West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-12
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few moments it was ablaze; the heat
WIS so intense that one could not
remain long ut this place.
Going around to the north side
We found great flow holes. where the
lava was piled up in thons md
ntasiic.l shapes. One OF these
cones looked like am elephant rear.
ed on its hind legs, the trunk and
head being quite we'll formed.
When active the volcano of
kilauea is one of the earth's great
est natural wonders. In the lake
or second crater the lava is contin.
ually boiling in a furious manner,
throwing up jets aud fountains,
sometimes to the height of seventy.
five feet, dashing against the banks
in fiery waves and throwing up
clouds of molten sprays, mixing
one Of the grandest, most awe.in.
spring sights imaginable.
From the lake we went to the
great sulphur cave. Tho the
thermometer stands at over one hun
dred IN this cave, we entered it
through boiling Kissing steam.
Stalhcti es of sulphur and alum
hang like golden aud silver icicles
from the dome of the cavern. Ii
was too hot to remain long, so we
FASTENED ont. mounted our horses.
and returned to the Volcano House.
] Next day, with guide and horses,
| set out from the Volcano House
for the great Kona district, the
land of stone aud coffee. Hour
after hour we trudged on over the
stony earth, relieved occasionally
by groves of trees, and now and
then evidences of civilization and
former occupancy in the form OF an
empty beer bottle at the roadside.
That night we reached Pahala.
which is a village plantation of
between eight hundred and thou.
sand inhabitants. OF these, two
ut least are white, the others being
Japanese, Chinese, and natives
saw but one white man and one
white boy. The great whistle at
the plantation mill blew shortly
after our arrival, aud an army of
Japanese, men and women, came
in from the fields with hoes on their
shoulders, and went to their miser.
able little huts.
These Japs are all brought to the
islands on the contract labor sys.
tenn. They are called coolies and
are but little better than slaves.
Their importation is beneficial only
to the large plantations, but an in
jury to the islands, as they labor
for twelve dollars per month and
board themselves. 1t is said that
Japanese can live on one dollar
per month, sending the remainder
, to Japan.
| was informed that | must lodg,
with u Cinnamon. The though
was unpleasant, but 1t was either
} with the Chinaman or out in tn,
street. A Chinese cook prepared
my supper, and / was then showr
to my room which was situated il
COW lot in close proximity to
5 pig sly. it was a small house will
two rooms, and the one on th
E "monka side" ! Was to occupy
> Ny room was eight by ten feet
had square table, wash basin
5 towel pitcher, saucer with soap il
s 1t, a mirror which by actual meas
s urement was four by SIX inches.
y hard bottom chair, a steamer chat
with sailors mattress on the foo
and a misqoito netting over IT,.
was informed that this gorgeou
I apartment had been rented {
, another party who had kindly con
@ sented to occupy less commodiou
, quarters for my accommodation.
T. The apartment was supplied witt
= fresh reading matter in the form d
! a copy Of the HaVQiiaa Gazetfe on
month and two days old. Dinqy
dark. musty with opium fumes. III
@ place seemed Gt abode for robber
! and cutthroats The darkness an
-. dinRiness Of the apartment wer
9 strongly suggestive Of pitfalls an
o assassination, while, qs if in mock
I cry Of Of the surrounding, some on
Q bad pinned on The wall the motto
e HNcaror, my God TO Thee" Th
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