File #117: "Chamberlain, Levi_18410126-18410201_Journal_i23b_Typescript.pdf"

Chamberlain, Levi_18410126-18410201_Journal_i23b_Typescript.pdf

Text

INSERT No.8

THIS IS A REPRODUCTION OF

AN UNpUBliSHED MANUSCRIPT
FOR REfERENCE AND STUDY ONl
\

BE REPRODUC,O IN ANY
Minutes of a journey to Ewa Waialua, Kaneohe & arou~~ TO UT
1
184fo
WRmE~ ?[:-:I\~;,:::::'~l
the East end of the island (Oahu], Jan.26-Feb.
,
-THE COPYR1C:lT 0' .: ;::

Jan. 26, 1841.

At about 12 o'ck A.M. my mule being saddled I set

out on a journey around the island. After an adieu to my family &
seating myself on a large bear skin thrown over a large wood frame
of a saddle with spurr [sic] upon my heel, I started directing my
course by the back road which passes by Mr. Smithts meeting house.
Trotting some, galloping, and walking I reached the bridge extending
cross the estuary just beyond Mr. Smith's meeting house. Here my
stupid animal showed a purpose at variance. with mine and refused
to proceed. He turned short to the left. I pulled his head round
and got him pointed anew to the bridge and to show him I was in
earnest put the spurr [sic] to his side which made him start
forward a little, but the fear of something which his assish mind
had·conjured up as being in the way inspired him anew with the
Spirit of opposition, and he run [sic] astern a little & then
thrust his head round in an opposite way from the course. Urged
by bit & spur he was by his rider faced round again. A native
standing by perceiving that the dispute was not likely to end soon
kindly offered to interpose & lend a friendly hand. The interposition
was acceptable and taking the reins of the bridle, the animal was
led over the danger & I proceeded.
Pretty soon I was overtaken by two men on horseback, and they
passed by, I not being inclined to keep company fell behind.
Desc ending the pali at Moana.lua, my saddle came as near slipping
over the horses head as the girth would admit. I was obliged to

2

dismount and when I he,d .;ot to til.e foot of tl'.e steE:lJ c.nc:. hsel

~rossed a sm2-ll str:e2.L1 tha.t le.vea.. its base, I Ed.justed the
a~d

ssddle

mounted 2.gsin .

.-' . - rShJ

I passed threw the district of 1:oanalue.,
. :-, -' , ',; ,- t\ '
. " '- - - -

over-

&;

ta.ken by ITalmu',before
I had ree-ciled
tll€ high
... - .. . - ..... - . region of Salt la1:e .
-. - ..

--

'It VIas Providential. tl12.t I \'[.s ov~~t~.en)
.. -"'. -- [sc'cJ

pretty soonbe;;;n to rsin 2l'ld the cloke' Ij;hic}l I go,t from

'J..

for

lv

him

~c.s

-A-

pretty effectu.:'_l in sllaltering L:le IT-Om. t:;::e r,-_ii1 TI-:.ich

.-." ,
.. ~'''':':.''

,for'a little while fell C,Olliously,

8lQ

y,ould hc::.ve t:-:oroushly

, [SIC}

clo::.ce.

t\

'

"J..1.

I ascen d eo.

vLLe

,.,

C:.l"ic: \,:el1t-

.{L~0Ll

continued C::.Ilcl tlle ,l~~\J.le ~::::c:.

SUC:1 L

c,.

little out of lJ.:>

ppiri t of L~ee1::.l1es s

UilclE::r t~·.i.e

even under' tIle
the

2:1.1iLlE,1

,,\?TOllt;

,....,- c

,.c'1'-1

step Eight have ,:;iYell both

tl.~e

1101'Se & llis ride:;:-

<:11

pls&s2.nt berth, I rec:;,c;,18cl t:i(; 10v, L:,l'lG. '\-i tl:ou.t 6,ccLL'':;i'''",t

,"~

l.<.n'\.:;:'

'~

tlli~;

tine tile r,dn

11.(.(~

8i_i.Jsic. . eCL y tl:CiJ.(;j:_ l;1.:"self ~ t __ l: ::'L:':._E.l :1nc:"a1'

me v'ers still

drip~in~.

in the roc,d.

One of t::'cL

:pra:," to the Virgin

't,L£::

c. . CLtllolic.

hES been as yet

w~lere
Cv

Cc.".t~_olies

K~:.r:.F.

At f'lc.li' past 4 otck I c',rl-,ived 2.t
his SUcSe.r Dill

Ec. clenic:G. t::"i: t

tl~e I1c~tives re::'e

bill

0;:'-'

e::peilse

2.11Cl

s.~r.

