| Show IIA1VAII MU > Meeker leland which was talked ef abort lime sine At an apple of 1 dl earl belwoea the Unlteil l H alM and treat llrllaln lu the event of certain uggwted occurrence li I now under the Hawaiian flat and all danger of n quarrel dlploiuaile or olherwlee from lhataourca I past t Toe trip to the liland war a rather txoltlnt ono fur ibjutlulf Ibe way the llrltWi ship fbamplon being lu view aud endenv urlng In overhaul the Hawaiian iteaui erlivalanl lor that dlitance llul thee the-e < eedof tho Ktniki wn too much and the gradually drew away leaving Um llrltliher to retrace her course The eland WM reacheJ the Hi wallow lloe ralwd thereon and the plate taken pixiMilon of by the readIng read-Ing of proclamation The bland li I uuluhtbllJnd li 1 about a mile In leuglh and nail 0 mile to width It b lava formttlou and may have Lean utetl by Hawallaui anolently ai a I > lao of eacnflw ai HIM were found there n number of square wall about S feel hUb 4 feet wide and rum 91 lo 40 feet long ou top of which were large Hatetoneiitandln and and about two I feet apart 1 A number of old Image and idol ttcia found all being III a good 1 alai of prMirvallou except Irom ex > o > ure lo the weather Oiu of the curloeltlee found niemblxl s piece of stone but on dna Inipeillon wai decided lo be pitrllle1 Ileeh Till was bound ou s stone altar and may have beep au DllulolC to dose of the IIrelol Kod Only n imall orlloti of the Island ills any toll and that li of avery a-very flight depth Njtwllhitindlni thlr there U much vegetation on many rtloniof tile utae Tho leland U I literally covered with llrdi of many kind which are very lame and at 1 Ills sawn of the year young Klili and turtle art olio plentiful but no water wit found NVktr bland has no commercial valuethe only Imparlanee IIIIablog 10 It btltiK a potilble landing plio fur ft Iacltlo cable for which purpose It le regarded ai a greet convenience rile bet l lima II was vliltvJ l by Ha wallaniwai In 1M7 when Kimeba mtlm IV tent A vouel nlung the northwest islands lo claim them lor bit kingdom Nedoi Nrcker UaJuur Iiiyian and 1llIolkl 1 worn taken poneiiloaol later 0 u iii blend wu added to the Hawaiian Hit und Midway Mid-way Uland toe only remaining oDe of the group was occupltd hr the UulttU Stator lu 1867 wlun n futile effort oven made lu I establish there n coaling Italian for veitcli plying btlweao the vouolry and Chili |
