The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-01-13

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VI Y 1880 Of the plantation bit,ers-they arc no
If WI in the reoyl N,ck nor on tho high wallis Q
ie the most famous volcano in the world, oncn
% page We found a caution to travellers Visibn,
e the crater 10 insure 80 that their friends ma,
Y have some romemhranccr Of their ProicncS
# should the 6cry lake overflow and swallow
= them within It's surging hOsom The Manhst
tan Life Insurance Company Of New York wa
- recommended as the best, This notice wa
5 signed by Mr.. Landeys, general agent for Cali
e fonia, whose death was rccently announced
and who visited these islands in lSe7 and :
+ Even politics finds place in the MON
4 bcCk, and On one Of it's pages is sketched full
= length portrait Of the late Mr., Grecly, bearing
o an American Tag inscribed Anything to beN
{ Grant" while he is made 10 utter "WhRt
{ know about Volcanoes -
Under date Of April >, lS6s, when the last
{ grcat earthquake and eruption took place, it is
recoricd that the 6rc in Halemaumau became
extinct and continued 50 till May "a. Singu-
larly enough, the shock was not felt by the IN
mates Of the hotel, nor was the tall chimney
broken OF injured in the least nor any damage
done to the premises. The oversecr accounts
for this, by its being located on an island, or
rather it is separated from the surrounding
land by deep assures, giving it an isolated po-
sition.
Occasionally, very clover sketches are found,
the handiwork of artists who have visited the
crater Among these, one Of the best is under
date Of March 1859, whore the scientific corps
of the U. 5. S. ossipee are pictured to the life,
furnishing one Of the most comical scenes in
the book. Another artist, under date of March,
/ 1871, sketches eye gay and festive Party"
consisting of three ladies and three gentlemen,
which is most capitally done
At the end of this volume, several pages are
devoted to Mark Twain who appears to have
seen Kilauea in its glory, and his famous
dream of what he saw there is copied in full
in manuscript, taking up several pages. The
last entry in it closes December 81, 1872. and
the new Volume ", now open for signatures
commences with January, 1879. From present
appearances it will be as curious and valuable
as any of the previous
Regarding the other three volumes of record
books l can find no trace of volume one, dating
from about 1910 to 1917, and it probably has
been lost Volume two was rebound in 1850 for
Mr.. Benz, Pitman, and is probably now in his
possession. Volume three is said to be in the
possession of = gentleman ON Hawaii. Itwould
be well if these could be collected and pre-
served in the national library in this city for
future reference. In this way they would be
safely kept, and be useful and accessible to all.
While volume two was in my possession, a
few years since for binding, preserved some
data which will be of interest here. It's re-
cords commence with Oct. 10, 1917, and end in
1857, covering ten years. The first entry in it
is made by Hon. A. Ten Eyck, U. S Commits
sioner, who visited the crater with ]. J. Jarves
and his wife, H. B. johnson of New Bedford,
Rev. j. D. Paris, Stephen H. Williams, Capt. |
Otis Webb of ship Ohio, Capt. Geo. A Covell |
of ship Vernon, and Others
Under date of Dec 2, 1877, Mr. B. Pitman |
states that he made the circuit of the crater on
foot in four hours and ten minutes, not far from
ten miles. In the same month and year we
note the names of Capt. Gelett and wife, Miss
Margaret A. Mills. and Capt. j. W. Grew of
ship Uncas.
In June, lsis, Com. Glynn and officers of
the US. ship Preble, record their arrival, and
in connection with it, Christopher Baker, pilot
of Hilo, notes this as his ifty-ffth trip
In August of the same year we find the name
Of Capt. Shubrick OF the U.S.S, independence
Among the officers was Lieut. Henry y. Wise,
since well-known as the author of 'Los Grin
COS, and other works.
Turning to another page, under date of Au-
,ust, lsis, we find recorded the names of Bish-
p Maigret, and several catholic missionaries.
Also that of our townsman David n Flitner,
Vho recorded every little fire in the crater,
nd it is cold enough to freeze poi" He ad-
Uses travellers "to bring blankets Next
loming the 2sth, he states that the crater
burned very brightly last night, but oontin-
ed 50 only an hour" On the opposite page 9
an illustration of a forlom traveller, in the l
sual costume, mounted on a refractory mule, .
nd Flooding through mud and rain.
Oct. 4, 1913, Richard Armstrong records ?
-ater very inactive Mr.. S. S. Hill of Lon
on, notes March 8, ls49, " several cones like
esuvius in miniature May 20, 1919, Capt
ones of the US. ship Ohio, records Mauna .
GA in an active state, the FIRE on the summit 8
lazing up and presenting an interesting ap- Of
earance, both from this place and the anchor
ge at Hilo 4
July 5, 1919, we find recorded the arrival
King Kamehameha Ill, accompanied bv
-ince Alexander Liholiho, c. G. Hopkins and p
lmerous Chiefs, en- route from Kona to Hilo.
During the same month the captain and Off :
IS of H. B. NJ. ship Amphitrite visited the 4
alter, and record their obligations to the King n
d his party for many courtesies shown them. an
still in action" q.
The next few pages have the names of Rev. Pc
Smith, Miss Emma Smith, J. Fuller, S. G. Al
wight, A. K. Clark. 'Volcanco very quiet" ssi
In 1850, we see the names of W. B. Rice of tn
stOn, Mrs. L. c. c. Brickwood, Sarah An
sws, Henry Rhodes, and officers of the US.
ps Falmouth and Vandalia. :
In May, 1851, julius L. BrenchIey and Cbas. N
eathman of England report the volcano very