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Kaiwiki plantation, owned by Messrs. Hitchcock & 

 Co., is three miles from the village of Hilo. The fields 

 of cane are so near that the tasseled plnmes waving over 

 a hnndred acres, form a spectacle that cannot be de- 

 scribed. This plantation has a capacity for 500 tons 

 per annum. The buildings are observed on the ridges, 

 one of which is impassable except near the sea, where a 

 scow ferry is maintained at government expense. A 

 noticeable flume crosses one of these gulches to convey 

 the cane across, and is more than 100 feet high and a 

 thousand in length ; its tracery of timbers seen in the 

 distance appearing like a cobweb. 



The plantation of Capt. Thomas Spencer at Amau- 

 ulu, is within the limits of Hilo, has fine water power, 

 and a good mill, with 3,000 acres, and . its proprietor 

 has spared no expense to make the establishment perfect. 



THE VILLAGE OF HILO. 



A more beautiful panorama than that seen from the 

 deck of the steamer at sunrise, in Byron's Bay, it will 

 be difficult to find in any country. Usually at sunrise 

 not a cloud is to be seen on either of the grand mount- 

 ains, which form the background of the picture. At the 

 right stands Mauna Kea, seemingly higher by several 

 thousand feet than its more distant rival Mauna Loa. 

 The summits of both are in winter covered with snow, 

 but that of Mauna Kea is particularly beautiful, with 

 its serrated peaks and deep valleys, perfectly white for 

 miles below the summit. During the night and early 

 morning the cool winds blow directly down these belts 

 of snow, and impart to the air a refreshing and bracing 

 temperature. The trade winds are rarely felt here, as 



