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

of Mahukona. Mauna Loa in the mid
die of the group, showing. the thin col
umn of smoke over the crater.
Our first glimpse of the light from
Mokuaweoweo was obtained from the
anchorage at Maalaea at .. m. last
evening, and all night long the summit
of the mountain was illuminated by the
| glare. The best view is from the bay
off Kawaihae landing, where the out
lines of all the mountains are clearly
defined against the morning sky.
The accompanying sketch shows the
relative grouping of the peaks, with
Mauna Loa smoking at its very sum-
init.
From all appearances, and from va
rious reports received from shore resi-
dents, the action is confined to the sum-
nit crater, and so far there are no flows
or outbreaks of any kind, though they
may be expected at any moment.
The weather is fine and clear, and at
this moment of writing the sunlight is
just beginning to tinge with delicate
pink the summit of Mauna Kea, and
the smoke column of Mauna Loa takes
on yellowish hue There are patches
of snow on the former.
1t is the present intention of the
writer to start for Kilauea Immediately
after reaching Hilo, and fit out for the
mountain trip as soon as pack train
he niznd n
number on board who wish to make the
ascent, including DIR. Ollie and other
tourists, the Advertiser artist and Mr..
Logan of the Bulletin. Would that we
were at Hilo to make the start early
this morning. F. S. DODGE.
VOLCANO HOUSE (Kilauea), April
27.-This is bright, clear morning,
with Mauna Loa in full view, but the
mountain party cannot get away until
tomorrow morning. Your correspondent
and party arrived here yesterday after
noon in driving rain, which shut out
every prospect. At p. M, however,
the mountain cleared and a most beau
tiful display was visible from the porch
of the hotel.
The entire outline of the long slopes
papala hills to the wooded hill, Kulani,
seven miles back of Kilauea, without a
cloud to break the view
At the very summit area, evidently
coming from the great crater of Moku-
weoweo, was bright column of light, |
such as has often been seen above Kill |
auea, but of much greater volume, show
ing state of great activity in the lake. |
There must be most wonderful ex-
hibition waiting the arrival of the ex-
ploring party, who are all impatient to |
make the ascent.
This mornings observations from the /
Lenz station show that the eruption
is in the summit crater and that it must |
be an extensive one.
The usual volcanic cloud hangs over
the crater, at an elevation of about U.s.
600 feet above sea level, as indicated by
angles of elevation taken soon after sun
rise this morning.
Telephone messages from Kau say
that the display last night was the most
brilliant of any seen since the first APP
pearance of the light, last Tuesday
The Mauna Loa party starts tomorrow
at an early hour in the morning, to
spend the first night at the upper Ka-
papala camp. thence to the summit for
the second night, and return on Thurs
day or Friday.
1t goes up under the guidance of Ju-
liam Monsarrat, and will include Messrs.
and Baldwin of Hilo, Logan,
Hitchcock and the writer from Honolu-
lu, Wilson of Kapapala, Phillips of Buff
falo, N. Y. and Peter Lee of the Vol
cano House.
party is now being organized to
make the ascent from Kona and an
other from Hilo, to tramp it over the
flow of 1SS0-S1 F. S. DODGE.