrs. Baldwin, Makaweli; Mrs.
Ilofgaard, Waimea; Mrs. Glaisyer,
Homestead; who will forward them
to Mrs. Knudsen, or they canbe
sent direct to her. She in turn will
forward them to the Allied Relief
in Honolulu, whence they will he
sent to the most needy sufferers of
the war area.
Any antTall who wish to join the
Knitting Relief are welcome, and
can be supplied with needles, cot
ton, wool and patterns for all the
required articles by Mrs. Eric Knud
sen, Kekaha.
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