The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-09-21

and -ffu-k anon t.- BLACK surface 80. -1r cooling
lava. burst like m-teprs 10 a summer S
4 -Jou n We bad reached the suusnit level Of
( he mountain. we heard tbr muf1-l roar az .h- long
p-nt np ga--s ~ they rushed out % lhr opening
that their force had rent ~ the basin : solid bed.
/ And now that We were IA fUil view OF tAe grand
/ d--nlav our ears were filed with ;hc mighty sound.
AZ u = heavy surf booming IA UPo1 = level shore.
. while ever and anon a mingled crash and break Of
sound would call 70 mind the heavy rush Of pon-
d-rOus waves against the rocky ellis that glFt Ha-
wali.
Towards our left. the party wall that shut in the
I crater Of POhaku Hanalei stretched across from
cliff 10 cliff AZ a lower elevation than The other
| boundaries 10 M~okuaweoweo. From the broken
appearance Of the angle formed By this party-"all
and the main cliH on tle southeast side. we judged
mat with a iittle nerve one might reach the plateau
/ Z. and from thence by means OF the heapcd up pile
OF deJTis spoken OF before. get down 10 the level
81 the lower basin. \ plan was arranged 70 At
tempt il the next morning. but was not carried OUT
Looking along the rugged outline OF the crater
e9re towards our right. We noticed a vast "a hOw
that would cut u Oh from exploring IN that dirrc-
ton. Following on the sky line 81 the br"t!ing
cliff to where it Joined the wall that bounded the
southwest side OF the crater &, Ne saw. framed As
IL were by the eastern and the western wall. tue
uneven outline Of Mamma kea- Clear aud colo
looked that distant mountain peak. but not a. clear
as was the bright light Of the lava stream below.
nor cold as was the wind that eddied round TIE
craters edge.
the let looked loiier. and gazing in;eutly into the
Herv column with n good glass lidi We A-u' We
could see the limpid sparkling upward jet rising
with tremendous force from ont IN lucandeecent
lake. Following up tue glowing stream We Sa"
IL arch itself and pour over a. II were IN one
broad beautiful cascade While The ascending
stream was almost silvery in its intense brightness.
the falling sheet vas slightly dullrd b. cooling
and thus tue two were ever rising failing. Suoouig
m 10 brilliant Jets. and sbowcTing down Win
mingled dashes Of bright light and shooting spray,
while in the lake out OF which rose The fountain
and into which fell the fiery masses danced and
played q thousand mimic waves. and merry foam
swirled round and round. Upon is surface
danced myriad Jets and bubbles. and from its edge
flowed out the %riyulets OF lava, that IN a tangled
maze Of lines covered all the lake. There was not
a moment when the eve felt wearied, not a second
when the ear was dulled to the solemn diapason of
the mighty Jet and fall. But soon a fierce trembling
Of our tired bodies. and at once we realized that
it was freezing cold. our tent was yet 20 be put
up. tea made and blankets spread. With q last
lingering look at the fountain of fire, 4 look that
took in all the grandeur Of the scene, we turned
away and set about our preparations Tor the night.
When. after leaving our horses we pushed eagerly
forward and suddenly found ourselves on the era
ter's edge, all our senses reeled under the lnhu-
ence Of the scene. The symptoms of approaching
mountain sickness had become more marked alter
our arrival upon the summit plateau, and our nerves
had been strung up to concert pitch by intense anx-
iety to reach the crater before the night set IN, as
well as by the ratification of the air aud the IN
wonted cold.
1t was noticeable then, that as one after the other
paused on the edge of the preciPitous wall of the
crater, and we had given vent to our excitement In
THREE CHEERS FOR THE PIONEER LADY,
That a sudden accession of vertigo. induced by a
terrified glance into the depths below us. caused a
hasty retreat of a few PAGES, and a sudden pros
tration of the system. In short, We =" weakened"
and in 4 few minutes the occasion called for the use
Of those funny looking tins in vogue on the hHdaea.
OUR TENT,
That had seen service near the same spot q few
days before, 1--WE found the tent poles of the Curtis
Palmer party a little to our lett. was hastily
pitched on a comparatively smooth surface of pahoe-
hoe at a short distance from the cTater's edge. 1t
poles up. and its edge down, we heaped stones up
all around. Slowed away in this space of eight
feet SQUARE were thirteen of the most miserable
humans to be found on top OF the Hawaiian ISL
ands. The tent being put up in n hurry after dark.
by a half dozen half frozen and wholly sick green
horns. of course II bali came dOWn as soon as we
were inside.
Slowed away in one corner on a rather smooth
slab of lava was the Lady of the party with her
husband. She was sick, but wonderfully patient.
The Printer next to her grOaned dismally. Hennery.
who had wedged himself in near at hand. ceased
talking (ominous sign) Of a sudden. and in a mo-
ment after rose quickly and made his way TO the
entrance. At first he moved carefully over the
PROSTATE forms, then. as the eXigencies of the case
became more pressing, quicker finally with a
plunge his head went outside, and there was a noise
As OF the rush of waters. He was sick.
Then another growled out, "Confound you,
you've got one of your spurs in my carr
o Lord i"-grOancd another. I've got a
cramp! OH murder! sit on me somebody Oh
Lord! oh LOrd!'
The blacksmith here i~nterposed with" Go to
sleep can't you, confound your cramps, keep your
feet still. l want them for a pillow
Charlie, wrapped in his serGpa, stirred uneasily