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

and mutterel-'I wonder who it Is that has turned
in with their rawhide sandals on Phew, how they
SIN IL
Bob grumbled at $50 much chin music The
Historian who had propped himself up against 4
tent pole, softly sighed his woe out on the unsympa-
thetic-in fact giddy-air, while the Captain painted
beneath a heavy load of blankets, oil cloths, over
coats, SC, and vowed the next morning that he
hadn't slept IA wink.
Our two Rhode Island friends were discovered,
when daylight came, damned together in a PUPPY
mass in a creyice in the floor Of our tent. Now and
then the night breeze swep: over us-water was
freezing all the while-and u convulsive groan shook
the heaving mass of humanity. y few moments
lull would follow, cramps would again seize some one
of the party, and the tent be again in an uproar.
Did one of the occupants attempt to turn over? A
ommOtion ensued, as if one sardine IN a boxtul had
tried TO sleep on the other side. Now and then
room would have to be made for some one to get his
head outside Toto be sick. All through the night
an undertOne of grOwls sounded in unison with the
uninterrupted roar Of the fire fountain. Before day
light that heavy sound grew much louder, and
upon viewing the jet then, it had sensibly increased
in volume and height. Its cone was growing rap
idly in size. and now the two broad wings were
almost closed in front. Down the sloping sides of
this cone ran streams Of liquid lava that, uniting at
its base either found their way back into the wbirl of
molten matter, or else streamed out over the surface
Of the ever widening lake that filed the bottom Of
the lower basin.
As the rays of the approaching morning sun
began to illuminate the far distant eastern horizon
how far distant l can't say-I refer you TO HEAwE-
We saw that the upward starting beams Of light
passed through a thick belt Of clouds, encircling the
mountain. Not a sign of sea or land was visible in
any direction, and We felt very much alone.
The sticks of wood that we had brought up, had
furnished, the night before, a good fire, whereat our
tea was boiled, such tea, Boiling as the water did
at n temperature Of about 1852 Fair. 1t failed to
extract the divine nectar, and only hinted by its
warmth and sweetness-we had plenty Of sugar-at
- the Gun that cheers sc. The Sabbath morning
that was now dswning so cheerlessly, found us shiv-
ering over a rousing blsze under the lee Of our tent,
from whose trailing folds issued strange sounds and
stranger looking bipeds. The Captain, who had been
exploring the depth Of a huge crack that was along
the crater edge here, returned with q cake of pure
beautiful ice that he had found deep down in the
rent. Starting of with a FIVE gallon c%ontainer, we
down and quickly filed il. We had been
assured that there was plenty of water on the sum-
NIT, and it was very pleasant to prove the correct
ness Of the information. After breakfast we took
one last look at the active crater; no amount Of day
light could wholly dim the brightness Of the fiery
column that still sent up It's volumes Of molten
lava. The isolated fires burning on the right hand
edge Of The lower bssen we're black and lead Rpplr-