The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-05

! The crater of Kilauea, on the island
Hawaii, indicated on the above
apis constantly changing, and like
views in a kaleidoscope, it is
.Om seen twice alike. Shortly
l the collapse which occurred
.nh g. 1891, when the immense
sd rocks, that had been for years
saying, over the site of the an
t Halemaumau crater, till they
lredabove the western walls of XII
sa Suddenly sank and disappeared
hs subterranean depths beneath
nter, accompanied with trem-
ls earthquake, leaving nothing
eir place but an empty basin
thousand feet or more in dia-
at the rim, and several hun
feet deep. Shortly after this
disturbance, when as it might
Madame Pele had decided to
lie the scene of her exhibition,
Introduce a new role, the molten
began to re-appear April 10, in
bottom of this huge basin and
formed a small lake, which has
n steadily increasing in depth and
"a till it is at least 1900 feet in
18TH, and 800 feet deep, of an ire
ir oval form, and surrounded by
-nst ,,or,,o,, 6ioI11or Uollc
{ But what sight it presents! The
den red lava, spouting, seething,
sing in every part of this large
drOn, never still, but ever moving,
ing or falling, and flowing steadily
yards the center, where it seems to
r back into and descend through
same two vortexes, from which it
Nntinually elected as from foun-
%, thirty to fifty feet high
az the center of the lake. Besides
ae large fountains, which seem
led the lake and keep it supplied
hfresh lava for the grand display,
sR are innumerable smaller ones
wing in every part of the lake, re-
lding one of the splash when a
mon bali falls into the water. The
aber of these is very large, and
e impossible to count when the
is very active, as they are con-
qtly in motion, some disappearing
llew ones being formed. At times
4pObably number thousands, the
@Ier ones resembling torches, the
sr ones miniature fountain jets,
!ng from two to ten feet high, but
;lrpassingly brilliant. How they
oFmed has not been accounted for,
IKE meteors they come unherald-
Od then disappear.
We shores, like the Examinations
9ls grand lake, differ from any
aously seen by the writer. Former
IN Kilauea have been surround
Y caverns, into which the lava
q4liVen, thrown up and out, with
Ssl!lng noises. This one is different
ah respect, being surrounded on
/! side with a shore like that of a
a. water lake, on which the molten
'uOWs up like water on the shore.
aeSeinblance is perfect-Wave fol-
aS wave, the white foam of the
!o,elng changed to brilliant red
nus various hues, but otherwise
5,eTt sea beach surrounding the
AZ lake. Now, picture such q
n, molten sea, with its red
b. % breaking gently along the
sys anu receding, followed by sue
ill.,. v waves, painted in the most
@ VI. :, red, and always in mo-
4Eoa Tile interior of the lake
gIss with innumerable red
Oh =. and scattered among the
aSf I thousand lighted torches ali
&s sn forming a changing PIANO"
"a b Gtnu you have a picture Of he
ID sN5 as 1t is now seen; one Of the
&iitoSH most beautiful sights ever
Or ~ ol III the volcanic history of
y i1Hny other country. [ have
ason nsq q3a on a dozen previous
Smt f nave seen the Dana, New
Pos ill., ~ lakes in all their varied
yO6a lave seen Mauna Loa send
&asta mery column from her sum-
@Ofe II VI MOkuaweoweo 800 feet
stra n height; 1 have seen the
hon ~ ~ OF 1856, 1853, 1868 and
Rave Cne side of Mauna Loa to
" at ftSSlhae bay and Kau, the
ssO brme rate of ten to twenty
"r-all of which were fear