The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-08-27
LATEST FROM KILAUEA.
A Trip to the Level of the New
Lake.

The lake of boiling fire, seemingly SO
inaccessible, for long time had been an
irresistible attraction to us at the Vol
cano House.
Our courage being at last screwed to
the sticking point" we gathered our
selves together to make the attempt to
reach it. The long tramp across the OLD
lava bed being accomplished, we were
ready to begin the descent into the pit.
And now we found that the same con-
| WILSON'S which made the pit opened
wav to reach the bottom. A great crack
had been opened in the edge of the Cliff,
going deeper and deeper with many
| winding and turning.
| Through this we took our way, no"
creeping over boulders large enough to
make house, often leaping over cracks
apparently bottomless, and almost SUMO
Gated by the heated aud suiphurous WIND.
we came to the last slope composed OF
loose rock, lying just as it Tell from the
frowning walls above. NOW, lndeeo' we
held our breath lest mls-step shouIo
start an avalanche which would bury Us
forever under thousands OF tons OF rock
Our descent is, indeed cur ambition
oratjfie,l-We stand in the presence OF
Madame Pele, face to face. what II sne
should resent this intrusion on hitherto
forbidden ground, and with little wilder
outhurst than usual overWhelm us IN an
angry torrent of molten rock?
Well. we came to make specimens
and make them we would, Whetner
Madame objected or no. Even II she
should show resentment in the wav
: mentioned, we were sure to accomplish
! oI,r purpose by making rare specimens
indeed.
We found it much easier to approach
tho lava than was imagined 1T would De
Inside the main or original wall the lake
S has built for itself an inner conhnlne
: wall AS each successive wave sweeps
M it pushes upon this wall tnln crus
of solid lava, so gradually building 1t up
Bv climbing down INTO the the mote o.
'. ditch between these two walls ah'
4 crouching down behind the inner o'ie
! we we're able to reach the lava.
u All ready for specimens, hanos seer
ST the convenient pockets only TO co!l0 ~ 9u
, 49, nv We had failed to provide oui
~ SoIyes with anv change. But ''necesslt
- - +ho mother Of invention" Penknlves
~ onndrv susuender buttons, ETC., were pu
it to new and strange uses.
as Now. with our lungs filed with SD
in phur. with hands blistered and slngee
et the excitement of playing with the mo
Id ten rock began to pail. The bo:der on D,
a Of the party proposed to walk around Z, u u
its lake tsto see how large 1t was" ne!
of our Unborn timidity broke forth IN va
oh circumstances. But 'they would 90
lin Won know y and, not wishing to be le
nd behind, we meel5ly followed tilelI iea ~
We found itrequired SlO PAGES 10 n. MAJ
md the circuit. Allowing 100 PAGES tor
rty regularities, the lake must be 'oo iee'
lad diameter. 4ho ol;n,b
les Now we were ready iol w oT,J-we
inc those towering cliffs above us, anoL Nv :.
the less said about that climb the pew
Sufficient to say, however re aI Il
roanbed the level of the world again.
up With cut and blistered 6a nos !
7 1o, clothing and sulphur-choked lungs,
full sat down to recover and count our tlci
nry les. We find we have just one app I
rom left: the rest having been demonsl
during some of our impromptu acioo'
feats in the ascent. ;, -. !.
a 70 We all agreed we would noV II.
nse. missed the trip into the pit Tor the w
i end While we were equally agreed as 10
doL- Willingness 10 11l5o eil 49,. own orouu
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