:BiS}10p'S.
I visited
. A
,:;rinc.il1':; CC:.1l6.
T~;,e 1':ill
is likel:- to

oe

so.

I looked

-~~-- .

.-~'.:"

-

.:=-'

3
2. t

t~1.e

The whole

2,0.
t~

cc~ttle

herd.

l~E::;:d.

.

t~:..e

has

look well.

consists of f,oout 50 hez.a old.

of them belon6 to otner~.:
le,r.;est. :part of

~enera1

in

:herd.

I

81.:"1

8:;

up~srds.

young.

of

Part ..

inc~i?_e?-_ to think t~~~;,.:t_~i~ ~~~~ the

J3esiG.f;s t herd he has c.. 12,rge floc}: of

goats.
I

visited his Su&c~r mill, which goes bywster, they "\;ere grinding

cane. -There C.:re two kettles \iel1 set,

&;

'in gooe.. oTderfor boililli;'"

TI:e '~;:tl.ole concern co st aboi..lt 800 do11us.

It is h2.1f the propert3' of

Ke1.l:1.Waoa,- He lISE not made tile businesE of· sU5ar

Lal~in6

8,:nu. ~~e wishes to sell &"'ld llf'.E of'f' ered it for $400.
Hot· eeen 2.ble to c:is:;?ose of it, 1.1e
not

~~c.lf
o~·

of

W~lat

is :l.Jl'ocluced, (.;

t~lis

h2~f

for

t~l.t;

t~:e

liC'.S
beL:~

profi t2"ble

As he h2.s

ul1d.ertc:l::en to. slC)erinter..c.

-,

c~0...L

&1l~ .

.

one to

e to iet~·~

other he,lf goes to the mill.

1.li11 c..l1 e:..:::penses

al~e

1)<:·,id for

\'iOOQ, -

Out

griud.L.l§£

;::. 7 th' 1,31::1 .

..;on8 i...1.:;J
L.e i...':

I.~o olc~u

S~1.e

c.lone.

prett:;· soon pTovided ci.i:':1l18r.

After di:i.lner

8:;

greeted

100l::in6 round tile

8:.g·

::9:L'8r.. is8S I

~;al:::::ecl

OTTer to

~·~r.

Locke l s attended

b~!

1'-r
..... _



h'
.!;J

t-o

j
~,~~'

A

son~
6.

. "

......

4,

wishing to en0 ross much attention.
:.; ....::... .' ...
.
to·sCD.ooIs .
.~

. ::;.;-.., ..

-

,..

1,IT. Locke ¥i.as· abselit,

attell(i11.';

~.'

_'.'

.. ff"--;... _' .: .. ' ..•.• "

·.:·":::.:~I:·"itOaIked· to look at the :plantation.

He has· 'about I.s: acr·GS of

. ~ :;:~~~?:.:~~:~~.:~.:~ . . _. -

Tl1e~r

beans.

Sone of -t4eill
are in blooill
J
,-.... _.....
-..

in gene'ral look well.

."..'.';-

anci.).n some p'grts the bean is he.If growli.

,

parts the .. -In
- .. SODe
.. _.. .
,..;...

"

bean' is onIi- fairly. leaved ollt.He hopes to havec{.~. crop of· from


..' •

~ ..... !..

::;

• • o·

_ _ • • • -'-

.;:-' . •_ _

.•



_.

_

.t _ ... ' .:.,~. ,

.:'. '

30 to :-50 "barrels. '. In the cou,rse of the aft"ernooiiW~'. L. ,<returned.

J '~o9k tea
....

c:; spent the Hight! "being qui te

tir~,~

I' found

t~le beel

Y
ref±eshin

<::> to me.

.!

~ilursday

Jan. 28, 13(1.

A001.i.t noon a Ll8l villo hc:.d. Deen sellt

to lionolulu :cstu:rnecl al:G. I'v;us ,;re:-tified to receive 2. letter :i..'l'Oli"-

I ;1iJalked to witness

:_-:;.~.

L.

1--1d·ls.L~-10-1Cl-c
1
L_
lJ.l....J..
'J
their 'ho~s
U

0;

0'"
J.~'

his "00::'-8 at Y:or1: .

.,

.LO~e· O'O'--S
J.
V..I.J.·

0';"
.1.

.,11

oe'"l-;l·.
C1.:--I-+
cJl.
t v v 1'11."
6 "~i
!..t.l;'

,

T~leJ:

weeds and lev<:;llin; tl:'t; Iurl'ol;iS.

