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Minutes of trip to Hilo & Hawaii in 1841.
[Aug. 16-Sept. 15, 1841.]
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Monday Aug. 16, 1841.
Set sail in the Ship Glousaster [Gloucester] for Hilo.
Passengers! Mrs. Johnson [Johnstor:eJ: under my particular care,
Mr. Calkin
~
Newtcn Ladd; Hr.
1"~oore &
1-rife, a native formerly the
wif.e of John Honorii & a child o.f John Munn (Murin?]; also two of
Er. JohnstoneTs scholars, Paehakeo & the
hTO
sons of Hr. Hillier,
of Hilo.
We v.Tere accompanied out 'by Mr. Johnstone & Castle also by Kr.
Ladd & Cap.
~astabrook,
who resigned the cO]1.T.land for this trip to
Mr. Hapgood the first mate. These returr-ed with Cap.
pilot, and we steared Lsi c J off on tne wind. At
about
25
S'J.Il
Ada~s,
the
set we 1-Tere
miles distant from Diarr:ond Hill. 1l Irs. Johnstone occupied
a berth in tee after cabin, and I had a berth in a forward staterOOD: (middle cabin) Ers. J. becarr:e sic1: pretty seon, and I tel t the
need of takingrr:y bed before night.
Tuesday Augt 17, 1841.
vo~it
This day I have felt very uncomfortable, not able to
but
so sick as to keep me most of the time in my berth. Mrs. J. also
quite sick lying in the cerepanion way on deck (a very comfortable
place). At night we found
ourselv~s
to the northward of the pass-
age between Oahu & Molokai.- The weather has been pleasant
&a
moderate breeze from N. E.
I'/edne sday .A 1J.g. 18, 1841.
1~Je
are to day off the N. 1\f. side of 1fi.olokai with a moderate
breeze E. N. E. Our tacks are about four hours each
waJ~
My sea
sickness has so subsided. that I "Tas able to take a seat at the
supper table this evening. Was invited to ask a blessing.- It
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appears orderly on board.
Thursday Aug. 19 1841 •
. We were, at the tacking of ship, about 6
off the
~ortherly
part of Molokai
~
0
t
ck this morning,
The wind far to the eastward
and dead ahead or in our teeth as sailors
somet~es
say.
I seem to be about free from sea sickness and Mrs. Johnstone
is more comfmrtable.
Have taken my seat at the table to every
me~l.
Have been standing off and on in 4 hour tacks at the north of
MDlokai through the day & night.
Friday Aug. 20, 1841.
,.,
·].;Iaui in sight our course about B. E.- }<ind admitting of all
sail- Sea not very heavy> - all things comfortabJre, reading tTTwo
Years before the 1:astTf which I like very much.
We run in to
(l..
·Wailuku bay as far as to bring Kahkuloa the place where thE:; schooner
"
Kuala was lost upon our starboard
beam~
then tacked and stood off
till 8 oTck tacking every 4 hours during the night.
~aturdayAug.
21st 1841.
We have had pleasant weather every day since we Caffie out, wind
moderate but pretty well to the 1!.:ast making it more nearly ahead
than the
o~dinary
N.E. trades.-
We ran in pretty near the lanA- I should say near enough to
fsrL.]
see the surft break distinctly upon the shore, off the Northern
/\
side of
1~ui,
~ountains
along the district of Koolau- The tops of the-high
were seen abov~ the clouds- The gap made by the great
crater called hale a ka la, was hid by the mass of white clouds
which lay upon the side of the mountains. Tacked at about 3 oTck
& stood off.3abbath Aug. 22, 1841.
Ne have been off the division of Hana all this day with a moder-
-3-
ate breeze blowing from tbe Eastward with a bead current. The day
pleasant.
I
invited the boys to attend a Sabbath Sch~.
They came
into the cabin at 10 otck and I read with~he~the part of the
XIII chapter
Mat.the~.
Asked them. Questions &. made explana tions &.
Occupied myself with reading in t:te, Bible
closed with prayer.
&. the l1iss. Her.
At night we had cleared the E. point of fuaui & on. an E.3.E.
course stood over towards Hawaii.
, MOnday Aug. 23, 1841.
This
we were off Waimanu at the time of tacking.
ffio~ning
,
Cloudy with sane
'
ra~n.
Wind directly ahead . .::;tood off all the fore-
noon to the Nor,thward JI>art of the tiTIle the Vlind allowing us to
make a N. N. E. course.
Tuesday Aug. 24 1841.
During the night we stood in towards the land wi th a vierfl to
take the land breeze but instead of that a sCiuall came up directly
a~ad
& they had
breeze lasted
La~~ahoe.ho~;
but just roam to get
~everal
abo~~
and'
sta~~
off.- The
hours.- At day light we were not far from
the wind just: allowing us to lay up for
t~
point
::::,:a,kahanaloa. INehoped to be able to weather it; but the wind was
light & the swell
hea~J
& we had to tack twice. Aoout II ofck 4.k.
the pilot came on board.- The breeze about
i
past 12 became steady
& began to freshen & we stood by the point & opened the bay hand~ome~Yl
the sight of the green banks and the slopes covered with
trees & verdure was very refreshing to the spirits, pleasing to the
eye &. animating; Came to anchor at 20 min. before 4 otck.
A.s soon as the anchor was down the q. uarter bca t was lowered,
the passengers, captain &. native agent got in and we were rowed
ashore in the direction of the Mission establiSillRent . As we approached the person of Mr. Sullivan was recognized. on the teach with many
natives standing round & just as the boat struck the landing, MI.
Coan was seen coming .down. I was carried &.aashore by a native, who
addressed me in a
r~iendly
manner & placed upon the beaeh. The
bo at was drawn up so as to clear. her bows of, the waves & 1Irs ~
Johnstone was ,handed
ou~.
We were kindly saluted & made welcome by
Mr Coan & shortly were joined by Mr. 'Lyman wi th whom I walked to
the house of fur. C. wh~r.ewe first stopped- and here ,I reed. a
cordial welcome & was invited to remain; but as Mrs J.stops here
&
l\.:r. Sullivan was also staying here I thought it proper to accept
Mr. LTs invitation to stop with him.
house of Mr. Coan,' I
wal~ed
with
~.
After a short tarry at the
L. to his house and was kindly
greeted by Mrs. LYffian. Here I shall find entertainuent till the
Gloucester is ready to leave Eilo.
On inquiry for the head man, Kanuha, we learned that he has
gone to Puna & wfull not
re~Qrn
fer some
ti~e.
This it is feared
will have an influence on the voyage & occasion delay_
Wednesday Aug. 25th 181=1.
After breakfast I went with
of the Bd.School at work. They
~.
we~e
Lynan to look at the Scholars
employed in rooting up a weed
whicp has become very troublesome called o-i. In
so~e
places it
grows to 'be quite a shrub and spreads over the pasture lands &
roots out the grass & is very injurious to the feed. They were
pulling this up to prepare the land for planting.
A pretty ex-
tensive plat of upland kala was growing and some cane occupied the
place where kalo grew last year. The boys have regular hours far
work and a portion of each day is occupied in the field cultivating
their own food.
