The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-03-12
HHWHYS BURNING MOUNT
The Latest COmmOtion In the His.
toriC Crater--.FlOCking
to See kilaued in
ACtion.-.AIl Honolulu Turns to the
Exhibition. --SCientifiC
Deductions.
From the Boston Evening Transcript.

interval of thirteen months OF
quiescence the volcano Kill
auea is again in action. On
the evening of the Sd inst, at
about II o'clock. the inhabit-
ants of Hilo, the largest town
on the great island of Hawaii,
noticed a peculiar rosy glow in
the sky toward the southwark.
The tidings flew rapidly, and
all the population of the love
ly village was aroused and
thronged the streets to gaze
upon the beautiful sight 1t
was known at once that Kill
auea had once broken forth in
eruption and the news was
hailed with joy. This state
ment seems a trifle startling
when one considers the havoc
which volcanoes in general are
apt to play with the outward
world; but it must be remem-
bered that Kilauea is unique
among volcanoes, and that,
lively as may be it's eruptions,
it's great sea of molten lava has
never been known to overflow
it's mighty banks. The volca-
no is, in fact, the great show
which the Hawaiian people
have for their continental Wis
itors. Upon the summit OF the
mountain, but a few rods dis
tant from the crater, stands a
fine hotel, the popularity of
which depends, in large de-
gree, upon the activity of the
eternal forces which lie pent
up beneath it's foundations.
Although it is a journey of a
day and a half from Hilo to
this city, the news soon reached
us at Honolulu, and a party
was at once made up to visit
the volcano. The Kinau, the
regular Hilo boat, was upon
the eve of sailing, and all was
hustle about the city. Tele-
phone bells, of which there is
one in nearly every dwelling,
were ringing violently, and
friends hastily arranged with
each other for the trip. Bag
gage was hastily packed, car
riages ratified over the pave
ment in the direction of the
wharf, and when the Kinau
finally drew away from her
moorings and steamed out OF
the harbor, she took with her
one Of the merriest parties
which has sailed out of Homo
lulu for many a long day. The
day was glorious; the sea and
sky, as always, deeply, beauti
fully blue. The southwark
course was taken, the tourists
passing upon their trip the Elk
IRENE southwestern point Of
Molokai, the green houses OF
Lanai, and the rock coast Of
Kahoolawe. Here the prov O.
the Kinau was turned north
eastward, into the channe
which separates the islands o:
Maui and Hawaii. Passing Up
olo Point, we swung until the
boats Prov pointed to the
southwest, and skisted the
great island of Hawaii, unit
the lovely of Hilo Bay opened
| before us.
The voyage has been de
scribed in a few words, bu1
many would be needed to tel
of it's beaties and it's delights
AS night fell the rosy glow o:
the sky, far away above Xii
auea, became intensely vivid
and the tourists, charming as
was the voyage, were all i'm
patience to reach the scene o.
natures great display. Blu
for this feeling of impatience
they might have wished the
voyage longer, SO beautiful was
, the scene, and SO delightful the
company. But they hastily dis
embarked as soon as the Kin
au was made fast to the wharf
at Hilo, and at once bargained
with the carriage drivers who
clustered about the landing fol
transportation to the volcano
A year ago the journey to the
volcano was by no means easy
In places the road was little
better than trail, and the
journey was long and laborious
Recently, however, the Govern
ment has constructed a fine
highway through the tangle Of
luxuriant vegetation, which
now lines gorgeously upor
both sides. The road is wide