The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-20

cane: Described.
Hawaiian advices to the 9th inst. sre
received by the China merchant steamer
Ho Chung to-day. The Gazette gives
| nddit.- nal particulars about the great
eruptioa of Mauna Lon. 1t says: "The
view from Hilo of that outbreak upon
Msuua- Loa has ohown some remarkable
changes during the past week. The
| ties returned from kilauea report that
tho stream is flowing very slowly and.
as seen from the Valcano House, is los.
ing its fire day by day. Kilauea, how
unusual attracliona. The most active
fow now is that running from near the
summit OF AIanea Lea in O northerly
direction, or towards Mauna Kee.
Clouds for the greater portion of the
time have obscured the mouE lains, light.
ing. however, at Intervals to reveal the
aul lipe fires still doing their awful work.
Saturday evening, November 20, was vero
clear, aud an eruption was observed in
three distinct orators, with great flow
of molten lava running from one to
another, and one down the aides Of the
mountain to the north, apparently.
Parties watching the mountain from
Hilo. just ut dusk noticed, q sudden eritp-
ton or explosion from one OF these era.
tero. An immanse amount Of material
was suddenly thrown several hundred
feet in.o the cir. Wednesday evening"
November 4, was also very clear, aud
the pyrotecnic display, which was very
magnificent. could be admired by oil be.
holders. On Thursday morning tie mour.
tain was clear for an hour, and revealed
through the glare that the configuration
OF the dome.like surface Of Mauna Loa is
much changed. Two crater.mounds of
considerable height breaks its even front,
lying apparently two or three miles
apart. The second Is northwest of the
first. A third crater, at o little greater
distance and north Of the second, was
also observed, and in all three there.
seems to be great activity. At times
during the night the clouds cleared away,
revealing columns of fire and smoke, not
only pqpripE frpl. the three greatceiitresI
of activity, but from the whole line.
Several parties have goue to the scene Of
action, and those who have returned
speak of the ,low as awful ,beyond de-
scriptlon, rolling hgri1ding, and burning
:.4 terrible ..:s ~ 4sa =.ss z1aisei5iU TurceA
just before the dc Arturo of the steamer
heavy column Of smoke aud flame on.
the line Of the advance seemed to indi.i
cate that the flow is in the Eilo woods.
A correspondent from the field writes as
follows: Lava has flowed about twenty.
SIC ;:s:iHs :Gs=.a a:!e saA ie in The;
neighborhood os twenty miles away. It.
is i.om y quarter 10 u siasif milo vide al
tho upper part Of its course, and from.
three-quartera 20 milo vide at the
lower end. It has Ell cred the woods on
ono side. and aa it Eis.a high, about fifty.
ave feet. which Ia specially high at this,
point, its front looks threatening, though
| i did not see any portion of it In motion
at the lower end, but conclude that the
motion was at the centre and of rotary
nature, rolling the masses OF lava and
click stones to either side in great piles.
As It rushed nlopg, increased activity at
The fountain head could the u plaifily
detected along the line of the AoW by the
Increased number Of steam holes and the
escaping smoke. saw no trees bnr1iDg,
though the steam had advanced into shoI
upper woOde,"