We went into the School house, which is a good framed building one story with a high
build~ng
& steep roof covered with lauhala. The
is' 80 feet by 28, having a board floor & ceiling- which is
put down in the form of a floor over head- showing the beams &
scantling upon which it is nailed.- The space ove~~ead is occu~
pied as sleeping places for the ,boys
&
is divided into a great num.-
ber of divisions- parted by mat partitions
mak~g
little rooms
just large enough for a bed for a boy.
There are at present in the', school. 64 scholars. 29 are new
ones and 35 are old ones. - This is qUite as many as the room. in
the School house will accommodate. A few of tbe scholars board out
of the school.
Walked to the house of Mr. Coan with Mr. LTilian &. thenc e to t1:e
beach where we rn.et fur. Calkin
&
1:Ir .liapgood. :&ir. 'C ~ wishing to
send a man to Kona to carry word to Gov~ Adams that the Gloucester
will probably go round to Kailua to make up her cargo
&
desiring
that freight might be got ready, a m.an was despatched with a letter
& I
dropped a line to
~.:.r
• Lyons.
I
Mr. Coan went back with a companr of natives to get timber
for a meeting house which they are propo sing to build, and as he
expected to be absent till near night, he requested hr. L. &
myself to conduct the afternoon meeting.- At the ringing of tla
bell we
wen~
down. 1ne seholars of the Bdg. Sch. &. a few of the peo-
ple of the place constituted the congregation, which I addressed
after a prayer by Mr. Lyman &. singing. Near the close-
~~.
Coan
came in. Ee made some remarks and celebrated a marriage.
Tea at Mr. Lyman f s and the com,;Jany of !lirs. Johnstone
&. M:r.
Sul11van.- Mr. Calkin was too ill to attend being confined at Mr.
Coanfs with the asthma.
.....
~:~:In..;the
e~eniEg:thad ';;8... '
social ~,]1.eeting.
Thur s day-' Aug • 26 1841 •
.. Suent most of the day at MI. Coanfs where I took dinner in
~
company with Mr. Sullivan.- After dinner took a view of the garden
~
the premises of Mr. Wilcox. lie has a neat looking house embower/'
~.
,}
c uCCZC:'
ed ,in green- bananas, guavas, grape vines, granadelia &. ohai- all
around.
The oriental lilac grows_large. One tree planted by,'-'
Mr. Goodrich is as large as I can clasp with both my arms- A large
tamarind tree, peach tree, miIDosa; bread fruit- Vegetation is' luxuriant~
every thing green &. flourishing.
[J/<:-J
We talked about a visit to the volcanoe. Mr. Calkin is desirII
ous to visit the place &. we have concluded to set out on Saturdaygo to Olaa
&. th~re
spend the Sabb ath. On 1{onday proceed to the
volcano. - The ship it is expected will be ready to sail the last
of next week & we wish to save all the time we can.
About four oTclock all hands of us set out t9 visit a water
fall in the Wailuku called Waf anenue. Our ?arty consisted of the
Coan- children &. all. ilitr. Sullivan, Mr.
families of Messrs.Lyman
&.
Calkin,
myself. The distance is about two miles_
1~rs.
,Johnstone
&.
We found the walk rather fatiguing-as the sun shone brightly &.
its rays hot.- Vie took a view of the falls from several positions
on the banks &. then descended to-a place on one side
o~
the
[Sic]
bas~nA
where we had pretty nearly a front view of the falling w.ater tUJJJ..1Jlihg
ove~
the rocks from a height of perhaps 100 feet in a perpen-
dicular descent.- I measured the distance of the water from the
place where we stood. and found it 23 feet to its surface. As several of Mr. Coants domestics accompanied us with food &. means
f~
heating water we had a cup of tea provided . .A. cloth was spr ead
upon the rocks and we sat down and enjoyed a repast.- We did not
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get home till after dark.- I took the conduct of Mrs. Johnstone. We
had to cross a small stream of water several times & both of us
got·our
fee~
wet.
Mr. Calkin stopped at Mr. L~ and played on a harmonicon
whic~
he brought with him &. sung part of the evening with Mrs. Lyman, who
is a good singer.
Friday Aug. 27 1841.
My cloak which I thought I brought on shore cannot be foundIt may be I am mistaken in
~J
impression9 as to' having brat. it
on shore. I have sent word off to the vessel to ascertain whether
I left it there.
1f[alked to
~J~.
Pi tnan T s place & went as far also as the China-
manfs establisb.:m.ent. Mr. pYsplace is near the house of Mr. Wilcox.
~ir.
P. has a neat & co:m.1'ortable establisbne12t, has. various :flowers
blooming in front of it and cane
growi~g
in various places around.
The frane of a new house stands near by_
Our plan of going to the volcano is broken up, having on my
pa:rt concluded to te.ke passage
~n
Er. Pi t;:uan t s vessel 8-: land at
Kohala for the purpose of visiting that Station.- A letter has
this day been reed. by hlr.
L~an from~.
Bond in which he states
that Mr. Bliss has returned to the station &: he fears trouble, has
written, he saysj to OahU for me to come up. I calilied upon Mr.
Pi t:m.an and :found him willing to land me at Biahukona
&:
I have con-
eluded togo in the vessel.
c h,,-<e.
hy ~ has come to light- having been found on board the ship.
Took tea at
sung
&.
,'"'-I'.
Coan r s
&.
spent the evening there. l\JiT Calkin
played on the liarmonicon.
Aug. 28, 1841.
Saturday.
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cause far gratitude for the goodness & mercy which have followed me
all my days.- I commend myself anew to the divine guidance. To God
desire to· consecrate the remnant of my days. May he ever be with
I
me and guide me & may his. fear be ever before my eyes. And may I
be his henceforth & forever.
Amen.
Thermoneter 66 0 in my room this morning. The atillosphere is
qUi te clear.- A. br·1lght cloud marks out the region of the volcano.
I
am informed that a cloud of this description is always seen over
the spot where the volcano is when the atmosphere is not filled
with denser clouds. The direction is S. S. W.
Sab Aug, 29 1841.
Spent the day at
& made
~~
1~.
Coanfs. Attended the
j
Child~3J
Sat. Scn.
address.
At the afternoon meeting made an address as did also 1ir.
Sullivan) Mr. Lyman in terpre ted.
s ::holar s· in the evening.
I
addre ssed also hr. Ly-n-B.n f s
Aft er thi s I walked wi tb.
~. 01".
6;
1.::r s. L.
to the house of LT. Coan where had a social meeting.
htr. Calkin was quite· ill last night and has been unable to
l.
go out during the day,
~s
better this evening and able to take
a part in the prayer ueeting.
Uond ay Aug.t 30 1841.
,.
The mate of the ship informs this morning that he will be
able to obtain a full cargo here so that it will not be necessary
to go to Kailua to fill up. This som~7hat alters my plan in regard to Kohala.to Oahu
&
return.
I must now go on and stop till the schr. can go
Mter getting my bedding from the ship
&:.
send-
ing my trunk on board the jlchr. which was done in the afternoon r
aT
.~:;.9:"'otck.
in the evening having attended :Ir,ayers at :!sir. Coants I
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embarked witli
1~.