....

In tlle E.fternool1 tl:6:; at"tel1d to
I dined

0.. t

T~l".

o.esirous to

Ei..l.81'S on IS.

c·"'· r

-~ ..

OJ...I.V ,.

=~&c:.

l103pi t(... lit:.-

l2.-:':or about 5 hOl-1X'S of
.,

sc~oo~



SOU? L2.de

E.

...L •

.L

lnS~rUC~lon.

at'

1:'01";16.

~

too~,

ret:'1.rl1eo. and. I s:Jent t:.:. c
,.

g8.ve fue sQLe &.c::;t. of i:.is
visi t up Koolau.

, .

Tilll1';S

C.I'e

Je

tL-.L
-iJll~..s

~o. be
0

I

111 i a b e


.1

cter

disllosed to return, a..'1.Q SODe 2.l"e inclined. to ~100ik8,1l:16~hou.

............. ~ .:=:::!.

-

5

Friday

J81.

ZSJ 1341.

I y;ent Vii tIl EI'. :J.:lerson to 10-02:,,: [,to

Tllree co<;vs hsve recently

our herd of cettle.

improved in ap?e&rance; but iIi i'e'-"aEd to


.'

" . '••

.0

~•• o~



_:,.\.

0

lE.O



calv~d.

s t of then
- ..

t~lere

is

"

s t.ill -rOOLl for i:w.:':.JroVeI:.1ent ~
e:xj;lense.

" .•
J~Lr
.'

-:-.:-..-:-,
.

'

Our herd is 'likely to· be a Dill

..

If

besides his cllar6e for fel10es.

....
;.'

us viII be about 2 dolls. :PI'. lilcek,

~6ainst
.

0::·

we L1ake·t~e

herd su?port it-

-

.....;.

-'

.

~.

self .lj;e shcJ.I -do ·yrell.

lette.r for

lIr~.

C. to be se:nt

Eoolsu and

17a.S

2.tten.d~.d. by l·:r. :3I::ierson

TOrcC:

I

a hc:.lf· TItle

I

0.:' LtJl'[;.

"\,-ith plessi..U'e i.wst of t:le d8.?!but

:1.' e,o·.c~!.ed

the );11<:..0 <:; ,.,:18.:;: e I :pu:r:.;> a s ed. to sto:p for tl:..e lli...;>l.:.t.

On

or 12.

He

s~iC ~e ~ished

to

ret~rn.

c::.oo::c
:receive :":Jo

i;..211Q

E.. S

I

Se.. ±' UL'011

tIle llorse.

oJ: tl18 ,..''- -- I
1J C>.;·

Ef:.:~r ill ....; "tlllC e~' 6

to
-C G :) CL t~l~ .. t

o·oh=iYei'sb"tTCl1." -to
&,G.dr e sse d

:;...:~~ ~"'i3iL:t:£:.?CJ'''-'-

53W--<""""

hiD. c.ccordiIlGl:' 2..!.:c.1. acid to
oUJ;llt' to im:prove t:le Ii ttle 'V-ias left to lJ2.'e2Ue for deE:.tll
C::L_ .u.
• f".s(~1I...
:...>
J'U'::lL..!;>'-"e--t

8.11.ci..

6

Fran Laie I roue
. YI2.S

gone.

all

Be reac:;,1eci.. Eauu12..

X0i~oi,

The teacfter

I met hii'.l vd th others ,;oin6 to 'iTaialua to neet tl:.e .
,

,

officers of g?vt. of the different districts to b~_. _a~.~,e~.ibleG. c.t
Tile 1\ife of t:he teacher Ui2.de
provision for my sU::dl?er & vacated a small house for lli~l 2.ccoiJ::o dation.
SaLle of the church members .& hooikE-ika had met for

prD,yerl Cil1d I

?

-----~-..::,
-

~ras invited '!,o address them, -v,;hi~h_ '~, .?:t~i.

I

invited

all \,lIlo c2-"ose to 2,sseLlole ill the Lorning for j?raye:l.' Defore I

:=~,ten

.............. .!..': .... ; .......
U..!.J,...LJ..J....j

~.l ......

s inc c ;, _G ::'l1l 11....,
I

ri~in~,

-l"col-=)....I.......
J.~ v'

.~

an~

~,-)
\"1.,J:'

I

l'n

&:reeE~le.

found rest very

8.. :;:lc':~l.:.el

S~.i.eet

beCOi.1.e

~lad

~.

