The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-10

Hawaii. known 20 sChonboys n quarter
of a century ago "a owhywhec the largest
island ~ the group Is the al important
.pot II Is the fuost eastern and Of the
most recent formation, consisting OF sop
ing belt az coast land. a high central pa-
team and the three principal 'nountains. the
Ma,ina Ken. il.eo feet high; Mauna I.oa.
AN active volcano no feet less in height,
and Mauna Huaialla. towering 9.Ne feet
above the sea level. In almost every quar-
ter af sh,. island are extinct craters gem
srai,y overgrown With tuxurtant vege'a-
ton. Several hundred square miles of lia-
wai ara covered with recent and rather
barren AVA fields. hut 80 Indifferent 10 the
forces % nature are the natives that near
the shore upon lava beds that are scarcely
cooled. they cultivate sweet potatoes pull
NerlxlnE the scoria and mixing /, with a
little vegetable mold
rarthesiakes. which are generally slight.
occur frequently. hat not 40 often 40 upon
TIE other Stands. 1his would indicate that
axe does not have a deterrent effect upon
the efforts ~ Mother Earth 90 disturb the
surface equilibrium. There are TWO great
activa crategs kt'auea. she largest in the
weird. ana Mauisa f<oa. the former being
continually in eroTf. while 'hc hitter Is
Internationally So hui. the eruptsons ars 0s
n rlsctsf character and not - ia compared
60 the terriers ~ Nssnvius. Eina or Chin
haraEo The lava generally fnfces tis way
through the side - the mountain a: dis
,ance Of several mites from tire terminal
crater which Us Also active Erursl1ns In
uast wears have made their way 20 sea.
adding considerably 20 the area II the ISL
and \ large town is tito, on tho north
tass coast. fertile and hsA'y tropical III
appearance.
r.hc capital city. Honolulu. IL situated or
TIE island 81 Oahu. the second o. the group
o. size ana NOT on Hawaii a. usually
s.F.. L
- s ~ fest Maui, tbe third bland 5n size,
,s cotnncsgNa ~ two mountainous peninsuias.
with ire PRINCIPAL town. LahasOa. on he
eastern orc. connected Ivy low tsthmps.
Kaanl next IN AREA. is exceedingly fertile
ard wc,l watsrcd and the most uniformly
tropical IA character. MoA,kAi. ~'ii small
sr Il mountainous. presenting a usAgf''h-
cent wal of prHcp{ces - che north, and has
few Inhabitants
Honolulu the Gem cs:y % the pacigl2 IS
Situated om tho oae really Ana hashor ~
tae xtaua II X protested by a barrier ~
coral rver ana hAs twenty -G0e feat q water
pr ..se etr a. scv tide ana froGa feentv
- frrts. frst .aa4c u 49, >Fyi- stfe aaChor-
agc svrst facilities s2r fae discaafging q;
carEaea saf - uS.sv - aecsss Tram al
CHARTERS ara w5th az win,tF fisc fa }t8-
.,}S a,sA Sts fairy s>sea Dsts1y4j hATl4"r.
ptotcetet eFaNsrt by = reef - c0Tas and
lava, ss,a With from eighteen - sScufy-
fo1r feef - Va.er u needs whs:fs, epN-
serr iq t,eeosg~ ~ NSe - she words ceDl-
g~crye 1aasl-s llaS sH open Es.sd~:ysl.
w5ea Eoe8 az sAosaee. ana ;ATyv asv ao}iS-
fefesss nsftogR ci-y where "a me ar1htis93-
az to' i, rs a}eut Eicnolulg snat uns-
vrsssl l~fesssf veHscrz
81 SIS = PARADISE a3Ss sar ;Ne robust t.sa-,
as sae Invalid ee'}nE paTFi -uiaTiy a,iaHts~a
SIS IS psa>s 50. ress sence fo~ ak eksase=.
ss0ca the NV Ens auaev gsesSaeA nae
farv~sga @av ttst, g.t&t c}isae t3.eye has n<an
gsn-s rgcs-esS ass yae eity Is ,.sse st e~sl.-
Is Nsss' 49, ke5s stsesI<. l.re>i tn Faa}gzs
treas haf.t~ fssss ye-s.sr facxs ems erred tss
sr4ee ArS t-uit txeeS tAs garss9s n.lef
via rate. sssapSe plants. bs>-ks - Bass
rssz as.4sSs q Sse latest zreGsIxcture aEa