Sullivan & Pitman & were soon under wmigh, wind
very light ~
Tuesday Aug. 51} 1841.
Find ourselves this morning just outside of the Bay- Having
had during the night rain & calffi.- 1 had a bertg in the cabin &
slept pretty comfortably. The others slept on deck.
8 otck. a light breeze sprung,up.- At 9. passed Maulua & a
little after Pahoehoe.
The.breeze freshened & we passed down .the
shores of Hawaii having a fair view of the deep indentations made
by the vallies of Waipio, Waimanu & other places in Hamakua &
Kohala.
Between 5'& 4 otck. P. 11. we passed Kohala point & about
!
past 4 we came to anchor at Mahukona. The boat was soon got out
&
my baggage put into her
&
1 took passage :;::'0 r the shore. - There
are several houses near the beach
&
qu.i te a number of people of
both sexes & different ages pressed around me. 1 asked for Walawala
the chiBf' woman
&
learned she was inland .1~y trunk
&
bedding was
carried into a house & I obtained a native to guide me to 101i the
place of the Station. I took some clothing & my food in a calabash
& my dressing case & set out at 5 o'ck having 10 miles to- go .. After
walking a mile or two facing a brisk wind it began to rain some.
I continued to go on till dark and_ found myself tired enough to
rest & put
UD
for the night but no suitable place to stop present-
ing I kept on, the wind still'blowing fresh & a drizzling rain beating against me. Not being able to hold my umbrella for the strong
wind my outside garment became quite wet- it being my cloke only
my under garments were preserved dry-
by the grass on the sides of the path.
My feet
&
c.
~les
were wet
After traveling till 7 o'ck
we came to the house of a hoahanau- where I was glad to fin~a rest-
. -10-
ing place &yas glad to put up for the night.
A fire was
kind1~d
/
& a light obtained.
The man & his wife cheerfully resigned
t~eir
hikie' & bedding & I threw m~elf down after taking off my wet
clothes & putting on dry ones & was enabled to sleep most of tbe
night.~
The wind blew fresh & there were
fre~uent
showers of rain
during the night- but these did no t disturb my re.pose- the fleas
were, however, annoying.
Wednesday Sep. 1 1841.
As soon as it was light the natives of the' hou.se .were stirring
& I despatched the man to the Station for a horse.
In the mean-
time I invited the natives of the neighborhood to come in for
rr'ayers.
Som.e'
dozen or 15 assembled- Those who were able to -read
& possessed testaments produced them.- I opened to the 18 Chap. of
Luke & the natives read in turn till the Chapter was finished. I
made remarks & prayed.- I inquired after church members of the.
place & learned there were 8 besides a boy belonging to·tbe Rilo
boarding school, who had been kept from returning by sickness.
About
f
past? o'ck the man
ret~~ed
with a horse. I mounted
& with the man for my guide proceeded to the Station. The wind was
strong & the rain was driving in my face most of the way. In
about l-t hours I reached the Station & was recd. gladly.
Mr. Bliss made no objections to going to Honolulu in the
vessel when she should return.
It seems he had been making ar-
. rangements to l\3ave tho. he had fixed on no t 1me for doing it.
In the afternoon he butchered a young beef animal, with a view
to salting down a part and drying a part for his voyage for
.America.
I attended the Wednesday lecture with
about 50 persons who had assembled.
~IT.
Bond and
spdL~e
to
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Thursday Sep. 2 1841.
Mr. Bliss was occupied all the forenoon in cutting & salting his beef and he wished my presence to consult as to the best
way of doing it, supposing me to possess mDre experience than
himself.
In the afternoon I walked with Mr. Bond to the North Shore.
I wanted to ascertain whether there was a safe or convenient
landing on this side. The distance is about 2 miles by a
ing path towards the shore. There is one steep pitch.
l!
ing Naohaku the na.rn:e, is no t a good cine.
descend~
The land[SIC]
It is stony & there is
A}..
. [Si£J
considerablesurf\.- In a moderate time canoes may land safely, &
there are times doubtless when a boat might land safely but the
l\
[$i<}
stony beach is an objection to boats.
"-,,
We walked half a mile or
more along the banks which are in most places 50 or a hundred
[s/0
feet high & almost perpendicular, with the surff dashing upon the
.
11.
rocbJ bottom
skirt~ng
their base.- We ·visited an excavation made
by Kamehameha called Keawaeli- wbere canoes are sometimes taken
down & launched into the sea
landing·there.
tho~there
is apparently but a poor
We saw another place a little to the: S. East
across a small promontory where canoes go out & come in in moderate
weather.
Tho, there was now considerable surff yet canoes might
probably pass safely.
We saw none however in motion.
On my return I felt quite exhausted and was glad of rest.
Friday Sep. 3 1841.
Walked to the place where the natives are collecting stones
for a new meeting house laying about 68 rods South from the hlission house.- The natives are making incipient preparations for. a
house; but it will be some time before they will be ready to
lay the walls.
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SatUrday Sep. 4
1841~
Rave been occupied part of the morning appraising tools &
other things which Mr. Bliss wishes to dispose of to a Mr. Rook
who is building wall at the station; also of some things which
Mr. Bond wishes to take.
Sabbath Sep. 5 184l.
Mr." Bliss took part in the two service s in whlch also I
d·
af·i'ored
assistance. /I..
The cong. in the mo rning amoUnted to per-
haps 1500 in the a,fternoon to 800 or 900.- A. Sabbath School of
children was conducted immediately after morning service. I
questioned them in the Haawina Kamalii.
200 children present.
There might have been
I was surprised to see s'o -large a number.
~funday
Sep. 6,1841.
Mr. Bliss has had 26 natives employed in carrying goods to
1'Iahukona .
Tue sday Sep. 7, 1841 ~
About the same number today have been employed with the same
business as
yesterday~
about their burdens
The natives were a little particular·
-& wanted something light to carry, which
occasioned some delay & trouble in getting them started.
Wednesday Sep. 8 1841.
~~. Bliss has recd. tc~ay letters from ~tr.
Castle dated the
24th & 25th ulto. in reply to letters to me reed. since my departure, in which he recommends 1rr. B. to make all convenient
despatch in getting ready to come down in the Schr. Eawaii which
he had engaged of Mr. Pitman, (father) to make a trip to Kohala
as soon as the vessel should arrive from Eilo.
lie co:rrrrn.1Jni_cated also the death of 1lrs. 1iunn on the niorng. of
the 25th.
,
h
- A slight. shock of an earthquake last
night.~
':::
,,"f"
The last. o~ 1Ix •. B(s goods have been carried to ~h~ beach
t . ex.
'
cep~
such
as
are to go down. with the' family' when they shall leave
to embark.
Visited with Mr. B. &:. Mr, Bond the head.of a small stream
which is carried by a trench thro. the settlement.
This head
water in a stream nearly as large as a manta body issues out of
o~
a ledge
rQok through an opening 6 feet long by 3 wide in the
middle; the streain is' carried along the si.de ot' a stee·:p valley.
.
~hGulr;l
Visited a ·spring
o~
be
Friday Sap '10 1 l841.(~- This
'I'hursday Sop. 9, 1841:. ~y. J. F:t
water not far from the Station very much
resembling Punahou Spring
i;,~ ~qui te
a stream. from xocky opening.
