The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-08-02

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Bat the beast was mum. and neither o s'FlPes'
',sbss t5,sS threats or ccaxings. could be DC made
=, md - one inch further. Our friend, after address
M s short but animated Grafton 10 him toT his mus
POSITION. returned With much chsgrln 10 the camp
The ,i-ait Of vegetation, We found 10 be aoout iooF
,rss below the summit. Travellers can ride 70 the
very summit e the highest peak, but the animals are
ss8s-slly left. A. we're ours. about s mile below- ST.
us,ei =, the base CT several high peaks, : Wa; We
took 20 be the lake. saii ,o have been seen BY former
VISITORS Z; : new .. E-5sE -p." Ga reaching the
SUNNI, Of the hi-hes, peas, 70 cur establishment We
found = human skeleton, and the carcase q 81 OK
D. YOU. Mr.. Filter. or any Of the readers Of your
paper. know anything Il the history CT the person
whose bones now lie bleaching on the top OF MAunA
Kea Or mas any traveller 10 this mountain oeen
missed The spot where the skeleton lies Is 44,vVO
fee, shove the -eye. q the ocean 1t was with great
difficulty, We could breathe ST TINS height Our voices
seemed 10 have q dull. hollow, unnatural sound and
il required much effort 10 converse There seemed 70
&c I heavy outward pressure IN the head, attended
with giiijness AMI nausea, not unlike ses-sIckness
Whist was more remarkable, in attempting 10 give 8
national salute, we were unable 10 FIRE Z pistol OF
make a cap explode, even after repeated tHa's-
7 LETT the same caps upon my revolver. and On
reaching the encampment Al the base Of ;ae mountain
Us EEN-l- N-tA. every ~ E2k-t-Gl 49, -
the pis,o, , Here : = question for Punahou students,
Why would not the caps explode on the top Of the
mountain NJ animal or vegetable life. not even s
Is. was 70 be seen, for some distance below the sum
nit In every direction. except south of the summit
Of Nauua Loa, the vast ocean e1panse loomei mp be-
fore Us. From this point We could count Cne hundred
and thirty extinct craters The trees sad mounds
in the valleys, dwiniled into miniature shrubs and
aut-hills. Summer clouds, mingled with streaks Of
thick fog, hung in patches, here and there, over the
plains, far beneath Us. The ocean, the multitude Of
craters, the bright sun and blue ethereal vault over
head, mingled with fog. the miniature plains below
Us. through which meandered rivers Of black lava,
snl the death scene at our feet,-aIl presented . pic
ture. truly sublime. awful, and grand 1t was a
glorious privilege to stand on this lofty pinnacle on
our c~ounrry's anniversary. It was worth a voyage
around the world, to stand here aud do honor to
The day We Celebrate As with uncovered heads,
We gave cur - toasts' TO the - Memory Of the
Father Of His Country" "Eho was first in peace.
first in war, and first in the heartso his
We we're not ~frge,ful Of our own Sovereign, under
whose b~eneicent sway We were permitted to live.
After taking q brief survey Of Natures sternest
works around Us, We hastily made our descent, and
reached oar camp in safety, at 5 O'Clock P. VI. The
following day We rode TO the eastward about ten
miles, for the purpose Of shooting geese, which are
generally abundant there. Here a heavy rain and
thick fog overlook Us. In the morning, the fog not
clearing away, We returned TO our original eucamp-
ing ground, having met with nothing but chaErin in
our wild goose chase One Of our party, on our
return. however, fortunately killed g Wild bull,
which, when served up by J0-ey-compensaied in q
measure for our nights lodging in the rain. On
leaving FOR home, the first night, We slept in q large
cave among the climpers, and the second, we eucamp-
ed on the southwest side OF the new lava flow, where
we found an abundance Of good water. Some Of the
party crossed the new lava H0W on foot, and found
several places where the lava : yet molten. \ beef
steak might be roasted there in a few minutes. This,
however, does not compare with a mass Of lava. 500
feet thick, thrown out from the volcano Jorullo. in
Mexico, il 1852, which was found smoking, by Hum
bolt, ~forty-dve years after the eruption.
On riding along the plateau between Mauna Loa
and Huaalai, We noticed q large spider, some thirty
in the air, travelling in an ascending easrer'y il
recti0n. We could see his web or cable clisteu in the .
sun for seyeral feet, toJh in front and behind him.
Here : another puzzle for PuuahOu students. What
the propeiling powers Of this spider. there being
10 wind Al the time; and how was his cable"
stretched 50 high, there being no trees or other high
objects on which 70 suspend it. within several miles:
arrived safety at kona, after ar. absence Of ten
lays, with apPet;es greatly improved, and physical
powers selsib.y strengthened.
ONE OF The PARTY.