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abandoned water ways and houses marked only by their 

 rude foundations. An ancient battle ground may be 

 found a few miles north of Wailua. 



At Kealia, nine miles northward from the falls, is 

 the ranch of Mr. E. Krull, and roaming over the broad 

 pastures, may be seen thousands of sleek cattle, which 

 are raised chiefly for their hides and tallow. 



At Kilauea, eight miles further on, is the residence 

 of Mr. Chas. Titcomb, whose extensive farm is one of 

 the finest localities for raising sugar cane, coffee or ramie, 

 to be found on the islands. 



Kalihiwai valley, six miles from Hanalei, has beauti- 

 ful banks, and the river is remarkable for numerous 

 cascades. Between this valley and Hanalei, the rolling 

 upland is covered with a lauhala forest, reaching to the 

 old silk works of Mr. Titcomb, which were located near 

 the river. Some of these upland tracts, where water 

 can be brought on to them from the neighboring 

 streams, furnish the best of cane land, and will eventu- 

 ally be cultivated with sugar cane or tobacco. 



HANALEI. 



This name covers not only a river and bay, but a 

 district raised some hundred feet above the sea, com- 

 prising 20,000 acres of fine arable lands, well watered, 

 especially in its eastern portion which has at least 

 twenty streams. Sugar cane grows spontaneously and 

 the leaves of the multicaulis attain the enormous size 

 of fifteen inches in length by twelve in breadth. 



Hanalei harbor is on the north side of the island, 

 affording good anchorage, except in northwest winds 

 which blow usually in the winter months. And even 