Visited also a cave where not long since a woman was crushed by
the falling of a large mass of the shelving rock.
There were
two persons in the cave, it being used as a dwelling. The man
was a believer, the woman killed, was a hoomoloka. She. had just
before the falling of the rocks,
her attacbment to the
e~ressed
old way & confidence in it in preference to the new way and her
death nay be regarded as a striking coincidence in the providence
of C-od evincing his regard to his niends & judgment upon his
enemies.
Recd. letters from Ronoilulu via Kealakekua t where"the Soh:;'
Hawaii was on the 7th bou,nd to Kau with
-f~idayCcp.
'l'£:is
8WRing
Waimoa 1?.rougbt
iIl
'&,
Mrs. Paris.
10, lO4l.
a mulatto man a member of 1i::r.
a brWdla whieh
7aekage Q.J: letters fa? A:. Bond.
~es~el
Mr.
OQFre
It
which brought the letters reI
i'::rom
9CU2:t3
Mx~
Oahu~
~"'one
eh"h. a"t
I t con tallied -a-
probably by the same,
Bliss a fow days ago
[Memoranda at end of this small book:: ]
Mr. Bond
v~ants
a Sythe.
2 hornd. ouills.
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See if M7"
(:5,'.:]
Lyman is chgd. $12 cash dur g ).. Ge~. Meeting. he
says he recd. that sum & Mr. Castle reports but!$lO.
Mr. Lyman would be gl.ad of from 150 to 200 yds of Methuen
stripe.
Mrs. Coan 2 dishes say 14 inches.
$ide Saddle for Mrs. Coan, buy if cheap, if . nqt, order fro
u.
S.
Honoman~
Nuaailua
Ke'anae
vessels anchor
Wailua
vessel s anchor ..
Lands in Koola~ Maui
House of Hilo ·Boardg. School 80 feetbY'~'28)1 framed & covd. 'Ivtth
lauhala .•. The accommodations for the School cost say $1000.
r
KanUha
·Chief of Hilo
[The journal continues in another small' book of minutes: ]
Friday, Sep. 10, 1841. This evening a mUlat'to man a member of
i
.
Mr. Lyons ehh. at WaiIIlE;a brought in a bundle w!hich came from
Oahu.
It contained a package of letters for Mr. Bond.
probably by the same vessel which
It came
b~oug~ the ~etters for IvIr.
Bliss a few days ago.
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One of these letters contained an allusion to some statements
or Mr. Bliss which Mr. Bond considered unfavorable to himself and
not. true.
The subject was talked mver and the charge of making
a false representation denied.
sides the subject was
After various statements on both
~ropped.
Saturday Sep. 11 1841.
Between 1 & 2 otck this afternoon we had the pleasure
sa~u~ing ]~.
o~
Hall who had walked from hlahukona and had come to
give notice of the arrival of the Schooner.
It WaS too late to get off this afternoon; but a man. was .
employed to furnish canoes
&
to take on board the vessel. the goo.ds
which have been sent to the landing, that as little loss of time
as possible may be experienced
o~
MDnday.
Sabb ath Sep •. 12, 1841.
Attended native meeting at the usual hour.
I addressed the
people from the parable of the rich man & Lazarus.
fur. liall made
one of the prayers & assisted in the Sab. Sch.
In the afternoon Mr. Bliss addressed the people frOm the
words-
Finally brethren farewell, live in peace & the God of
}
.
love & peace be with you.
By
the
re~uest
This was a farewell address.
of r. .Ir. Bond. 1_ addressed the adults at tl)..e
close of the service} having invited. such as chose to stop after
the congo was dismissed.
It has been a pleasant
day~
In the evening spent about an
hour in singing with the family.
llJi:onday Sep. 13 1841.
I arose before light having been aroused by the
natives who had come to help Mr. Bliss off.
~oi6e
of
-15-
After breakfast & prayers
~tr.
B. began to despatch men with
burdens & before 8 otck we had taken our leave.
I took a seat
in an old wagon, which I am designing to take to Oahu.-
I was
drawn b"y six natives who took the read to Nunulu. The way being
mostly ascending I walked about half the distance it being about
three miles.-
From Nunu1u the c.ourse is descending, and a pretty
good road.- l reached fuIahukona at about 11 oTck.-
Most of tJ::e
baggage which had been taken to the shore had been put on board
& the wagon was soon taken to pieces & the residue of the bageag e
were sent off.
'lilien all was ready we had a prayer at the house,where man.y
natives were collected, and we took our seat in the boat & were.
soon on board.
I had given permission to a man by the name of Barnes to
take passage with another foreigner for Oahu.
Just as I was ready
to go off a native spoke to me in regard to some difficulty which
,
existed between him & the magistrate, which had not been settled
to satisfaction.
When I got off I told the man he must go ashore
unless he could satisfy the native who had come off.
~s
he could
not do this he took his baigage & went ashore.
About 1_0 tck we got under weigh with a pleasant breeze
&
the
shores of Hawaii were soon in the distance.- The breeze continued
until we had passed Kahoolawe
wliiGfi2was~~arly.
ift,bthe evening.
Tuesday Sep. 14 1841.
At daY~ight found ourselves off Lanai remDte some considerable distance.
It had been moderate during the night.
At about
10 otck it became entirely calm, and it continued so through the
day, tho. we made a little progress by keeping the vessel headed
"....,..,
'hQ7'
l'(")l17'.QA _
.Just at the edge of evening I had an escape.
I
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had been setting on the stern, the vessel was rolling badly by
the swell &. the boom was fastened by a guy
-~brace.
It occurred
to me that i1" the guy should break the boom would come over with
great force &. endanger my li1"e-
Not long after these thoughts pass-
ed thro. my mind I got up &. went below.
In the course of two or
three mlnutes I heard the boom dash - the guy had broken by a sudden lurch of the vessel and came across the stern with great forae.
Had I retained my seat I must inevitably have been struck and
might have been killed at once or knocked overboard.
Nothing could
have saved me but falling instantly upon the deck, and whether I
should have ·had time for this- had I seen it coming is more than
I
I can say.
Certain it is that I should have been in great dan-
ger &. that my.going below was providential &. I have great occasion to thank God for hi s goodness ..
~N edne sday
Sep. 15
l
1841.
'lIe were very uncomf'brtably tossed most of the nigh t, - very
light airs of wind were felt in every direction, towards morning
.
we had a land breeze which took us along
up towards the land.
a
cr~efed
little and we
~~~;t
About 6 otck we were off Diamond hill- and
saw a ship astern of us.
The wind was very light &. we did not
get up to Robinsonts wharf till 10 o1ck.
Rere we were met by Mr. Rice &. aftenvards by hlr. Castle with
the wagon.
As 1;:fr. Bliss had been in'li ted to M:r. Smi thl f :.::r. Rice
drove him &. family there
Chamberlain 111.-
&.
I walked up home wher e I found
She having been so about a fortnight.
:"'~s,
She is
however some better but is still confined pretty much to the
settee.
The Lord
(me)
make~grateful
for his lliercies.
END OF INSERT No.9
AN
INSERT No.9
Minutes of trip to Hilo & Hawaii in 1841.
