The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-04-08

from above as from below its level.
After our return to the house, thick
weather prevented any further OBJ
servation of the crater that day. On
the following morning matters were
very little changed. The smoke
seemed to be more generally diffused
over the mouth of the crater, as if
the fire was gaining ground, while
the steam from the whole caldera
appeared to be diminishing. No
conclusion can be formed from
these symptoms, however, for both
smoke and steam have varied much
from day to day since the eruptive
forces suspended operations.
THE RETURN TRIP.
Early Tuesday morning the guides
are ready, but there is only myself
to be conducted to the sea, my two
companions intending to extend their
travels. The weather being clear,
all the noble mountain scenery OBJ
scured in the rain of the other day
is revealed. Will those vast slopes
of Mauna Loa, with their now I'M
peoplrd solitude, ever be dotted with
pleasant homes? With canefelds
now identifying their spurs, surely
those grand stretches will not always
lie waste. Something must be cap
able of growing almost anywhere be-
low the snow region. The guides
point out row of steam jets on an
elevated ridge, twelve miles from
the Volcano, on the left of the trail
toward Puma. This reminds me that
Mr.. Chas. Arnold, Road Supervisor,
of Hilo, reported at the Volcano
House, the previous day, that on
Tuesday, 10th inst, u large column
of smoke was seen ascending from
the crater of Mokuaweoweo, on the
summit of Mauna Loa. The six
mules in our train, together with q
COW and calf driven by one of the
guides, reach the Halfway House in
good time. Mr.. Jos. o. Carter has
been met little from that point,
going to the Volcano. After more
than duly good treatment at the
hands Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee, l am
ratified on, the solitary passenger in
the mule four-in-hand coach, to Pa
hala. Having paid brief visit to
Mr.. I. c. Wills's finely-stocked
store, and exchanged greetings with
himself and his brother, l have now
to be given ride on a roller coaster
in earnest-a train of two cars run
by gravitation to Punaluu, with one
of the mountain guides and Por-
tuguese laborer at the brakes. 1t is
just as good fun as if charged extra.
Two nights and days enjoyment
Of the restful air of Punaluu, with
the princely entertainment of its
hotel, and then, at six O'Clock
Thursday morning, the w. G.. Hall
is ready in the offing, homeward
bound. 1t is pleasant to see DIR.
Henri McGrew come aboard next
boat after myself, for had heard
that he was too i'll to, return home
this trip. For most of the passage
the sea was even smoother than on
the way up, and more pleasant
round trip it would be impossible to
have made. At Hookena, Hawaii,
the Rev. A. o. Forbes came on
board, having been there to attend
the recent Sunday School gathering.
Fortunate is the travelling party in
these Islands numbering him in it,
for what he does not know of the
country, its people aud history,
need not be related. He showed me
the Olowalu plantation, the old
road from Lahaina to Wailuku, and
other interesting points, besides tell
ing me more than | had noted of the
coast of Hawaii. DR.. McGrew saw
whale before breakfast on Friday,
and now, as the vessel is coming
close to Diamond Head, it is time
to wind up.
THE HALL ROUTE.
Besides a fine sea-going boat, with
first-class appointments and fare,
this route only keeps the passenger
out single night and day. There
is then very comfortable hotel to
rest at. till morning, when the re-
mainder Of the journey is performed,
in easy stages, all in broad daylight.
At'the Volcano two nights and day
are available for seeing the wonder
full work of nature there, which is
ample time for anybody who is not
going to solve the dark problems of
volcanic phenomena. Another day
light land journey to Punaluu, fol-
lowed by whole day and night of
rest, with the opportunity of visiting
Pahala plantation, which has the
largest mill on the Islands, and then
make the return trip as you came on
the leeward and smoother side of
Hawaii and Maui. But the Volcano I?
Well, so far, it presents study in
even its present state well worth
making on the SPOT. ID. l..