The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-05

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1.-THE HAWAIIAN. VOLCANO.
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The Eruption of NIauuIn,a NIuI, Loa49 e
10 Visit to the aCrater.ii hne
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The excurtionists from Honolulu to
the grand eruption on the summit OF
MaiitIa Eoa returiied on the 10Th, after
an ABSENCE of nearly two weeks. Pro
fessor +. L. Clarke, one of the nuW
Der, has furnished a condensed Ac-
fcount OF his visit to the crater as fol-
lows: No.. +' !. .l.s'9 i'','iss'.'s
III From Kaalualu Con the southern
side Hof Hawai), where we LETT the
steamer on the afternoon of the 4th,
we procured horses and proceeded to
/ -Wiobinug where we, ,femainedo for the
night, and were hospitablv entertain
ed at the ranch of Captain Joe aSpen-
Ger. We startedenext informing, under
the guidance of our host, - and, after
travelling a distance ofntwenty-fiye
miles over very rough road although
tits considered one of the obestseWe
reached Lyman's ranch, where we
were kindly received and passed the
night. The following morning at
daylight, our friends having exerted
themselves in procuring the services
of an experienced guide, we resumed
ed our journey, and after stopping at
several ranches for rest and refresh
meNt, during the forenoon of the 9th
we emerged from the woods, which
opened upon Oil immense field of pa
Eh0e-hoeaq p0 tsFf osstii- haG .hio9
The lava fields in this region exceed
in tWilfiness and confusion the most
textragagant Imagination! For miles
around as far as the eye can reach,
great masses of molten lava were atos-
sed into q thousand grotesque shapes.
AFTER travelling several hours over the
Foughest kind of ground imaginable,
we reached rude kind OF gateway
that was formed by gisan tic columns
of lava rock, through which we pass
ed, and reached the edge of a. rough
pail, from whence we WERE able 10
look out upon the summit! - To-oar
Fightrose a.remarkable pillar to Wei.-
ingfhigh h UP black against the ky,land
on'every hand yswned deep cf6pices
and spent lava waves, which Il had
in various shapes and
eooled.;a After reachingD a. faForable
spot here cleft our animals seetir-
ed for the might, we proceeded about
500 yards iover a narrow strip of rug
igeds lava when we sud denly. found
yourselves upon the edge of the crater
I EMoku-weo-weo,o on the very summit
off Mauna Ioa, Situated about l4oO
feet iaboveathe sea level. Before as
yawned a fearful chasm, with pefpen-
diculari black wallis, some S0OBfeet in
depth. carrying the eye TO where, ,sin
the darkness of,the lower basin, there
sprung up impaggloriouslyS " bfiIIianf
llighta mightyfountaina of clear, iilol-
ten1ava,i and looking across ahdd be-
lowi us, at, a distance, broba bly,, q of
three quarters of "a mile, there arose
from q u cone the southwest corner
of tlieilowef basin, a magnificent col
F'umn .of'liduid lava91 abotitb75 feeeiin
diameter, that sent its volume Of mol
ten matter to'a height of nearly 200
feet in u compact end powel.fdla Jet.
The axis of this gigantic fountain in
'eiined 9ssmeWhat II toward letis,l go
that tiie9 descending cascade fell clear
and distinct from the upward shoot
ing jet, forming u column of centinu-
Gus liquid metal surprisingly bright
and beautiful to gaze upon. Flowing
down the. sides OF The S. yfnmetrical-
cone, which the falling stream Of lava
was rapidly forming, were numerous
rivers of liquid light that. as they
flowed away, spreading and eros 5 ing.
forming a lake of'riyHlets constantly
widening and interlacing. WHICH pre- \
sefted a beautiful and unique appear
ance. When we reached the summit
of the mountain, the. subdued roar, of
the peilt up gasses was fearfulfy dis
tinct as they rushed through the open |
ings which their force had rent III The |
solid bed ofthe basin, and when we
were in full view of the grand display
our ears were filled with the mighty
sound as of a tremendous surf rolling
in upon a level shore, while now and
again a mingled crash would remind |
us of the heavy rush of ponderous
waves against the rocky cliffs of Ha-
waii. @ tts !'s F0i '+'s
(, Among the party who witnessed
this, grand display was Mrs. j, ii.
Black, wife of the senior OF the =. y.
Advertiser firm, who has gained the
enyiably notoriety, OF being the tonly
lady who has yet made the, ascent, OF
Manua Loa, on which is situated one
of the loi'tiest VOLCANOES in existence. 7
a; Since the return OF, the party, 10 Ho-. |
,nolulu, later advices state that the era
ter is increasing in action and reflect |
Ing ut night light of unusual brill
fancy, which reaches many miles of |
shore, The crater OF Kilanea, since !
the present eruptionlo of Mokr weo- weo
has been very Irregular In Its action,
which leads to the. superstition that
the two alternate; that when one is
active the other is passive. bps,sei. i
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