The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-03-29


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While it ls uu{ostuuate io4 the his
togN ~ kilauva ia ree1at years that
ao Instrumental SagNey Was made iul~
alasBatelN after the great oEeaA~do~o
u March, 1871, We have estimates b
careful observers - the ,SepSh 0g the
plI 81 thaE Ginle. which range fr0u
tSti - ayu ieSs oSsloW the edge, o. TOO 90
~ 5sl0ss the Volcano AoUss datum,
- v0Gapssroa NI&A sNV Sevs after the
o1tSpSS ~ M8rvA, tS>o. Ia ghiS arti-
gBe, su1 ,lsS accompany taS plaaS AMI
sections. al elevations are referred 80
tllS SANE y,9tgtoi, ~ }0 nay survey of
l>>6, VIZ, che yegsnla iloeF 81 the old
foseSsso House, which = approx
loste}y -sJssQ feet soove SEA level.
Arriving az the Volcano GA the 18th
OK August. We began tue survey on the
usogaiaS 81 the }9th, several points GA
cas ulsAi0 8SsoT III Alt3ueS being lOvSt-
"a % Jris0Sulallon, and their heights
laeSi0sd. The summit ct the present
Eloor - no Logger sc Central Rock
- IN t>S6 SnG, i>SS, oae : nov about
oas-souEga q 3 mile 10 the westward,
and sixty seet higher, the great cone
aaEiUS built up oy extensive over
fi0WS SroEa Aaleaas' uas' n, between
July, ~, AMI March, 1871. Careful
observations fzoa1 Seil-SleEsEminsd
points snow JhSE Central Rock has
nos changed It's Position Snd IL thus
taFn3S Ses90 point Of reference for the
Sg4rvsy of 1875, aua that recently made.
From trfssgssUlaEIOnf with - Ckahu-
"a sad y =. triangle as 0ass, four
u3InsS on EAte edge OF Ralsma una Il
were accurately located anu their ele-
vasioaS determined. anu from these
points the whole periphery was sur
ySys0 o. SEadla measurements. From
these same points large number Of
sights were t3kea on small hagS on
cae very riu OF the burning lake, 10
closely TX rs exaet size. shape anu
elevation, ami the results are All given
On the maps.
This survey gives the total area OF
Ealems' una u Is l01.4 acres. ana
that Of the 4etive lake IS FL acres. or
e<Iuzi 20 EhaE or . circle with = Diane
cer or SD fees. which l. much larger
than any axe n kiIaaea n recent
veaC Dana LAKE II 1855 was nor
more thaa 500 feet n diameter or L 6
Seras II area The present lake Is
nearly Circular N FORM IL longest
diameter being $50 feet ana the snort
~ SO fesE- The entire rim stands az
1ooGE the same LeTek-5I9- or about
III feet below the edge or HaleIna'-
luz Z II the eastern station
DUNG nv TaFIoF1s visits. covering
; u6FICG OF seven DAYS. the ava was
z1oCE three feet below the rim. on an
2FzE1ge,-aaE vas subject 20 a v7TIz-
ton n leEzA o. four or i've faeE- Fra
GuszE breaks occurred II Ehe cIl1-
Er0u which large dCwX E0ck place, n
s0ue cases covering several acres Of
EaE t6oT- One large flow On the night
u AazusE z5sfl- extended % the foot
0f the GalEs SLOPE on the north and
4ass sides and covered ABOUT oue-fhird
u the EOor- and raised rs level from
9ue 20 four feet The lake Itself ana
The surrounding AREA are rising slowly
tut surely, and e seems 70 Re . mat
Ter of oa3V 2 few months when Hale
IA unzau vii again % flied 10 the
nTfm and run EVER the sides building
80 the main 8o0r u tEls crater - j.
did n Iss1-sI-
The deepest portions u the pit ara
- the loot q the raius slopes On all
sides With 2 xrzdgzt rIse q zen or
fIsesu feet tOvlrrf the rim q tie axe,
laFf shez = more abrupt rise 70 the
AXE Itself "a shgETE IN the sections
The axe vas II lines very active,
with fountains playing over - sur
Saes IA every direction a many
- dfteea berg counted az one
sfa9e 5Y q careful observer. The great
ess activity vas ~ Or near The center,
Bnsre tIles largest fountain played al
a1ssg ouSirEgg0sasty, and along the edge
zesT tg3e soHff1-rveaE side # the lake.
ashers tie 0Ter1ieTs we're most fFe-
1isent E58t as 20 time uas the entire
surface at rest, "a uyas the ease IN I>aBa
go -
VIsiss n 8aiv. go sraali fountains
we're always 70 ~ seer IN ssFae loeafi-
~ sass B59e whole ssfFfaee wss marked
- l8Bg Irregular seams r. cracks Al
sssys II notion. r Ras ar interesting
ard fascinating sight "a 80 vafeF}ed
sE1 sVer-ess ay5gfag fessHFss - the lake,
fr8Fn 0glr point - Vlerv on The aort1
ark, ssn1e - kees above t.
The s8vro8nGI81 gvsEtsof ETa}eTns -
rSsfg are setutefY veFfIc8f on al
sides With 5us eEespsio1 soF 30 feet
o. more from me gDBe7 lire - nc
ssIae siege. snff - thar one 0gaee Only
= Is we'll 20 as5eTaDs a deecerg info nc
BIT. On gae northeast eide f0< short
15ssanes, the sTslfs IRE broken down
ard here q s possible fdr vfsisers -
fesesns - : point forty fest y more
5ef1sv he ssvsf - Tire lake ard f8eB
- sfsnab - - ne very rin0 - the
axe IS = aGs 4ffflcUft Tor ? 1aod
sffa0bsT. ard seTefsf pagtfes q .a4ies
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- sie-rs - fE4e sabr@ are v'eJ worth
ftgs extra frsaels ard fstfgse, oet esre
aasss - sa<en - avoid the strong
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