[Aug. 16-Sept. 15, 1841.]
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NOT TO BE REPRODUCi:O IN At.)'.' Vo;!, Y
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Monday Aug. 16, 1841.
Set sail in the Ship Glousaster [Gloucester] for Hilo.
Passengers! Mrs. Johnson [Johnstor:eJ: under my particular care,
Mr. Calkin
~
Newtcn Ladd; Hr.
1"~oore &
1-rife, a native formerly the
wif.e of John Honorii & a child o.f John Munn (Murin?]; also two of
Er. JohnstoneTs scholars, Paehakeo & the
hTO
sons of Hr. Hillier,
of Hilo.
We v.Tere accompanied out 'by Mr. Johnstone & Castle also by Kr.
Ladd & Cap.
~astabrook,
who resigned the cO]1.T.land for this trip to
Mr. Hapgood the first mate. These returr-ed with Cap.
pilot, and we steared Lsi c J off on tne wind. At
about
25
S'J.Il
Ada~s,
the
set we 1-Tere
miles distant from Diarr:ond Hill. 1l Irs. Johnstone occupied
a berth in tee after cabin, and I had a berth in a forward staterOOD: (middle cabin) Ers. J. becarr:e sic1: pretty seon, and I tel t the
need of takingrr:y bed before night.
Tuesday Augt 17, 1841.
vo~it
This day I have felt very uncomfortable, not able to
but
so sick as to keep me most of the time in my berth. Mrs. J. also
quite sick lying in the cerepanion way on deck (a very comfortable
place). At night we found
ourselv~s
to the northward of the pass-
age between Oahu & Molokai.- The weather has been pleasant
&a
moderate breeze from N. E.
I'/edne sday .A 1J.g. 18, 1841.
1~Je
are to day off the N. 1\f. side of 1fi.olokai with a moderate
breeze E. N. E. Our tacks are about four hours each
waJ~
My sea
sickness has so subsided. that I "Tas able to take a seat at the
supper table this evening. Was invited to ask a blessing.- It
-2-
appears orderly on board.
Thursday Aug. 19 1841 •
. We were, at the tacking of ship, about 6
off the
~ortherly
part of Molokai
~
0
t
ck this morning,
The wind far to the eastward
and dead ahead or in our teeth as sailors
somet~es
say.
I seem to be about free from sea sickness and Mrs. Johnstone
is more comfmrtable.
Have taken my seat at the table to every
me~l.
Have been standing off and on in 4 hour tacks at the north of
MDlokai through the day & night.
Friday Aug. 20, 1841.
,.,
·].;Iaui in sight our course about B. E.- }<ind admitting of all
sail- Sea not very heavy> - all things comfortabJre, reading tTTwo
Years before the 1:astTf which I like very much.
We run in to
(l..
·Wailuku bay as far as to bring Kahkuloa the place where thE:; schooner
"
Kuala was lost upon our starboard
beam~
then tacked and stood off
till 8 oTck tacking every 4 hours during the night.
~aturdayAug.
21st 1841.
We have had pleasant weather every day since we Caffie out, wind
moderate but pretty well to the 1!.:ast making it more nearly ahead
than the
o~dinary
N.E. trades.-
We ran in pretty near the lanA- I should say near enough to
fsrL.]
see the surft break distinctly upon the shore, off the Northern
/\
side of
1~ui,
~ountains
along the district of Koolau- The tops of the-high
were seen abov~ the clouds- The gap made by the great
crater called hale a ka la, was hid by the mass of white clouds
which lay upon the side of the mountains. Tacked at about 3 oTck
& stood off.3abbath Aug. 22, 1841.
Ne have been off the division of Hana all this day with a moder-
-3-
ate breeze blowing from tbe Eastward with a bead current. The day
pleasant.
I
invited the boys to attend a Sabbath Sch~.
They came
into the cabin at 10 otck and I read with~he~the part of the
XIII chapter
Mat.the~.
Asked them. Questions &. made explana tions &.
Occupied myself with reading in t:te, Bible
closed with prayer.
&. the l1iss. Her.
At night we had cleared the E. point of fuaui & on. an E.3.E.
course stood over towards Hawaii.
, MOnday Aug. 23, 1841.
This
we were off Waimanu at the time of tacking.
ffio~ning
,
Cloudy with sane
'
ra~n.
Wind directly ahead . .::;tood off all the fore-
noon to the Nor,thward JI>art of the tiTIle the Vlind allowing us to
make a N. N. E. course.
Tuesday Aug. 24 1841.
During the night we stood in towards the land wi th a vierfl to
take the land breeze but instead of that a sCiuall came up directly
a~ad
& they had
breeze lasted
La~~ahoe.ho~;
but just roam to get
~everal
abo~~
and'
sta~~
off.- The
hours.- At day light we were not far from
the wind just: allowing us to lay up for
t~
point
::::,:a,kahanaloa. INehoped to be able to weather it; but the wind was
light & the swell
hea~J
& we had to tack twice. Aoout II ofck 4.k.
the pilot came on board.- The breeze about
i
past 12 became steady
& began to freshen & we stood by the point & opened the bay hand~ome~Yl
the sight of the green banks and the slopes covered with
trees & verdure was very refreshing to the spirits, pleasing to the
eye &. animating; Came to anchor at 20 min. before 4 otck.
A.s soon as the anchor was down the q. uarter bca t was lowered,
the passengers, captain &. native agent got in and we were rowed
ashore in the direction of the Mission establiSillRent . As we approached the person of Mr. Sullivan was recognized. on the teach with many
natives standing round & just as the boat struck the landing, MI.
Coan was seen coming .down. I was carried &.aashore by a native, who
addressed me in a
r~iendly
manner & placed upon the beaeh. The
bo at was drawn up so as to clear. her bows of, the waves & 1Irs ~
Johnstone was ,handed
ou~.
We were kindly saluted & made welcome by
Mr Coan & shortly were joined by Mr. 'Lyman wi th whom I walked to
the house of fur. C. wh~r.ewe first stopped- and here ,I reed. a
cordial welcome & was invited to remain; but as Mrs J.stops here
&
l\.:r. Sullivan was also staying here I thought it proper to accept
Mr. LTs invitation to stop with him.
house of Mr. Coan,' I
wal~ed
with
~.
After a short tarry at the
L. to his house and was kindly
greeted by Mrs. LYffian. Here I shall find entertainuent till the
Gloucester is ready to leave Eilo.
On inquiry for the head man, Kanuha, we learned that he has
gone to Puna & wfull not
re~Qrn
fer some
ti~e.
This it is feared
will have an influence on the voyage & occasion delay_
Wednesday Aug. 25th 181=1.
After breakfast I went with
of the Bd.School at work. They
~.
we~e
Lynan to look at the Scholars
employed in rooting up a weed
whicp has become very troublesome called o-i. In
so~e
places it
grows to 'be quite a shrub and spreads over the pasture lands &
roots out the grass & is very injurious to the feed. They were
pulling this up to prepare the land for planting.
A pretty ex-
tensive plat of upland kala was growing and some cane occupied the
place where kalo grew last year. The boys have regular hours far
work and a portion of each day is occupied in the field cultivating
their own food.
