The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-04-23

that it could maintain an open lake
any larger than the present one.
The supply of hot fluid from below
would be too small, the cooling sur
face above too large. AS the lake
rises above its present level, the area
of filling around it will increase.
Rising and falling variably as is
usual, very irregular and fantastic
masses are likely to be formed
around the lake within the present
depressed area, as they were in the
period ending in March, 1886.
On the whole, the probabilities
seem largely in favor OF a more than
average visible activity and interest
ing display for several years. In
many respects, indeed, the present
spectacle is of rare superiority as
compared with those of former years.
1t is nearly certain TO continue so.
SPECIAL OBSERVATIONS.
April 18th.
Some time has been employed the
past two days in making special in
spection and measurements of Hale
ma'uma'u. l state with some diff
dence the following results, on ac-
count of imperfection of means for
observing:
Average Diameter of Hale
ma'rma'u pit. 49,. 1900 feet
Depth OF same to smooth
floor, average. .......... 3OO feet
Present subsistence of lake
surface below the floor -. 40 feet
Diameter of Fire Lake, aver
age 900 feet
The Lake is substantially circular.
Between the 9Th and the 18th, n
subsidized about ten feet. The activ-
ity was somewhat increased. On the
last occasion was observed an area
of 15Ox40 feet, tossing continuously
for twenty minutes to heights of from
10 to % feet. At the central point
was observed an uplift of billow or
dome of so feet diameter and 80 in
height, or as large as the Post Office
building. AS it fell back. sur
rounding area of an acre or more
swung up and down in massive I'M
dulations. Owing to the illusion as
to size attending the looking down
into deep chasm, Shis billow seemed
no larger than tram.car. The
Palace down there would look about
the size of a small cottage.
The diameter OF Halema' uma'u,
2300 feet, is derived from the Gov
eminent map by F. $. Dodge. 1t
now corresponds nearly to circle
inscribed within the triangular form
shown in that map, and is therefore
smaller.
| DIR. Marcuse's depth of pit, TAX en-
by aneroid, is 250 feet. By observ-
alton from six points with rude
means, l cannot make it less than
300.
Mr.. l.. A. Thurston and, party by
pacing around the lake, estimated its
diameter at 1900 feet. | think my
estimate of 900 feet is about right.
Every part of the periphery seems
to have copiously overlooked during
the latter part of the Mound or Dana
period, considerably elevating the
, wall of the pit, and to some extent
the floor of Kilauea.
In crossing fresh pahoehoe flow,
. the sun shining vertically so filed it
with luster, as to precisely resemble
huge folds and crumples of new black
: satin. No wonder the people gave
to satin the name of pahoshoe.
1t has been somewhat lonely here
the past four days. A company OF
ten tourists are telephOned from
Punaluu as being on the road, to
arrive here this afternoon. There is
, ample room for thrice their number.
, Seventeen tourists in all, from
, abroad, were met at the Volcano
House, during a weeks sojourn.
One third of these spent week al
, the place.
THE VOLCANO HOUSE AND ITS PROS
PECTs.
, The great desideratum of a really
good hotel at the Volcano is at last
attained. 1t is elegant, it is thor
, oughly comfortable, even luxurious
The management is very efficient and
satisfactory to guests. What it lacks
, as yet is the amount of business il
, can accommodate, and which 1t il
, certain TO get just as soon as thu
Hilo Road is completed.
q Both the Hotel company and thu
y people who wish to come are ex
: tremely impatient at the slow pro
gress of the Volcano Road. You
travel fourteen miles from Hilo oil
the most perfect and beautiful roaC
10 the Islands in two hours or so
: then you mount an overworked hack
and plot tediously five or six hour
2 more for sixteen miles over the "Ol'
. trail" You can do better than this b,
: landing at Punaluu, and driving tn
y whole distance on wheels; but tn
. landing from the ship is not as smoot
4 as at Hilo; and the attractions Of tn
4 place and scenery of the road are in
) ferior to the other.
It AT the completion of the five mil
n section of the Volcano road now il
v progress, crosstrail will coDnec
a with the old trail, thus reducing Tn
+ distance in saddle by five miles, AM
s. that the worst part of said trail, owe