The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-04-16

oSASA was VI SICCn WOOu, LII q
few moments it was ablaze; the
heat was so intense that one
could not remain long at this
place.
Going around to the north
side we found great flow holes,
where the lava was piled up in
a thousand fantastical shapes.
One of these cones looked like
an elephant reared on it's hind
legs, the trunk and head being
quite we'll formed.
When active the volcano of
Kilauea is one of earth's great
est natural wonders. In the
lake or second crater the lava is
continually boiling in furious
manner, throwing up jets and
fountains, sometimes to the
height of seventy-five feet,
dashing against the banks in
fiery waves and throwing up
clouds of molten spray, making
one of the grandest, most awe
inspiring sights imaginable.
From the lake we went to the
great sulphur cave. Tho the
thermometer stands at over
one hundred in this cave, we
entered it, penetrating our way
through the boiling, Kissing
steam. Stalactites of sulphur
and alum hang like golden
and silver icicles from the dome
of the cavern. It was too hot
to remain long, so we fastened
out, mounted our horses, and
returned to the Volcano House.
Next day, with a guide and
horses, I set out from the VOL
cano for the great Kona district,
the land of stone and coffee.
Hour after hour we truged on
over the stony earth, relieved
occasionally by groves of trees,
and now and then evidences
of civilization and former oc-
cupancy in the form of an empty
| beer bottle at the roadside.
That night we reached Pa
hala, which is a village planta-
ton of between eight hundred
and a thousand inhabitants.
Of these, two atleast 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, and an army
of Japanese, men and women
came in from the fields with
hoes on their shoulders, and
went to their miserable little
huts.
These Japs are all brought te
the islands on the contract la
Dor system. They are called
coolies and are but little better
thanslaves. Their importation
is beneficial only to the large
plantations, but an injury tt
the islands, as they labor fol
twelve dollars per month anc
board themselves. 1t is sale
that a Japanese can live on one
dollar per month, sending the
remainder to Japan.
[ was informed that | mus
lodge with a Chinaman. The
thought was unpleasant, but i
was either with the Chinamar
or out on the street, AChinese
cook prepared my supper, anc
l was then shown to my room
which was situated in a COW
lot in close proximity to a pis
stye. It was a small house
with two rooms, and the one or
the "nonka side" l was to oc
cnpy. My room was eight b.
ten feet, had a square table, (
wash basin, towel, pitcher, sau
Ger with soap in it, miro
which by actual measurement
was four by six inches, hard
bottom chair, a steamer chat
with sailors mattress on tn,
floor and a mosquito netting
over it. l was informed tina
this gorgeous apartment hae
been rented to another part
who had kindly consented t.
occupy less commodious quar-
tiers for my accommodation.
The apartment was supplied
with fresh reading matter ii
the form of a copy of the Haw
allan Gazette one month anc
two days old. Dingy, dark
musty with opium fumes, the
place seemed a fit abode fo1
robbers and cutthroats. The
darkness and dinginess Of the
apartments were strongly sug
gestive of pitfalls and assas
sination, while, as if in mock.