C01,~::'or~Eble

\:i tllOl..lt tC:lin;.; o::::'f

l.~y

'[sleJ

clo tl:eE t; but

E+.i.d sbout

t,:,u

rollin~'su::'ff s~ould ~J~~t~6SS

.

yersol1S c·sseubled in

....• ;.-..; ..,- ..

'''''~..L. ",J ... _

t~;.e

.....

A

Leetin.; house fa:: .?::"';:;; ..:-l' •

"

.-:

~

'

...

.J:.' .

7
Wene.a

of

:Slight

L

uncoIufortab1e 0.8.) .
.~::a~";:

.~~_

_-

. tiIfr'">:Js ~ ~hich 2Li(~ n.)t very T.luch incoI;il::J.oue

: ......

..

-:.:-

Tile road is not so .;oocl this j/8.rt. of the way'
'l....

'-

'.,

-

-

_.

~

-

-:

•••

'In sE:ver81 plc:.ces I 'lras .ob1i69 d

.... -'

as
to

_..

_...

·it is· bet';:,-eell
~ride.

into·

the "s ee.. to' get by stone
Kcl1ana I

'ViaS

C?b1i;ecl to

s e2.., alJ.d
:

)cnd ne",1'1y h~.lI .a idle in. e:ztent.

E

!

,

O i_~

.~-.h1.';J



~C~·Tl~l·n.L~·nc·e
c:..
'-1:.... c.,
u c!. .

..... :. ..-;.;.

:

kindly s 5:Gt .
- ::: ~

int c;nc~eC. to

C J ........
)o.J

aUr

-1._[.J.l~c..:.:e
.
.

t:::-.:..e

spend.
:

SC:~G

::·l

,,'

.,

• • .J..
.1 ... \:';;'J

L.i-;,.eL~

I

,".~-_\_"

,

..t..

('..l6(;rl·Cv.
....

It is

,j"



is

-_

.. ., .., .~ .'\.I..\:: "':"'...l....L ..l...1..:.........,

t~.G

to
i::' t:t.lc:;:,'e \,,:erE; SCllOOls in ";:,~:e c"iGJc,:;:iJJ~; ~~c 1·8c.C_i~:'.: bi.Sv,c:.:ec_ in tl1.0
,
,

I E.sx,:ec. yl:e-q:iler tli.eys tb.e
tl~8

-

....

of

--;'06...

+:..........
"-"_:' ~..+,,:
.
v - - . -. v
tl..I!'.1.C



.~~~~~;:

··i~

.:'~:.'.'.-'

.; ~·~r~:-~:.

. .... ~.::.

~

-.

v

....

I'~p'r,ir:ted
few.

S

G,t

'iLolJ.olu~u( 183S
t~:!.e

611tenc es c. v

~.

];>3110 by

RO"Vicvrd.

b e,;il1.::1il'lZ £-.110. SE..id :e:lis is: correct ..

- . Soue
not.
;0--

tllin.;s ;;:rhicl: t:le

00,)1;:

contc.ills 2Te like

O:XI'S

£.,;
"

_ ......, c.

SOLe

<.~..L

__ .

lie l'eiJlied, lTo.
to l1er.

i s
0'

