The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-04-30

merely cracked, and occasionally |
we find their hollows wholly reveal |
cd by regular break-off. Yet ,
amongst this apparent confusion of |
blocks, slabs, coils and Clnkers,
there is also the evidence of design !
aud order which only a student of !
Natures works can discern. We
have the knowledge that our path !
leads over II comparatively thin
crust of cooled lava, only q few feet
! above Il seething ocean of boiling
minerals, and that at any moment
this superstructurc may burst open
and the fiery nocd pour its rivers of
lava over the surface; yet we have
no lear, and have no precedent of
former fatal accident to bring the
possibility vividly to our minds.
We are now near to the first or
smaller lake OF Dire, usually called
the north lake, and our guide de-
posits his water canteon and the Ian
terms of the party upon the trail and
bids us follow him. He then led us
over scarcely noticeable track to
the right for about 200 feet, aud at
this point came to dead stop.
"This,' SAID he. sis the North
Lake; step upon this ledge one by
one and look down" We did as
desired, and peered over the brink
into the boiling, seething, dashng,
fiery caldron; aud took the whole
in ut glance. Right under our
feet and about ) yards below was
the glowing liquid aud the red surf
dashing and caving in the founda-
tions of the rock upon which we
stood; and We hastily realized the
possibility of a launch into the ter
rible pit, Our guide, however, tried
to assure us that there was no
danger, saying, "the rock is tough,
and warning OF a fall is always given
by means OF Il crack which opens
and surrounds the ledge when it is
r doomed To 90 down" This assur-
auce was to some extent reassuring {;
+ and we took another and longer gaze
: with al! the caution that feeling OF
> insecurity inspires. The surface OF
the lake had a lead-colored appear
auce . orecuish tingc. in places ;
and was strenked here ami there
+ with rents OF crimson that widened
, and narrowed, heightened and short
rned, and disappeared, reappeared
: and changed every few minutes.
The greatest activity was, however,
at the sides OF the lake where the
lava surf dashed against the glowing
rock, and the crimson spray fell
; hack upon the tluiL mass accolnpan-
. led by a rumbliag noise. We soon
II felt that we had enough of this
i scene. AND could hardly satisfy our
selves that Depl1lr IuLo this vent OF
the earib's internai fire was not Mt.
tended with d,uurr. desn;te the as.
= surauces ot safelX Given To US bS
uur nuide This lake, at the time
: of oIr visit. WAS of q circular form
- and WAS about l5O feet in diameter
:, Nenr to the lake. and adherino tt
~, rocks. is a rbrous hooking substanc,
~ rc.rmbIiru human hair. It is of :
:: Aaxeu coINr. and of a coosistenc,
:" th,t is Lo,h neyibI. and somewha
~ t,uoh The ,uhstonc, is mineral
=. thrown off hv the boiling lava, an,
=. waited by The ascending heat am
- thc wind To- where it is found with
n fov wards from the brink.
~, ~ We now return to the main trail
'' and nickinU mn our lnnterns pr0cee
" toward Halemou,uau, a Iarre ir
:" reyu,arly formed piIe of rock
=" lhrowr ,,p bv the volcano near th
cer,re al the crater, The liter;
", " translation of the term "halernau
'Hs man. is a A,,,g. ,e..,reI, sugceste
6nubll,s IS by the fact That the Nil
re- il sometimes demolished bv yoIcani
Io Ia. action and tnrown np again in sim
I;i- ,J lar tor." at or near the same sit'
,nr As We approach thi, towering hea
h ;, of rocks, which at present is abol
rrv 100 feel high, we observed a fer
Inc. growing out OF Il crack IN the chill
erc ed lava, which set II, to wonderir
nd how lis ,poors had got there al
Ilr, what could nonrsh the plant in u
mr. dloss and cuIcined matter of Il
of cresice b. WHICH it had taken roo
ant Hairmlman is about the centre
,hr ,he gre'S crater, and arooni its ruI
.p,f.. h., 80