The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-29
KILAUEA.
Lease of Volcano House
and Property by Mr..
Wilder.
Proposed Change of Route and Better
Accommodation or Tourists.

The party of gentlemen who accompanied
Lord Elphinstone and Ex-Governor Newton
Booth, Of California, to the Volcano. re-
turned by the Lehua early yesterday morn
ing, from Hawaii. They had rather IN
pleasant experience of the weather, but
otherwise were we'll provided for, every con-
venience for their comfort having been Sc
cured by Mr.. Wilder.
Leaving Honolulu on Tuesday afternoon,
the 21st instant, at O'Clock p. M, they
arrived at Mahukona, Hawaii. the next
morning, and took the train for Multi,
where they enjoyed lunch in the railway
round house, the material for the feast hav-
ing been brought from Honolulu. After
lunch the party went by wagon to Halawa,
where they remained about an hour and
then took the train again at Halawa station
for Mahukona. Mr.. G. L. Wight joined the
party there and the Kinau left at 500 O'Clock
p. m, arriving at Hilo at 3 clock q. m.
the following Thursday morning. Break
fast and lunch were taken at the Arnold
House, and at 1 o'clock p. IN. the party
started on horseback for the halfway house.
The sumpter mules had been sent forward
at 10 O'Clock, and when the party reached
the Halfway House a. o'clock p. m, they
found everything in readiness for them.
There was light rain during the day, and
dry clothing was in request. Supper was
discussed, and at an early hour the tourists
were in bed.
The next morning friday they had
breakfast and started for the Volcano House
at half-past o'clock. They experienced
rainy weather all the way, reaching the
Volcano House at II 80 o'clock a. m. There
they found things in good order. and the
host, Mr.. Shipman, did all he could to make
the tourists comfor table. The balance of
the day was passed i'll repose, and preparing
for the morrow.
On Saturday morning, the party went
into the crater, and in spite of the fact that
the day was misty and rainy, all enjoyed
the trip, the lava lake being quite active.
The party returned to the Volcano House in
time for dinner, and in the night witnessed
flow from the lake which produced con-
siderable illumination.
They left the Volcano House ON Sunday at
10 o'clock a. M, returning by the Keauhou
route. This took them over nine miles of
most excellent road, which, for the most
part, passes through a splendid forest. The
late rains had made everything look fresh
and green, and this part of the return trip
was enioved binhIv hv oil Emerging from
the woods, the road tretched down the in
clines of the precipice formed by the sink
ing of the coast line in the earthquake of
1868. Thence the track for four miles is
over clinkers and other lava to Keauhou,
which was reached at o'clock p. m. The
steamer Lehua was in readiness there, and
the party embarked and left at $3.50 o'clock
p. m. for the home trip. The steamer
touched at Kaalualu to land Mr.. G. W. G.
Jones, and then went on, reaching Homo
lulu, as we have said, at o'clock last Tues
day morning. The entire trip was made in
6k days.
While on the trip Mr.. S. G. Wilder, with
4 bis accustomed energy, completed an ar
rangement by which he has secured the
ilease of the Volcano House and very large
area of land extending from the volcano
to the sea at Keauhou. 1t is his intentio
to repair and improve the Volcano House
so as to make it a first-class resort for tour
lists. The rough pOrtions of the road from
Keauhou to the forest will be thoroughly
improved and thus the whole route be
made pleasant and comfortable.
1t is intended that the Kinau will make
weekly trips, leaving here Tuesday after
moons and landing passengers for the volcano
at Keauhou Thursday mornings at daylight,
and then go on to Hilo and Laupahoehoe,
returning to Hilo the same day. She
would leave Hilo on Fridays about 10 a. m,
picking up the volcano passengers who
wish to return about 3 p. m. From thence
she will go to Kawaihao and Mahukona,
leaving the latter port on Saturdays and
touching at Makena, Maalaea and Lahaina,
reaching Honolulu each Sunday morning.
The trip will thus be accomplished in Al
days, and tourists will have from "a to 81
hours at the volcano. For this whole trip,
all expenses paid, frst-class tourists will be
charged $50. In case passengers wish to
stay over one trip, including one day in
Hilo, the expense will be for the eleven days
$40.
Much praise is due to Mr.. Wilder for hav-
ing inaugurated the above scheme, and by
June Goth he anticipates having the new
route opened.