The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-19
VOLCANO
inscription by a
TOarfst'

description by a
tourist
she ADVERTISER inter
s@o5 y " Wilson, of London
u v. Hotel yesterday.
o'.,'D returned from the
'.asv morning full OF
,ssardiDg his trip to the ,
@s 10 asked for his idea OF
J. I,ss, he cheerfully con-
vent on as follows ;
~.1.r. at about 80 P. M,
id W The steep hillside
f, .Ss boundary of the valley
p psss descended by a wind
b wa, 1.aod by ferns and shrub
Nlas:bich are many pleasant
1gge W. d all the more pleasing
y. ~ ccoontrast with the scene
OO-Linr the hOttOm of
% Inch ISa is 800 feet lower
G G that tower perpen-
e. sllr the left, the track led
~ the lava field, and a
H vance it presented-hills
y. Of dark grey or shining
rsres of a billOwy sea of
:r Sa Of the lava looked as
sT had been poured out in a
IN and took the form of
II larry ropes; some pre-
sbbpd and twisted appear
the t6e surface of a ripping
I'd more resembled the
. vast inundation rolling
mother like the front of an
Itorrent. The surface of
wilderness is rent into
onp of them impossible and
I'll & glance into these
are caused by the cooling
~, showed that the pitchy
- was confined to the sur
N below the lava was solid
ljyapcing with a winding
rT mounds and through hol-
ling hither or thither to
gviees, passing steaming
HIRE the hot rocks evidenced
ubterranean fires were not
I, and occasionally crossing
lined yellow, pink or pur-
the deposits of sulphurous
e made our way towards the
t the valley. AS this was
NO extinct craters or blow
,e met with. They were in
bee hives or glass-blowers'
being open at the top and
basin or crater beneath
Their interiors were burnt
l1d pink and resembled the
siacTucible, while on the out
cones we're matched with
aiming pear-shaped drops Of
BIT had fallen in showers and
sld upon them. These vents
Bi to have been very active
1as ago.
nsently appeared that the
n the lava field was occupied
b eauldrOn, or central crater
1g about a quarter of a mile
Pr, from which rose a cloud o
RhvapOr. AS we approached
!difS that form the perpendi
innment to this pit, it's in
me gradually into view, an(
zbeyas he realized the scene
am became silent and mo
with wonder. And well h,
b. Pandemonium lay below
bib aroaring sound like the
sirOcky shore accompanied
aOterranean thunder tossed
FAKE of fire. It's surface lay
feet below the top of the
there was a lower ledgt
+Rpendicular face to the LAKE
Eituted the real shore anC
Project above the fiery surge
FsOlved that an attemp'
Amade to reach this Lower
n In order to accomplish
was necessary to descend
r Of the cliff which haC
acured and torn by recenr
E ! into stupendous heaps o
EoflS that offered very precari
Enold. Many huge fragments
fVelghing several tons Were
u mere pinnacles and threat
I.UppIe over at a touch. The
|. was perilOus, but it was &C
fS 1e the guide doing his duty
. .ae rocks were exceedingly no
EF,@ y; and the glare from th'
ny ny, a scorching effect on thu
yum y cautious steps the margin
!, axe was approached.
4 aVa rocks, which were rem
y We're very hot undo
~ TemulOus and insecure
y sssluently undermined with
M slfe' The view of the lax,
~ point as night was CLOSING
l. Ilesscrlbably awful and grand
n points near the center tn,
It rose and fell in domes O
n n nay feet in diameter, q
| ~ apaeaved by torpedo explo
5r movements being accom-
E 5siI reports like thunder, Will
VII centers columns of fer,
IN f Il shot so feet into the al
'siD III showers of crimson fir
|sSt I'm III magniticence the mos
DiSpiayS of the pyrotechni
ion,i about these central erup
M Vulnerable small fountain
ETk, played, and sometime
ham,, SP ,rI along the margi
., s'ts. The forms of the surge
|&s NJ slmilBr to the curve
llarss VI 'ne Wreaths of foam whe
h RD are e breaking on a sand
lebtSoo their motion was inward
b intc centre, where they wer
lbd u'G ., the eruptions @
iGil NJ, III the surroundin
| sn HneGe the leaping wave
Es Of l =, over with sparklin
/ l6s molten matter at whit
Ised fba margin of fiery foam tina
ESssfOpn51 each like a ribbon {
lloper u,l to consist of white he
Caaes" which q; fitted OCCASIONAL
Nj 5ra..rIih This apparent foam il