We went into the School house, which is a good framed building one story with a high
build~ng
& steep roof covered with lauhala. The
is' 80 feet by 28, having a board floor & ceiling- which is
put down in the form of a floor over head- showing the beams &
scantling upon which it is nailed.- The space ove~~ead is occu~
pied as sleeping places for the ,boys
&
is divided into a great num.-
ber of divisions- parted by mat partitions
mak~g
little rooms
just large enough for a bed for a boy.
There are at present in the', school. 64 scholars. 29 are new
ones and 35 are old ones. - This is qUite as many as the room. in
the School house will accommodate. A few of tbe scholars board out
of the school.
Walked to the house of Mr. Coan with Mr. LTilian &. thenc e to t1:e
beach where we rn.et fur. Calkin
&
1:Ir .liapgood. :&ir. 'C ~ wishing to
send a man to Kona to carry word to Gov~ Adams that the Gloucester
will probably go round to Kailua to make up her cargo
&
desiring
that freight might be got ready, a m.an was despatched with a letter
& I
dropped a line to
~.:.r
• Lyons.
I
Mr. Coan went back with a companr of natives to get timber
for a meeting house which they are propo sing to build, and as he
expected to be absent till near night, he requested hr. L. &
myself to conduct the afternoon meeting.- At the ringing of tla
bell we
wen~
down. 1ne seholars of the Bdg. Sch. &. a few of the peo-
ple of the place constituted the congregation, which I addressed
after a prayer by Mr. Lyman &. singing. Near the close-
~~.
Coan
came in. Ee made some remarks and celebrated a marriage.
Tea at Mr. Lyman f s and the com,;Jany of !lirs. Johnstone
&. M:r.
Sul11van.- Mr. Calkin was too ill to attend being confined at Mr.
Coanfs with the asthma.
.....
~:~:In..;the
e~eniEg:thad ';;8... '
social ~,]1.eeting.
Thur s day-' Aug • 26 1841 •
.. Suent most of the day at MI. Coanfs where I took dinner in
~
company with Mr. Sullivan.- After dinner took a view of the garden
~
the premises of Mr. Wilcox. lie has a neat looking house embower/'
~.
,}
c uCCZC:'
ed ,in green- bananas, guavas, grape vines, granadelia &. ohai- all
around.
The oriental lilac grows_large. One tree planted by,'-'
Mr. Goodrich is as large as I can clasp with both my arms- A large
tamarind tree, peach tree, miIDosa; bread fruit- Vegetation is' luxuriant~
every thing green &. flourishing.
[J/<:-J
We talked about a visit to the volcanoe. Mr. Calkin is desirII
ous to visit the place &. we have concluded to set out on Saturdaygo to Olaa
&. th~re
spend the Sabb ath. On 1{onday proceed to the
volcano. - The ship it is expected will be ready to sail the last
of next week & we wish to save all the time we can.
About four oTclock all hands of us set out t9 visit a water
fall in the Wailuku called Waf anenue. Our ?arty consisted of the
Coan- children &. all. ilitr. Sullivan, Mr.
families of Messrs.Lyman
&.
Calkin,
myself. The distance is about two miles_
1~rs.
,Johnstone
&.
We found the walk rather fatiguing-as the sun shone brightly &.
its rays hot.- Vie took a view of the falls from several positions
on the banks &. then descended to-a place on one side
o~
the
[Sic]
bas~nA
where we had pretty nearly a front view of the falling w.ater tUJJJ..1Jlihg
ove~
the rocks from a height of perhaps 100 feet in a perpen-
dicular descent.- I measured the distance of the water from the
place where we stood. and found it 23 feet to its surface. As several of Mr. Coants domestics accompanied us with food &. means
f~
heating water we had a cup of tea provided . .A. cloth was spr ead
upon the rocks and we sat down and enjoyed a repast.- We did not
7"
7-
get home till after dark.- I took the conduct of Mrs. Johnstone. We
had to cross a small stream of water several times & both of us
got·our
fee~
wet.
Mr. Calkin stopped at Mr. L~ and played on a harmonicon
whic~
he brought with him &. sung part of the evening with Mrs. Lyman, who
is a good singer.
Friday Aug. 27 1841.
My cloak which I thought I brought on shore cannot be foundIt may be I am mistaken in
~J
impression9 as to' having brat. it
on shore. I have sent word off to the vessel to ascertain whether
I left it there.
1f[alked to
~J~.
Pi tnan T s place & went as far also as the China-
manfs establisb.:m.ent. Mr. pYsplace is near the house of Mr. Wilcox.
~ir.
P. has a neat & co:m.1'ortable establisbne12t, has. various :flowers
blooming in front of it and cane
growi~g
in various places around.
The frane of a new house stands near by_
Our plan of going to the volcano is broken up, having on my
pa:rt concluded to te.ke passage
~n
Er. Pi t;:uan t s vessel 8-: land at
Kohala for the purpose of visiting that Station.- A letter has
this day been reed. by hlr.
L~an from~.
Bond in which he states
that Mr. Bliss has returned to the station &: he fears trouble, has
written, he saysj to OahU for me to come up. I calilied upon Mr.
Pi t:m.an and :found him willing to land me at Biahukona
&:
I have con-
eluded togo in the vessel.
c h,,-<e.
hy ~ has come to light- having been found on board the ship.
Took tea at
sung
&.
,'"'-I'.
Coan r s
&.
spent the evening there. l\JiT Calkin
played on the liarmonicon.
Aug. 28, 1841.
Saturday.
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cause far gratitude for the goodness & mercy which have followed me
all my days.- I commend myself anew to the divine guidance. To God
desire to· consecrate the remnant of my days. May he ever be with
I
me and guide me & may his. fear be ever before my eyes. And may I
be his henceforth & forever.
Amen.
Thermoneter 66 0 in my room this morning. The atillosphere is
qUi te clear.- A. br·1lght cloud marks out the region of the volcano.
I
am informed that a cloud of this description is always seen over
the spot where the volcano is when the atmosphere is not filled
with denser clouds. The direction is S. S. W.
Sab Aug, 29 1841.
Spent the day at
& made
~~
1~.
Coanfs. Attended the
j
Child~3J
Sat. Scn.
address.
At the afternoon meeting made an address as did also 1ir.
Sullivan) Mr. Lyman in terpre ted.
s ::holar s· in the evening.
I
addre ssed also hr. Ly-n-B.n f s
Aft er thi s I walked wi tb.
~. 01".
6;
1.::r s. L.
to the house of LT. Coan where had a social meeting.
htr. Calkin was quite· ill last night and has been unable to
l.
go out during the day,
~s
better this evening and able to take
a part in the prayer ueeting.
Uond ay Aug.t 30 1841.
,.
The mate of the ship informs this morning that he will be
able to obtain a full cargo here so that it will not be necessary
to go to Kailua to fill up. This som~7hat alters my plan in regard to Kohala.to Oahu
&
return.
I must now go on and stop till the schr. can go
Mter getting my bedding from the ship
&:.
send-
ing my trunk on board the jlchr. which was done in the afternoon r
aT
.~:;.9:"'otck.
in the evening having attended :Ir,ayers at :!sir. Coants I
-9-
embarked witli
1~.
