Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-21

Waiakea, near Hilo, and drowned Ave
| persons.
On November sth, 1880, light was
| seen in the summit crater Of Mount Loa.
The next day stream Of lava made its
appearance at a point If,foo feet above
the level Of the sea, on the eastern slope
Of the mountain. II continued to flow
for nine months, along the southern edge
OF the flow OF 1855, and finally stopped
three-'ourths Of mile from the town OF
Hilo, near the iIalai hills, August 10th,
1851.
Again, In December 1886. there were
frequent earthquakes In southern Ha.
wall. At length. on January 10Th. 1887.
fire appeared on the SUNNI, OF Mlunl
Loa, and on the 1871. an outbreak took
place In the district oi klu. north Of
Klhuku, at an elevation Of 0. 500 feet,
and twenty miles from the sea. The
lava stream reached the sea at noon the
next day. four miles west Of the flow II
1858 aud continued to How Until the
24th. Since 1886 the grnd old noun
tain has behaved Itself. and Kept rs Tire
within It's own bosom. tu, 10 as much As
former efupii1ns have taken place, when
kllauea Is sleeping, aud that being the
condition OF X llugd al the present
time, some arr expecting another out
burst from Mauna Loa in the near
future.
From the Volcano House, Hawaiis
other great mountain Mauna Kca, (lhc
white mountain) Is also la clear sight
though IT'S summit t. over thirty miles
away to the northwest II has a mum.
Der oil peaks or hills, which give 10
serfaied appearance while It's uval pre-.
senis more even, regular or smooth
outline. The ascent OF Mauna Kca Is
not very difficult, and can be adc In
one or two days with good animals.
starting from the inland town OF
Naimea. The trail from here Is gen.
orally to the east and up the mountain
through groves OF mamane trees. The
summit plateau is about five mile. IN ex.
tent There the air is very cold and
fafilied, and has supplying effect on
both men and animals. a lake Of fresh
water is found on the summit which Is
often frozen around the edges In winter,
but seldom, Il ever, entirely frozen over.
Its elevation Is iSoSo feet, aad II not
the highest, It is among the very highest
lakes In the world.
The Volcaro House is in the distric,
OF Puna, which Is embraced In the South
Hawaii conference. This conference
comprises all the Saints residing Ia the
districts Of Puma, Kau, South KOna and
North Kona. The conference consists
Of eleven branches. containing a total
membership Of sI7, including children
under eight years Of age. or these 90
are Elders. 2 lriesls, II Teachers. 10
Deacons and $50 lay members, namely,
I54 rrlles and 1916 females. FIVE # the
branches have meeting houses and Sun.
day schools, four Relief Societies and
three Mutual Imp ovement Associations.
Elder Vim. Thompson prcsides over
the conference the present term iron
April TO October, 1885, assisted by e.
der Wilder 7. Halch. The branches
named in order OF their geographical
situation are as follows: Koae, 10
Saints; Kapaahu, ST, pahala, ioi,
Naalehu, 50. Hinakukui, q; puueo, 90.
Papa, s.: Opehale, 30; Kaohe, 40.
keokea, 10, aud Kahaluu, IS,
The Koac branch comprises the
Saints residing in the native village OF
that name, situated near the extreme
eastern point Of the island OF Hawaii, in
the district OF Puma, and about twenty
miles southeast Of Hilo; Kipi prcsidcs.
The Kapaahu branch, sometimes also
called kalapana) comprises the Sailts
residing in the two native villages
kapaahu and kalapana, situated on the