The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-09-30


ly be done by gathering the acorns before they ar
fully ripe The Eucalyptus grows so rapidly tina
we hope soon to see groves and even forests of i
cultivated for the timber, than which no produc
can be raised with so little care or will yield 81
sure return to the cultivatOr.
THE FIRE AT KoHALA-In another column will
be found an account of this disaster from a CORES
/ pondeut, who gives many particulars of interest
| ii is one Of those accidents which are apt to dis
hearten the most energetic men. We trust Mr.
/ Kinds will not give up, but with his agents as
sistance will be able to go right to work and re
place the mill as soon as possible. The cane, O
which there are one hundred and fifty acres grow
ing, viii be ready to cut in December, and with the
utmost activity and assistance new mill can bare
ly be got ready in time TO take it of. Still where
there's will, there's way" aud we hope TO see
the owner triumph over all his misfortunes, aud Sc
the ripenug crops. Mr. Kinds was insured in the
Northern Assurance Company Of London under an
open policy. Sufficient, it is thought 10 cover his
loss, or actual damage TO buildings and machinery,
but the delay consequent from this accident in
erecting new buildings and repairing damages will
likely entail heavy loss on the crop, as the cane
now about ready for grinding, VIII suffer deteriora-
ton by the detention, which cannot be avoided.
THE VoLcANo.-The summit crater of Mokuaweo-
weo still continues quite active. Messrs. Dilling-
ham and Whitman visited 1t last month. and found
it in eruption, throwing up column, varying from
eighty to one hundred and fifty feet in height The
weather was quite cold and they did not venture to
stay at the Summit over night
= A gentleman who spent a week at Kilauea last
month gives a favorable account of his visit there
aud of his treatment at the hotel. die says: "The
climate is healthy the surrounding country, aside
from the crater sufficiently interesting to induce
daily excursions on tolerably good roads and the
house offers that comfort combined with the atteu
ton Of the host Mr. Gilman that may reasonably be
expected anywhere. = It's rather mat
ter Of surprise with me that the Volcano House has
not yet been selected by excusionsts for longer
stay than the usual sojourn OF day or two.
would recommend TO give it a trial for a longer
VISIT
Concerning the crater of Kilauea, he furnishes the
following graphic description: ave found the
south lake divided into two lakes of similar size by
bank about 40 feet high and the approach to either
of them rather more difficult than in years past on
account Of recent overfows of lava. Approaching
the left hand lake had TO pass through great
deal of sulphuric smoke which necessarily shortened
our stay there and prevented US from going as near
to the brink of the lake as we should have wished
but st. allowed impressive glance at the surging
and spouting liquid fire. The right hand lake, seen
from bank about so feet high, presented a magni-
ent spectacle The bed Of the lake was in constant
connection. Along its banks the waves Of liquid
fire dashed into spray like the waves Of the ocean on
the rock bound coast, and at times the molten lava
was thrown high into the air BY some hidden power,
like majestic fiery fountain, drawing all the sur
masses into its whirlpool. The spectacle
was fascinating in the extreme, and we fingered for
a long while, gazing at the constantly changing
scene before us from different standpoints. Return
ing we visited several openings which afforded
view into living stream of lava, flowing from the
south lake in easterly direction with rspidity
difficult to estimate. river of fluid fire, rushing
along with extreme rapidty and with the character
stics OF mountain stream, losing itself 10 the low
er bed OF the crater"
On the record book at the volcano house, are
many interesting entries made by visitors of more or
less celebrity The following lines express the SEN
ments Of one whose visit here will long be remem-
Dered:
The Volcano of KIlauea.
I've roamed DER many a foreign land
I've sailed DER many sea,
But midst them all. volcano grand,
There's urught equal thee
IT'S not alone thy fiery SURGE
I've seen such sights before
Have stood upon stFombolfs verge
And heard Yesuvus roar.
MOL It's an awe inspiring power
Which charms to the spot.
Not eeasng with the passing hour,
Never 20 be forgot
The awful signs Of Times stern stride
In past and present day,
Humblng in our human pride
With thoughts Of Earth's decay.
The simple natives Of the land
Deem that goddess great
Lived meath that seethiug, surging strand
And dealt to them their fate
It may be ours our path to take
Again through cimes as fair,
But nouglt on earth can ever break
Thy charm oh Kaueai JosEFHrxE HLSHAx.
Volcano House, September LIST, 1865