Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-02-22


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sees OH entering the lava beds, lies
southeast of the point where the
path down the outer bank touches
upon the lava-felds. This lake is
about 800 feet long by $50 feet wide.
1t was quietly boiling as if heated
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and steam, we next visited circular
lako near the north bank, its growl.
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ing US not to venture too close, lest
its smothereJ wrath burst upon us
in all its fury. Next came the
North Lake, of irregular form, 400
feet in length by about half this dis
tance in width. its frey waves ever
rising and falling, sometimes over
flowing les banks. Upon the west
bank we found several other lakes,
of greater or less activity, and of
about the character Of thosc already
described. We came now to the
South Lake, or as tho Kanaka calls
it, Madam Pela, 600 feet in diameter,
1900 feet in circumstances, almost
round in form, with au overhanging
bank of lava fifty feet in height, is
the form of this the Kanaka Goddess.
But how shall I describe its action :?
Standing upon the brink Of this tu-
multuous caldron, one is transtiXed
with awe. The roaring, growing,
Kissing, foaming and surging waves
of liquid fire, now thrown high in
the air by some unseen power, the
frey waves lashing the surrounding
shore, subsiding for a moment and
then suddenly bursting forth as ifby
magic, again sending up it's immense
wave of fire, the wind cutting and
carrying away the edges of this sheet
offlame, thousands OF jets ofsulphur-
ic smoke and steam putting from
every crack and crevice in the sur
rounding shore, forms a sight so
truly grand and awe.inspiring as to
surpass our descriptive powers. We
found many conical formations Of
lava and sulphur, 20 to 80 feet high,
out of which came tongues Of fire.
Returning from the South Lake,
around the cast bank Of the crater,
we visited several active lakes not
unlike those we had seen on the
west side, We passed for the dis
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burning lake. Through each crew.
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see the fire, not six inches beneath
our feet. The heat was here 80 un-
comfortable as to hasten our speed,
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over this dangerous 6cld, stopping
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