The sun., 1894-05-13
HALEAKALA OF HONOLULU.
Ar CHINA TEs <ND VEsETAITON B0R-
DER IT'S CT OUD- REA OHIN0 sIDES
sus-r Pisatstiorr =, Its Base Merge Tnto
wIinsr-ess or wife Goats ssd Aboriginal
a,attle rnon It. RonkN tilones.

wIinsr-ss. OF NvIIs coats ssa AboriHins
cattle upon Its Reehy Slopes.
HoNoLULu. April 20.-1n the old legends
Of India the frat men ate Of the earth
and found IL delicious They we're thrilled b.
sun and moon and stars and in the diamond
clear mornings and halcyon sunsets they saw
the symbol Of God. There il not so much sim.
pie faith and poetry In the busy world Of shams
to-day. but IL man would be thrilled with
wonder and inspired with thoughts Of the
eternal. II he would forget the narrow. artif-
cisl. and curtailed lite OF cities. aud become q
| part OF the elemental world. let him 20 to the
| island OF Maui and climb 10 700 feet above
| the level OF the sea to the Palace Of the Sun.
| which is a slumberlDR volcano into which
| Americas metropolis might be dropped with
out inconvenience.,
The Sovereign Mountain wherein Haleakala
sleeps Ike a dead Riant-its every rent and
mound and conform alton history OF tremsn-
| dous enerRyis about twenty miles from
spreckelsville. the largest plantation In the
world: but when one climbs gradually up the
| mountain side until he has reached the rugged
home OF wild goats and aboriginal cattle. the
10000 acres OF sugar cnne surrounding
Spreckelsville do not look much larger than a
| town lot an before the apex OF the m ountain
| IL reached the land and ocean In the back
groun, are obstructed by great banks OF
clouds. which lie far beneath the observer.
There is on the way q delightful summer
residence known as 0linda, quiet and pic
turesque rest for the weary. which nestles on
the sloping mountain. about four miles below
the spot from which tourists view the ancient
prison wherein the god Maui chained the sun
until he promised to give the Hawaiian Islands
their bountlful light and heat The four miles
from Olinda to the crest Of this great noun
tain are the long est four miles In the Hawaiian
Islands, for the road is continually washed
away by mountain torrents. the air Is thin and
unsubstantlal as the fabric Of dream. and
the solitude has a greater pressure to the
square inch than any barometer can measure.
l have ridden and climbed afoot over many
weary miles In my time-amid Kansas cy-
clones, about Niagara In winter. and through
the Jesse James country ut night-but the
most weird and opnressively lonesome journey
ever made was last weeks moonlight ride
from Olinda to the Palace OF the Sun. The
trip must be made at night. because elves OF
the valley and wrsiths OF the mysterious
mountain vanish at the first peep Of morning
and the fairies that people the marvellous era
ter. where once the orb OF day dwelt q pris-
oner. depart soon after the appearance OF dawn.
The latch string at Olinda hangs within
reach OF presentabe people. though no one
lives in the house. Its dread silence is In
keeping with tho solitude OF the sombre noun
tain. Within are many evidences OF pros
perity. culture. and unequalled hospitality
as seen In plenty OF furniture. bed clothing.
hooks. and signs Suspended from chandeliers.
saying; Please make yogrself at home. but
be careful about matches"
But when one leaves Olinda he bids farewell
to familiar scenes and enters u realm more
fantastic than any Midsummer Nights
sure footed horse. 1t Ia awkward to have a
stumbling animal break ones reveries. and
rows and powders. which are called n trail
out Of courtesy. and by supreme effort OF the
i%e rom t%S r TO the nSIs tain
top the stars look double their normal size
while the moon bursts into sheen OF glory
alarm any one. however. They are not freaks
everyday dress Of nature. the normal phases OF
her phenomena in this neiGhborhood.
wild cattle or in the solid masses OF rock and
earth which surround one In all directions. to
Of sns s Sa ma" one
sSeispt fImos. q Tos6sa /. q ss HsfS pa IaSa as as
snce Of earth, enough to, leave ehasm 5.6oo
but such % are the facts and il is well worth the
journey to see lust how big mountain looks
The pilgrim finally reaohes the edge OF fla
leahala aIbefore daylight II he is sensible! To
his l6't Is n cave Deneatn n pinnacle oil ragged
rocks, and before him the crater. The entire
circumference, OF tho silent pit Is surrounded
by mountain bouIders and cathedra -shaned
people car walk and from which they can look
upon the suhlimest spectacle on earth "a new
mountains 1900 ieet below: rain6oWs and and
eun-kissed clouds everywhere. pouring In
outlines Of SVa.red peaks which pre,ect t from from
the loor ofthe crater mountains " thin noun
world ham m Ad in by a cirpla n fOWaFinU Daat
10 700 feet above the foaming sea-
The things that endure for ages, while the tenn
pies and hnbitations OF men crum ble away and
return to original dust i'm press the mind with
awe. Here are professions OF clouds from
ing through great gap IN the mountain side
which was once fioodgate for lava. Through |
thousands OF years. until their mists and
storms have worn away gigantic bouIders
the dsrG naS.: wssn sSSsss5
Ing rain6exs and purple clouds whose |
for sountess ssss Probably tSa. gallery Of
swift-iormlng pictures in the air was rich with |
man on earth began. Nature here shifts the
scenes and changes the tones forever without |
a G $ from i the hsTHys SsSg
main, and the air watts changing clouds on |
inSs MinSs that hSt meyer gro. TsIr o. Just as the
beauties OF Haleakala each day form beneath |
Maurs great tropical mountain;
of the sun is a place for meditation. Its sub
lime silence beneath the quiet stars and rips |
moon Is q poem that Awakens the noblest Inn |
pulses OF the human mind. and one stands en-
traneed as he views the vast area em bTAced |
within the ancient crater-an area once COW
cred with surRing hillows Of m slted lava. nut |
now silent as the sky-as IL the spirit OF fro |
had painted 1t all In immortal colors that sun
shine and storm can never wash away. And, |
rising above ALL is the eternal mystery OF the |
cead nbyss--tt history forever hidden within /
It's sublime and spesehless depths!
There are many echo eAnons in the Palace |
OF the sun places where the voice plays fan
tAstio pranks as II to make one think he held
with beings hidden in secret
cAyerps or that shadow musicians sang from
the clouds. Musical sounds are reproduced
more readily than others by the spirits that
dwell in the cayeTns and ellis OF this weird
mountain. Let the voice roll forth clearly in
some round. full musical tone aud the rahOns
viii sing back the tune again aud again 10 the
NTH echo. the last as u from the Toss.tintsd
clouds, or from the blue peaks OF distant
mountains. so that the effect among the rain.
bows and purple colors Is charming.
over the dead volcano three spirits ever
hoVer-BeAuty. Silence. and DesolAtion- The
enchanting scenes everywhere AboundinR |
and forever changing are wholly new TO the