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92 SOME OTHER ISLANDS AND TOWNS, the man who has two hundred thousand trees to the one | who may have only an acre. Hilo is a famous sea-shore resort on this island, and from Honolulu by a direct sea route the distance is es- — timated to be almost one hundred and ninety-two miles, and a steamer of moderate speed can accomplish the trip in almost twenty-four hours. On the map Hilo Bay is frequently marked Byron’s Bay, after Captain Lord Byron, who was the first to make an accurate survey of it, which he did in 1825. The proper native name for Hilo Bay is Waiakea, but as is quite natural, it is called from the town itself. Hilo Bay has an excellent harbor, and if commerce needs it, can be rendered’ safe and commodious by a breakwater which runs out from the shore to Cocoanut Island. There is room for a whole navy here, if neces- sary, and the water is deep enough for the largest ship afloat. The town is well laid out and very pretty. One can see great stretches of cane fields all yellow and green, and the tall, graceful cocoa palms with their plumy- branches. As the roads in Hilo are ndt very good, one must either go about on foot or on horseback. The prominent business street fronts the bay, with stores which meet ,with the requirement of all. The town is quaint and pretty and has beautiful surroundings. On Church street are the residences of the majority cf the town’s peopie, who are not natives, although on King street are many more fine residences, and also on this latter street is one of the most useful institutions of Hilo, Dr. Kittredges’ Sanitarium. This is a medical boardinz €omicbooks.com — = ae — a a as?