Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume X, Number 20, 20 May 1871 — Ka Mokuahi "Nebraska." [ARTICLE]

Ka Mokuahi "Nebraska."

Ma ka la Sabati iho nei, i ke kakahiaka uii komo mai ta tna ke awa nei o Kou, ka mokuahi alua o ka Laina Hoohoio Mokuahi o Uwepa, a ka me* hoi nona ka inoa e kau ae ia.

Ua makaikai makou iaiu, a ua i*e i na keeieiki a me na mea a pau e hiki ai ko kiiohi aku.

Ua kupiliia kein mokuahi ma Nu lukn, i ka 1567, a nolaila, o kona kahiko i keia wa, he elima ivale no makahiki. O kona loa, he 270 kapuai, ke akea, he kanaha kapuai, a o kona hohonu, he iwakalua kumamaono kapuai. He ekolu ona oneki x a ua hanaia me na maiau ana a pau i ku i ka hanohano o keia wa e pii aenei ke ao.

O ka ikuika o kona mahu, ua like me ka ikaika ona lio he 2,000. O kona mau tona, ua elun tuosani no n oi ae. He mokuahi hohonu iho keia mamua o ka mokuahi mua i ha'la aku nei i Kikane. O kona holo, he 12 mile i ka horu a oi aku kekuupauia ; a i oleia, ke pao iiuiia ka lanahu \ 31 tona o ka la.

O ka nui o na ohua a ke Knnawai i ae ni nana e lawe, he 140 ohua o ka papa akahi, 229 o ka pnpa alun, a he 506 o ka pupa akolu. Ua kueneia na keena e like me ka oluolu kupono i ka ohua ke hiolani.

Mamua o koni\ holo ana mai nei, ua hukiiu oia i knhi kapili moku maloo, a un oko* nio hou ia, a hana hou ia keknhi mau wohi hemahema e ae, i loaa i kona wa e holoholo ana mawaena o Kapulakiko a me Panama.

Ma ka hora 10 o ke kakahinka Poakahi, ua iiolo aku la oia ma kana huakai au moana, iirai anei aku a Nu Kilani me Kikane, e like me ka men i hana ae likeia e kona Ona a me ka Puuku o ke Pannlanu o Nu KiInni, e halihali ) na )eta mai Nu Kilani aku a i Kapalakiko maloko o na la he 28; malaila ne nia ka aina i ua mokuaina hikina o ka Ripub.»liUa nui, a malaila aUu, eUu hou i Ua moana AtelaniUa'a hiUi i Ladana iloUo o na la he 45.

Oiai, o ko kakou nei wahi pukoa ke oioina o keia laina mokuahihou ma ka holo ana o me ka hoi ana mai, nolaila, ke kolokoloae nei inakou, e Uukulu paaia keia laina, a e hahai pu i« hoi eka pomaikai. No ka mea, o kona hookumuia ana a paa, he mea ia e ahai mai ana i na pomaikai ia kakou.