Sullivan & Pitman & were soon under wmigh, wind
very light ~
Tuesday Aug. 51} 1841.
Find ourselves this morning just outside of the Bay- Having
had during the night rain & calffi.- 1 had a bertg in the cabin &
slept pretty comfortably. The others slept on deck.
8 otck. a light breeze sprung,up.- At 9. passed Maulua & a
little after Pahoehoe.
The.breeze freshened & we passed down .the
shores of Hawaii having a fair view of the deep indentations made
by the vallies of Waipio, Waimanu & other places in Hamakua &
Kohala.
Between 5'& 4 otck. P. 11. we passed Kohala point & about
!
past 4 we came to anchor at Mahukona. The boat was soon got out
&
my baggage put into her
&
1 took passage :;::'0 r the shore. - There
are several houses near the beach
&
qu.i te a number of people of
both sexes & different ages pressed around me. 1 asked for Walawala
the chiBf' woman
&
learned she was inland .1~y trunk
&
bedding was
carried into a house & I obtained a native to guide me to 101i the
place of the Station. I took some clothing & my food in a calabash
& my dressing case & set out at 5 o'ck having 10 miles to- go .. After
walking a mile or two facing a brisk wind it began to rain some.
I continued to go on till dark and_ found myself tired enough to
rest & put
UD
for the night but no suitable place to stop present-
ing I kept on, the wind still'blowing fresh & a drizzling rain beating against me. Not being able to hold my umbrella for the strong
wind my outside garment became quite wet- it being my cloke only
my under garments were preserved dry-
by the grass on the sides of the path.
My feet
&
c.
~les
were wet
After traveling till 7 o'ck
we came to the house of a hoahanau- where I was glad to fin~a rest-
. -10-
ing place &yas glad to put up for the night.
A fire was
kind1~d
/
& a light obtained.
The man & his wife cheerfully resigned
t~eir
hikie' & bedding & I threw m~elf down after taking off my wet
clothes & putting on dry ones & was enabled to sleep most of tbe
night.~
The wind blew fresh & there were
fre~uent
showers of rain
during the night- but these did no t disturb my re.pose- the fleas
were, however, annoying.
Wednesday Sep. 1 1841.
As soon as it was light the natives of the' hou.se .were stirring
& I despatched the man to the Station for a horse.
In the mean-
time I invited the natives of the neighborhood to come in for
rr'ayers.
Som.e'
dozen or 15 assembled- Those who were able to -read
& possessed testaments produced them.- I opened to the 18 Chap. of
Luke & the natives read in turn till the Chapter was finished. I
made remarks & prayed.- I inquired after church members of the.
place & learned there were 8 besides a boy belonging to·tbe Rilo
boarding school, who had been kept from returning by sickness.
About
f
past? o'ck the man
ret~~ed
with a horse. I mounted
& with the man for my guide proceeded to the Station. The wind was
strong & the rain was driving in my face most of the way. In
about l-t hours I reached the Station & was recd. gladly.
Mr. Bliss made no objections to going to Honolulu in the
vessel when she should return.
It seems he had been making ar-
. rangements to l\3ave tho. he had fixed on no t 1me for doing it.
In the afternoon he butchered a young beef animal, with a view
to salting down a part and drying a part for his voyage for
.America.
I attended the Wednesday lecture with
about 50 persons who had assembled.
~IT.
Bond and
spdL~e
to
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Thursday Sep. 2 1841.
Mr. Bliss was occupied all the forenoon in cutting & salting his beef and he wished my presence to consult as to the best
way of doing it, supposing me to possess mDre experience than
himself.
In the afternoon I walked with Mr. Bond to the North Shore.
I wanted to ascertain whether there was a safe or convenient
landing on this side. The distance is about 2 miles by a
ing path towards the shore. There is one steep pitch.
l!
ing Naohaku the na.rn:e, is no t a good cine.
descend~
The land[SIC]
It is stony & there is
A}..
. [Si£J
considerablesurf\.- In a moderate time canoes may land safely, &
there are times doubtless when a boat might land safely but the
l\
[$i<}
stony beach is an objection to boats.
"-,,
We walked half a mile or
more along the banks which are in most places 50 or a hundred
[s/0
feet high & almost perpendicular, with the surff dashing upon the
.
11.
rocbJ bottom
skirt~ng
their base.- We ·visited an excavation made
by Kamehameha called Keawaeli- wbere canoes are sometimes taken
down & launched into the sea
landing·there.
tho~there
is apparently but a poor
We saw another place a little to the: S. East
across a small promontory where canoes go out & come in in moderate
weather.
Tho, there was now considerable surff yet canoes might
probably pass safely.
We saw none however in motion.
On my return I felt quite exhausted and was glad of rest.
Friday Sep. 3 1841.
Walked to the place where the natives are collecting stones
for a new meeting house laying about 68 rods South from the hlission house.- The natives are making incipient preparations for. a
house; but it will be some time before they will be ready to
lay the walls.
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SatUrday Sep. 4
1841~
Rave been occupied part of the morning appraising tools &
other things which Mr. Bliss wishes to dispose of to a Mr. Rook
who is building wall at the station; also of some things which
Mr. Bond wishes to take.
Sabbath Sep. 5 184l.
Mr." Bliss took part in the two service s in whlch also I
d·
af·i'ored
assistance. /I..
The cong. in the mo rning amoUnted to per-
haps 1500 in the a,fternoon to 800 or 900.- A. Sabbath School of
children was conducted immediately after morning service. I
questioned them in the Haawina Kamalii.
200 children present.
There might have been
I was surprised to see s'o -large a number.
~funday
Sep. 6,1841.
Mr. Bliss has had 26 natives employed in carrying goods to
1'Iahukona .
Tue sday Sep. 7, 1841 ~
About the same number today have been employed with the same
business as
yesterday~
about their burdens
The natives were a little particular·
-& wanted something light to carry, which
occasioned some delay & trouble in getting them started.
Wednesday Sep. 8 1841.
~~. Bliss has recd. tc~ay letters from ~tr.
Castle dated the
24th & 25th ulto. in reply to letters to me reed. since my departure, in which he recommends 1rr. B. to make all convenient
despatch in getting ready to come down in the Schr. Eawaii which
he had engaged of Mr. Pitman, (father) to make a trip to Kohala
as soon as the vessel should arrive from Eilo.
lie co:rrrrn.1Jni_cated also the death of 1lrs. 1iunn on the niorng. of
the 25th.
,
h
- A slight. shock of an earthquake last
night.~
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The last. o~ 1Ix •. B(s goods have been carried to ~h~ beach
t . ex.
'
cep~
such
as
are to go down. with the' family' when they shall leave
to embark.
Visited with Mr. B. &:. Mr, Bond the head.of a small stream
which is carried by a trench thro. the settlement.
This head
water in a stream nearly as large as a manta body issues out of
o~
a ledge
rQok through an opening 6 feet long by 3 wide in the
middle; the streain is' carried along the si.de ot' a stee·:p valley.
.