\J-_C



l;-j

~~~:::,..:al1.
----

I

s siC.,



vO

_It.lLL.ll.

ss

:;:.: i:. S 61'Y.c

_.

.L

O!:;J cO vS

SLlj,Jerstition.
I

told llLi. it

Y. ss

&11 in. vcuin

ceu:::",,_ t.E:c.T;

t0

t~:.L,

to

CLtO::'

l:..is Soul.

Co.

t:f18 ('LeI ellie 7 but i t y~c...s v Gl':·· Ii ttle

I;.OI'e

to
,

.

. .

I sc:.,i<i c./ lote to thel£. oontinued,

t:12.t I felt
02.tholics in

COl.~:;,:·c:.E::;J.on
t:~e

fo::..' t::'leI::.

(;'istrict.

;J: cU( not

lS:~2:n

the m..illlber of

.'

~:~.~~~·~.i·~ :::.

~'.

..~

.~

...- .. '

;:'.'~~;-:'

.' . •..~ .. ~

'-":' ,.. ':'!.....:.

,'. >~:~~,,~\,:;,

··.

~

·~v

"'

.'-~~~r~;#~¥f-ii~~'

...

.~

. ..........

~

"

~".I underst&).lG.
t118.t
.
.

":'~' -? ,..:...

4; 0

t

c1: P .1.=.

Teceived

I,i8

.

,

,

. . -:. .--..<. .

v;ith lle:r u5u.::.l

hos?i~alitj-,

water for IilY feet, \·ihmohh2.d. 'been '~iet b~7 ri9.1.ng:. into
..-~.

;",J feet I

. .;.

fO~l.nd. ~~f.reSi:'in...;/ c:~

....

_

..

"

,.,

co:.:rro:rtc.ble to
-;:J_.

E.~ • .

~"--::~

f02'

~c. .. ..1...L.:o.. ....... ..1.

-.- -....~.-.

.i:.e

till c:.c:l'l-:.

.,.. -

\. c: C/--'

not

...,ooe..

.L. •• Co
U..I..J-"o,..J

s -troll~ 501ioitEJticn of L::. P . I·

ve'i~.;:

01

..,.,1::..oe.

~~c·.lil.lU 'DrOi..~....;i'it
... .,:"

hE.d

gone.

Ec L.oticc t::."[:t

but

c:. u.t...... .. .. . .

1--"1

:;:.:.::' tiv,e
.-.
c:
\.c..._
~

not

,

. ,.'. -~:~·~.~:·:]:~l~~~~~~~:: .

_ '.·,·.C~~_ .
"

".'

;~

...

.

....

. - ; ' , -.#;0" ...- ' .
'.'

-"

.

.

10

.At

G.

little };)8,St G ofck.I set out for Tilyreturn .to Honolulu

'-by . the, way of .the .'east .end of the .is12.!ld, . . 1'faliJ1l.U-,'acCOI!1;'aliied. L.e,
.

t.

~ -

.

I

-<::'~,"~:-~'-

-

.. -.. ,- "-

.~..

'~-;~2~:~~:"-;':~'-

-- -

Mrs. P;hc::vint,; furni"shed fo.od c.bundantly for :the uay.
... -' .

.

-

~.'

.~---

. :. -:--..... --

Before

. _........ -;-.:----'.

of -vmter, but I I£lf.l1foged by taking my- feet out of.,the.' :stirru}?s to.
esca.lJe viet f·eet.

Ascend'ed

t~~'e:;~I~~'e ~f~h~~~ ,~,~:f;~~I,,~-~~ ~cu~-~~~'e
_.-

Kailua 2nd hE,d

-'J' . .,.."

-

--

....

....

_

.~

, the mountc:..ins r;hicll he:J:'e lJres"ent

0i ~ToS6ee.

f0c.e

E..

'11OL.c:n '0ho is

:i.:~eI::b er

L

v .. :. '-'

they

c:.ccor.:}?2J.1i·2d
~a~e

In
stre2.hl

2~

}?C:~SSlD.':;

tlrro. c>

or

G,bru];lt

-l-

.i.. 1 .. .-.

of

fi~st

at .the

~ t~~
1

-

8.::. -,.

..

V,

houses, I

~a~

r.:et

As on leavin; her I ,

.... __ .-.., ..

vL.C

cillO. set

C',j' ,

on to 7T2.ili18..llalo the pE.th

l'i.C:..rS~1

lJoJ.)

0

..

&;

of Lr. P! s C:-;'ll:J:' CI1.

villere the w2.ter

2" bc~rren

c.~ie.trict.·

succeed.ed. b;:,", th::. 1:(;1:;> of c. n,:ctiv8

home <1bolit 7

-

~

-"i2.S

leE~1

iliE:

"

0-,-

t~:.e

bo~·
.

"

a

f

s

ii',' ... sw

Tl-;.e c,scent of the l,)c,li
;::11

in lec:,d.inu'

tll. e s c=~ Il d.

c~D. c.:

ok P.I:. verJ kUob. fE:.tio"Lled.

END'OF INSERT N6. 8

l~&li:;::.~u

rl

v~

e e',)
..t;.

OT.L

[·.niLlCtl; but I

Lly Liule
....

",j,li I ;;-;c.i ted for

refleotion

across

frOTll 18 to 30 inches

t:-:.c isL..ncl is stee:!J : . . diffioult for

stee:J.

..

~6etin; ~ouse.

is .:,.'uite

ea.st end.

-.---.

t:i:ro. tIlE. district.

1..i.8

s 5LSll

&.n

j;ll6.i~~~~n6

the

,... .. ~ ..L

2110.

_ .. ; .....- - " - - ' - : - .

fine yie\'1 of tlie -sea, of tlle district of :r:2..ilu2, &. of
.:. - -.
... _.. - ... - -'- -.
.. .. . .. - - .. .

Co

. '.

I

....

u:i?

t: took

t~le

SOi.:S

:;:'oocl.

IrE: 2_cl:.c cl

~y