The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-05-01

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sign of se2 OF land was visible in any
direction. Snd us felt very much alone.
The sticks OF wood which We had
brought Up the nisAt before had fur
niShei soo6 hre. ~hsrsSt our Sea was
boslei-s>reh tsS, Boiling. as the water
did. 81 temperature OF about is deg
Fair. il failed 70 extract the divine nec-
rSr. and only limited by its warmth Sni
SwsstnsSS-ws had plenty Of sugar
81 the CUP that cheers. The sabbath
morning that was now 6Swnins 50
chss-lsSsly found rs Shivering over s
roaSils blaze under the lee Of Our KENT,
from whose trailing folds issued strange
sounds an6 stranger hooking oipsStS-
The CSptzin. who had been exploring
TIE depths % : huge crack that Was
along The crater edge. here returned
with cake Of pure. hsSCtiful ice that
ks had found deep down in the rent
Starting OF with 5 tivs-g2llon co1tSinsr
NJ elzrnhSrs5 down and quickly filed
i. We had been assured that there
vas plenty Of water o. the summit, Snd
II was very pleasant 20 prove the COT
rscrneSs Of the information After cur
Breakfast We took one l2St lcok 81 the
active crater. No amount o. daylight
could wholly Dim the brightness Of the
hs-v column that still sent up its vol
urss OF molten lava The iSolStsd
srss burning On TIE right hand edge OF
w. lower basin were black anu deSo
suosrsnViy: the surface o. the lSks
sowing ont from the cone 10 longer
r9owed with $ bright trscsry o. lines,
mr. his WAS due 10 daylight net 20
srv sir,lnuricr o. the pillar o. nre- Ex-
.-,,ninS The lower basin again. We no
sod thsr il extended rather more 70
rs right than IS shown in The sketch.
ms rs western margin was close under
~ hss-IiuS cliffs that rose above II
Packing up our blankets and other
-rsus did nor take Us long. Snd wnlte
\,-1is was being done s scroll was pre-
ps-s6 setting forth that On The 1th OF
Ss,-srbsr. 1872. the following party
-esrNai the summit and camped at
-hsr su.ot. retiring from the scene Ssain
ss-lv OF The morning OF the Srh: Ms
4 Black. the first woman known 70
have accumulated the ascent J. H
Blsrk Il N. Whitney. Henry M2efsr-
lane ChsS- y. Spencer. Robert RycroiI-
Csu-sin David Smith. John 7 ChSyTer.
John NcColgan. John Re2nsy. Gee n
Adams Arthur ". ClaHin. 2 L Clarke,
With the guide, Henry GranG2n, sno
-r-ss Hswsiisns We left directions
vhs-s 70 ind water. and ene2Sins the
Whole IN : IN. which We plugged tight
II The affair was suspended ron . EroIe
driven deep into creyiee. and lelt IoF
TIE edifearion Of future JourlScS- Inc
marty Who hzd preceded Us By few
DAYS siS1ing OF NssS-S- Wr,- 2 Con
us.v OF Eilo. H " Palmer o. Mania
e N Curtis Of New YORK, and h D.
rord- Jr- OF Ohio. had enclosed their
rseO-d in bottle and left il IN ereTles
usar az hand
= shorr walk took Us back 70 where
We Rad letr the horses, and We found
them sII right, but very impatient 10
h suue out Of that They had eat the
bundles OF grzss we had brought for
them. and only seemed 70 suffer from
he cold. Taxing up the lire OF march
an o'clock. Ne wound over the trail Of
rs ureyious 6sy. No- far from where
xs had finally diSuou1ted and left the
horses vas = remarkable uphezysl OF
lGTS thai ES C1rlS-e-SN
HeIsu Rock
Irwss situated about . mile from the
crater and on the right ef The UaA as
re vent I'D. TIE lava had formed
SQUARE pile OF blocks. hespsd up with
81 he regularity OF mason Eork- Inc
sides. about twelve feet e9eo way were
SQUARED nicely. and rose about eight
feet above the foundation The top vas
oyirs smooth. and 81 & little distance
he whole rsssmblsd E gigantic altar
As near As ne could judge, it stood IS
high as any o-her point OF The summit
level and near 81 hand vas mo1U-
mental Pile uphssved By volcanic action
-rsr rsssubls6 the piles the natives
rsise OF any sacred spot We looked II
rain for sny traces Of the camp laid out
q. The summit by Commodore Wilkes,
and q Ne could see over broad ex-
usnss ne are Of the opinion that ne
must have Cemps6 OF The opposite OF
northwest side Of II scratsr-
The rosd hack % The camp 81 the
s,sze OF tie woods being taken over the
sane route that ~e pursued going up
b-r little can b said about il save that
i Ess very uiresone- Tie experiment
vas tired o. walking down, and 81 the
end q three hours was given up n con-
seeusncs Of the ehsfng o. TIE toes oy
he constant forward pressure OF the
foot IN The boat The shortnsSs OF
breath that troubled Is going up did /
rc- make itself apparent on The way 4
down. AID II five hours from the start 4
we're again II the edge q the woods /
Hating long enough 10 have Z hastE .
lunch. - allowed our animals 70 nurEy 4
OF 70 The water hole : mile below ~neEe
-hsv soou SATISFIED their thirst