This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...which is low and flat, and has a reef extending off it to a distance of l miles or more. Along this coast there is a narrow strip of land, varying from to 2 miles in breadth, which is only a few feet above the level of the sea, and very fertile, and has a gradual ascent to the foot of the precipices. The scenery of ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...which is low and flat, and has a reef extending off it to a distance of l miles or more. Along this coast there is a narrow strip of land, varying from to 2 miles in breadth, which is only a few feet above the level of the sea, and very fertile, and has a gradual ascent to the foot of the precipices. The scenery of this district is hardly to be surpassed in beauty, boldness, and variety; stupendous precipices rising some 2,000 feet and more, with small streams rushing over and down their sides. From Kahuku Point the coast turns SW. for 11 miles to Waialua, where there is a large village, and at about one mile from the shore there are regular soundings of from 13 to 20 fathoms. This coast, from Kahuku Point to Waimea, is a level plain about 6 miles by 2, but slightly elevated above the sea, and merely a good pasture. At many of the frequent holes and crevices in it, may be seen streams of fine clear and cool fresh water, making their subterranean way, 3 or 4 feet below the surface, from the mountains to the outlets in the sea below low water mark. Liaie Bay is a narrow indentation in the coral reef about 5 miles SE. of Kahuku Point. There is a Mormon settlement here, but there are many dangerous rocks and rocky ground in the approach and it should be avoided. Waimea Bay is a slight indentation in the coast, about 4 miles NE. of Waialua, and was visited by the Resolution and Discovery in 1779, shortly after the death of Captain Cook; they anchored in 13 fathoms, sand, with the extreme points of the bay bearing S. 72 W. (S. 62 W. mag.) and N. 75 E. (N. 65 E. mag.), and the mouth of a river S. 41 E. (S. 51 E. mag.), distant one mile. In the bight of the bay, southward of the anchorage, there is rocky foul ground 2 miles from the shore; and there is...
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