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fied fish, pond and impregnable valley accessible from 

 the land only by a pole ladder. 



THE BARKING SANDS OF MANA 

 Are prominent among the cnriosities of Kauai. The 

 sand possesses the property of ringing or barking, and 

 it may be produced by striking the banks ; by sliding 

 down, or dragging a heavy body over them. This 

 property of sound is fixed and can be produced in 

 samples taken to a foreign country. Moisture deadens 

 and temporarily destroys its resonance. 



WAIMEA 



Is the name of a district, village and river, distinguished 

 in the ancient traditions of Kauai, and also famous as 

 the place where Captain Cook, the discoverer of the 

 group, first anchored in 1778, and made the acquaintance 

 of the natives, who called his vessel a moku or island. 

 The harbor, an open roadstead, affording good anchor- 

 age, sheltered from the trade wind, is in latitude 21 ° 

 57', north, longitude 159 ° 42', west. "Waimea village, 

 now only a wreck of a once populous capital, is situated 

 on the west bank of the river. On the "opposite side 

 are the remains of the stone fort built by the Russians, 

 in 1815, for King Kaumualii. The final conflict in 

 1824, that confirmed the title of the Kamehamehas and 

 established their authority on Kauai, was fought over 

 the walls of this fort. 



THE VALLEY AND EALLS OF HANAPEPE, 



Situated midway between Waimea and Koloa, seven 

 miles from each, are remarkable among the scenery of 

 the Hawaiian Islands. The banks are precipitous ; 



