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MISSIONARY TOUR 
examine the interior between this place and Towaihae. 
It was therefore arranged that Messrs. Bishop and 
Goodrich should spend the Sabbath here, and on 
Monday morning pass over to Waimea, and thence 
to Towaihae, while Mr. Thurston and myself travelled 
through the villages on the northern shores. 
On Monday morning Messrs. Bishop and Goodrich 
commenced their journey to Waimea. Having pro¬ 
cured a man to carry their baggage, they left Kapu- 
lena, and, taking an inland direction, passed over a 
pleasant country, gently undulated with hill and dale. 
The soil was fertile, the vegetation flourishing, and 
there was considerable cultivation, though but few 
inhabitants. About noon they reached the valley of 
Waimea, lying at the foot of Mouna-Kea, on the north¬ 
west side. Here a number of villages appeared on 
each side of the path, surrounded with plantations, in 
which plantains, sugar-cane, and taro, were seen grow¬ 
ing unusually large. At 4 p. M. they obtained a view 
of the ocean, and kept on their way towards Towaihae. 
When they had travelled several miles the sun went 
down, and, no houses being near, they spread their 
blankets on the ground, and slept comfortably in the 
open air. 
At break of day on the 19th they began to descend, 
and, after walking about two hours, reached Towaihae, 
where they were hospitably received by Mr. Young, 
with whom they spent the day. 
Having heard that a schooner from Oahu was at 
Keauhou, they left Towaihae in the evening in a 
canoe belonging to Mr. Young, and proceeded to Kai- 
rua, where the schooner was lying at anchor. 
It was about 5 o’clock in the afternoon of the 16th, 
