Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-02
Maybe He Ate Roast Dog.

Is a well known fact that tie natives
,nfears gone by did not consider a feast
coplete without a nice roast dog. known
ash luau dog. We were not looking for
an dog, bur tasted of a most delicious
PIE of meat delicately cooked in tea
lefes, which to most Of us looked like.
"a like. and gave every indication of
peg pork. However. We braved it ali,
usg the various brands of wine to wash
II kwn, when suddenly I was asked by one
OF NE natives how l liked the dog meat.
l lomptly informed him that such an ar
uct was unknown to me. To use a slang
sal 1 had eaten quite generously of the
af?esaid dog. The news was passed down
thaine and the expression on our faces was
a fudy. As one man we all reached for
tn! nearest bottle to drown our sorrow.
bu the voice of the kings chamberlain ar
restd US when he told us it was only q
}ot; that what we had eaten was pork.
Blu was it pork? l have never quite made
up ny min on that subject as yet, but
onething l never do. and that is to eat
poT. That little joke cured me of any
line
King Kalakana.
"he king was a man Of magnificent
phyique. tall, handsome and looking every
Incl king. His mania for poker was well
knSn, and 1 have often seen a royal 1. o.
U.,put he was a cheerful loser and MAIN
taifd his dignity under all circumstances,
Corrary to most foreign potentates. he al
was requested an omission of ceremonies
anuseemed to want to meet every one upon
an iqual footing. 1t was our custom to
hay a reception and dance on shipboard
ever Friday afternoon. He nearly al
way attended, mingled with the guests
and,ften l have danced vis-a-vis to him in
a st of lanciers. He would enter into the
spin Of the fun and enjoy himself like a
boy, Those were happy days in dear old
Honlulu. and ! often look back on them
andthink of the jolly times We used to
havl What they will be. now that the ad-
vanf of civilization is Upon them, is hard
to chtemplate, and l consider myself very
for 1 TEN in seeing them hem yehrs ago b-o.en
by avisit to the far famed and wonder
full Ylcano of kilauea. We left Honolulu
In Arch and steaming slowly along the
a ru of ten days. Above all the islands
of hwaii towers Mauna Kea. with its
SNOW cap thousands of feet above the sea.
Hilds a pretty little place. nesting among
the rees, of some 800 people. Our favor
ablelmpression of the place was confirmed
by se hospitality of the residents. Our
consl posted us on the great question
of INV to get to the. volcano. a riding
part OF seven started early next morn
ing q a ride of ~thirty-two miles over a
verybad road. This ride to me was quite
a formidable undertaking. for l am Lot
motel for my skill in that direction. In
due lime We arrived at the so-called Half
partke of our lunch. Some readers will
apprciate my feelings when after aliSht-
ing rom my horse | could hardly stand:
at pAces ran through dense tropical veg
etatin that in places reaches over the
path making 1t quite dark. A botanist
but ~ goal was the volcano house, Four
.milesfrom this house is a sign and great
was ny joy when L saw that sign. The
road here was comparatively good. SO I
spurfd my noble steed on to make a race
tracH time. but alas, that four miles was
the INCEST forty miles l ever rode in my
y1e house. and Was welcomed by MI.
MabY the genial host. After enjoying an
excehnt dinner. We looked over the old
and Impressions. Some visitors with clev-
er phcils have left amusing sketches OF
the rip, Next morning we were up at a
s ssaSaaa ar hSuri th hfte Volcanic eneak house, a ND
weremuch impressed with the ~''shakiness"
of TIE whole place. Cracks can be seen
fromwhich vapor arises; Near the volcano
INDEED. One goes into a little. shed, and
is puI in a little box. sits on a bench with
only bead p~rotruding; a towe: is TUCKED
over ,ne of natures chimneys. In a few
MINUTES the temperature was los degrees.
and fifteen minutes was quite long enough:
Out pu get, have a dash of cold water
thrown over you and you feel like a new
man.
cratei of Kilauea. which is shaped like a
great amphitheater, with high walls nearly
Zoo get above the lava lake. The crater
Is sIlpsieai n in sha Fee the rsai ps adIiRe pa 9eiR az
the ulcano is about two miles distant
from the foot eof the cliff below volcano
house.! At this place there is a depres-
sion il the floor of the big crater and in,
side ae the cones of smaller craters. called
halemlumau, meaning hre or burning iake.
In boxing at the floor of the large GRAFT
er from the volcano house 1t looked like q
lake tat had been frozen over, then sud
denly broken up and refrozen- The color
of the cool lava is quite like asphalt.
I'VE started with a guide down the zig
gag psth CT the side of the cliff below the
yoIcaue house. 1t did not seem very steep
going Down, but OF returning We found IT
and fdind 1t to be of most peculiar forma-
ton. In some places 1t looks III huge
ropes twisted in most peculiar masses,
while In other places like a lot OF broken
stoneslf huge dimensions. sometimes the
masses of lava attain a heigh of twenty
Numerous cracks are crossed in travers
ing the lava lake. in some places quite wide
enough for a good jump. In the day time
Won amt notice these cracks much, but
on returning after night fall. You looi
down there and see far below You the gloW
I'VE at last reached the smaller depres'
sion of crater where the most active por.
ton Is located Huge chimneys. called
like a leone. Some ten or fifteen feet high
the tns,de of these chimneys Is soft ava
quite red. and in looking into one you car
see the bright red lava
Breaking Through Lava.
"Sometimes you break through some re
Gently cooled lava. At first a peculiar
feeling comes over you. but the reassur
ance from the guide that he is quite famil
lar with his g-ound soon allays all Year
The natives are quite superstitIous regard
ing the volcano. and believe that its act
ions are ruled by a goddess of fire cailet
Pele. 1t is said hat in forme years h
the volcano was in one of its active stages
causing a lava flow. sacrifices were Offered
human sacrifices have been known to hav'
been offered to appease the wrath of Pee