~hGulr;l
Visited a ·spring
o~
be
Friday Sap '10 1 l841.(~- This
'I'hursday Sop. 9, 1841:. ~y. J. F:t
water not far from the Station very much
resembling Punahou Spring
i;,~ ~qui te
a stream. from xocky opening.
Visited also a cave where not long since a woman was crushed by
the falling of a large mass of the shelving rock.
There were
two persons in the cave, it being used as a dwelling. The man
was a believer, the woman killed, was a hoomoloka. She. had just
before the falling of the rocks,
her attacbment to the
e~ressed
old way & confidence in it in preference to the new way and her
death nay be regarded as a striking coincidence in the providence
of C-od evincing his regard to his niends & judgment upon his
enemies.
Recd. letters from Ronoilulu via Kealakekua t where"the Soh:;'
Hawaii was on the 7th bou,nd to Kau with
-f~idayCcp.
'l'£:is
8WRing
Waimoa 1?.rougbt
iIl
'&,
Mrs. Paris.
10, lO4l.
a mulatto man a member of 1i::r.
a brWdla whieh
7aekage Q.J: letters fa? A:. Bond.
~es~el
Mr.
OQFre
It
which brought the letters reI
i'::rom
9CU2:t3
Mx~
Oahu~
~"'one
eh"h. a"t
I t con tallied -a-
probably by the same,
Bliss a fow days ago
[Memoranda at end of this small book:: ]
Mr. Bond
v~ants
a Sythe.
2 hornd. ouills.
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See if M7"
(:5,'.:]
Lyman is chgd. $12 cash dur g ).. Ge~. Meeting. he
says he recd. that sum & Mr. Castle reports but!$lO.
Mr. Lyman would be gl.ad of from 150 to 200 yds of Methuen
stripe.
Mrs. Coan 2 dishes say 14 inches.
$ide Saddle for Mrs. Coan, buy if cheap, if . nqt, order fro
u.
S.
Honoman~
Nuaailua
Ke'anae
vessels anchor
Wailua
vessel s anchor ..
Lands in Koola~ Maui
House of Hilo ·Boardg. School 80 feetbY'~'28)1 framed & covd. 'Ivtth
lauhala .•. The accommodations for the School cost say $1000.
r
KanUha
·Chief of Hilo
[The journal continues in another small' book of minutes: ]
Friday, Sep. 10, 1841. This evening a mUlat'to man a member of
i
.
Mr. Lyons ehh. at WaiIIlE;a brought in a bundle w!hich came from
Oahu.
It contained a package of letters for Mr. Bond.
probably by the same vessel which
It came
b~oug~ the ~etters for IvIr.
Bliss a few days ago.
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One of these letters contained an allusion to some statements
or Mr. Bliss which Mr. Bond considered unfavorable to himself and
not. true.
The subject was talked mver and the charge of making
a false representation denied.
sides the subject was
After various statements on both
~ropped.
Saturday Sep. 11 1841.
Between 1 & 2 otck this afternoon we had the pleasure
sa~u~ing ]~.
o~
Hall who had walked from hlahukona and had come to
give notice of the arrival of the Schooner.
It WaS too late to get off this afternoon; but a man. was .
employed to furnish canoes
&
to take on board the vessel. the goo.ds
which have been sent to the landing, that as little loss of time
as possible may be experienced
o~
MDnday.
Sabb ath Sep •. 12, 1841.
Attended native meeting at the usual hour.
I addressed the
people from the parable of the rich man & Lazarus.
fur. liall made
one of the prayers & assisted in the Sab. Sch.
In the afternoon Mr. Bliss addressed the people frOm the
words-
Finally brethren farewell, live in peace & the God of
}
.
love & peace be with you.
By
the
re~uest
This was a farewell address.
of r. .Ir. Bond. 1_ addressed the adults at tl)..e
close of the service} having invited. such as chose to stop after
the congo was dismissed.
It has been a pleasant
day~
In the evening spent about an
hour in singing with the family.
llJi:onday Sep. 13 1841.
I arose before light having been aroused by the
natives who had come to help Mr. Bliss off.
~oi6e
of
-15-
After breakfast & prayers
~tr.
B. began to despatch men with
burdens & before 8 otck we had taken our leave.
I took a seat
in an old wagon, which I am designing to take to Oahu.-
I was
drawn b"y six natives who took the read to Nunulu. The way being
mostly ascending I walked about half the distance it being about
three miles.-
From Nunu1u the c.ourse is descending, and a pretty
good road.- l reached fuIahukona at about 11 oTck.-
Most of tJ::e
baggage which had been taken to the shore had been put on board
& the wagon was soon taken to pieces & the residue of the bageag e
were sent off.
'lilien all was ready we had a prayer at the house,where man.y
natives were collected, and we took our seat in the boat & were.
soon on board.
I had given permission to a man by the name of Barnes to
take passage with another foreigner for Oahu.
Just as I was ready
to go off a native spoke to me in regard to some difficulty which
,
existed between him & the magistrate, which had not been settled
to satisfaction.
When I got off I told the man he must go ashore
unless he could satisfy the native who had come off.
~s
he could
not do this he took his baigage & went ashore.
About 1_0 tck we got under weigh with a pleasant breeze
&
the
shores of Hawaii were soon in the distance.- The breeze continued
until we had passed Kahoolawe
wliiGfi2was~~arly.
ift,bthe evening.
Tuesday Sep. 14 1841.
At daY~ight found ourselves off Lanai remDte some considerable distance.
It had been moderate during the night.
At about
10 otck it became entirely calm, and it continued so through the
day, tho. we made a little progress by keeping the vessel headed
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'hQ7'
l'(")l17'.QA _
.Just at the edge of evening I had an escape.
I
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had been setting on the stern, the vessel was rolling badly by
the swell &. the boom was fastened by a guy
-~brace.
It occurred
to me that i1" the guy should break the boom would come over with
great force &. endanger my li1"e-
Not long after these thoughts pass-
ed thro. my mind I got up &. went below.
In the course of two or
three mlnutes I heard the boom dash - the guy had broken by a sudden lurch of the vessel and came across the stern with great forae.
Had I retained my seat I must inevitably have been struck and
might have been killed at once or knocked overboard.
Nothing could
have saved me but falling instantly upon the deck, and whether I
should have ·had time for this- had I seen it coming is more than
I
I can say.
Certain it is that I should have been in great dan-
ger &. that my.going below was providential &. I have great occasion to thank God for hi s goodness ..
~N edne sday
Sep. 15
l
1841.
'lIe were very uncomf'brtably tossed most of the nigh t, - very
light airs of wind were felt in every direction, towards morning
.
we had a land breeze which took us along
up towards the land.
a
cr~efed
little and we
~~~;t
About 6 otck we were off Diamond hill- and
saw a ship astern of us.
The wind was very light &. we did not
get up to Robinsonts wharf till 10 o1ck.
Rere we were met by Mr. Rice &. aftenvards by hlr. Castle with
the wagon.
As 1;:fr. Bliss had been in'li ted to M:r. Smi thl f :.::r. Rice
drove him &. family there
Chamberlain 111.-
&.
I walked up home wher e I found
She having been so about a fortnight.
:"'~s,
She is
however some better but is still confined pretty much to the
settee.
The Lord
(me)
make~grateful
for his lliercies.
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