The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-14

ID By the wind as seen when va
entered the crater. This hair
appearing fiber is threads Of lava
spun out as Il dasbes against the sides
OF the pit. The movement OF ,hiB
molten mass or lake of FIRE is like g. .
suEglDg waves OF the sea, as it daehes
agsinst the rocky beach; yet mere
tantsstioal and produces noise like
tue roaring OF ten thousand furnaces.
Immense csVerns are formed in the
sides OF the pit by the rock melting
away. IN which the lava boils, spurts
and dashes with wondersul force &c
though the entire earth bepesth weie
one continuous sea OF Ere The surface
OF the lake OF FIRE st times cools over,
forming q black. and apparently.
smooth surface, when. in an instant,
the whole becomes & living, moving.
boiling, msss of red-bos lava, and
yet these oaveTns in the sides, into
which the eye peDetrates, are con-
stsntly dsshing and throwing streams
OF lava Fifty feet up the sides Of the
rocks, and forms into every imagin-
able shape. A most fantastic freak
OF the lava occurred while | stood
viewing this great lake, which Was,
40 doubt. intended for my special
benefit. While the surface presented
cooled appearance, q body Of red-hot
lava from one of the caverns began
boiling. spirtiDg, dancing, and
waltzed across the lake and dis.
appeared in one oil the caverns on the
opposite side.
Almost every one who visits this
lava region goes away the hero OF
some daring adventure, to perpetuate
q remembrance OF his Wait. ! lost
halt a nights sleep over my heroic
adventure, but the particulars, al
though think / did il admirably, /
reserve; but | am satisfied never to
make another such hair-bresdth
escape.
Passing Oh still further south for
the purpose OF visiting the second
lake, we made the ascent OF a ooniosl
shaped elevation, from which smoke
was escaping, when I was Mortified,
bit more than grAtified, in finding
myself standing at the mouth OF .
subterraneous cavern which ran down
on an angle OF about 65 degrees to q
depth OF thirty feet, with projecting
sides, which were red hot up TO
within two feet of whe:e l stood; and
at the bottom of this cave the lava
was dashing furiously, as though
eager to come to the surface. This
surpassed the "cave OF Aladin's
lamp" We found the sulphur
flames 80 great ss to make it danger
Gus to go Cd to the second lake, 90 We
returned to the flows in the right of
- crater, representing prairie on
- knowiDg that the two lakes we're
Ve.J r'milar, except not quite 30
large, ne one We visited. The
flow Ia ,nis part OF the crater is on
the surface, the lava being forced up
through the assures OF older. flows,
filling up the low places and forming
higher ones--a continuous process.
Miles OF this sort of flow 10 constantly
going on. and these flows change
locality, from one part of the crater
TO another.
Here we divert ourselves by taking
from the RAINING stream, on sticks,
quantities OF lava, forming such de-
vices as curiosity may desire - speci-
mems to carry home. We formed
quite Q number, and, while yet hot,
inserted piecee of coin as proof OF its
formation and the author. Nothing
but the realization of blistered face
and hsnds checked our eagerness for
trophies; and We returned to the re-
gione above TO inhale the pure zephyrs
with q resolution, Mr.. Reader, to
merit region tree from fire and
birthstone.
Early in the morning of the 10Th.
even before the peep of day. We we're
in the saddle, making the descent to
Hilo, to catch the steamer which was
to sail out at o'clt OK pm. The
last gaze upon the crater, below and
above, Ess even more than ordinarily
grand, as every cloud had disappeared
and the full light bad burst forth 10
be admired. l was on board the
steamer at $50 O'Clock, and at 4 30
We we're under full speed. At g.
O'Clock on Sunday morning / landed
In Honolulu. and at 8 O'Clock p. M. of
the same day rerched- home, having
travelled 525 miles in eight days, lay
ing over one day at Honolulu and
one day at the crater, fully satisfied
with my trip and the great wonders
OF HaEaii-for which please send me
. check. As ever.
--.F 3 ZEPHYRUs.