The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-07-21

sight by night and the early morning
hours is one of unusual grandeur and
brilliancy. At the Volcano House,
which is probably some twenty-five
miles from the outbreak, lights are not
required throughout the night, and the
country for many miles around the
mountain is brilliantly illuminated"
The steamer UpOlu arrived from Ha-
wall yesterday and brought a letter
from Sheriff Andrews of Hilo to At
torney General Cooper, dated July 10,
from which the following extracts are
taken:
THE lava from the. eruption near the
summit Of Mauna Loa continues to flow
with apparently undiminished force.
AS far as we can learn, and we are
taking particular pains TO inform our
selves of everything in connection with
the flow, It is still uncertain what
course the flow will take. 1t may go
to Kau, Olaa, Hilo, by way Of the 1881
flow, or Kiholo, by way of the 1859 flow
If it takes the first or last of these
courses, it will of course mean little or
no damage to Hilo. Past history shows
that flows from near the summit are
both large and long; for instance, the
flow of 1881
Later have just learned by tele-
phone from a police officer at Waimea
that the flow has reached q point near
or below Kalaeeha hills, the main sta
ton of the Humuula sheep station
This information was CLEANED by the
police officer from a native who had
Just come down from the place, and is
no doubt authentic. If this is the case,
the course must be direct to Hilo. and
not Kiholo The easiest route to the
scene Of action is by way of Waimea,
taking from there the wagon road to
Kalaeeha."
Circuit Judge Gardner K. Wilder OF
Hilo indorses the letter.
The Upolu also brought the news that
there had been another outbreak on
the Kona side of Mauna Loa at about
the same altitude as the ones on the
Hilo side.
1t may here be said for the informa-
ton of those not familiar with Hawai-
ian topography that Mokuaweoweo is
the summit crater Of Mauna Loa, on
the island Of Hawaii. It's technical di-
mansions are: Area, $40 square miles,
or 2370 acres; it's circumference, $4,000
feet, or 9.47 miles; it's length, 1880 feet,
or 81 miles it's width, 9200 feet, or LA
miles, and it's elevation, 1855 feet
above sea level.
KiIauea. the largest active volcano in
the world is also on the same island
Of Hawaii. It's dimensions are: Area.
Ala square miles; circumference. 1885
miles, extreme width, 10000 feet; ex+
treme length, $500 feet, and elevation
at the Volcano House, 4040 feet.
1t may be interesting to those Gu
rious in the legendary lore of a people
to know that Hawaii is rich III tradi-
tons In regard to Pele and her sisters.
I will give one which depicts her dou-
BILE character. In the ancient days. be-
fore the arrival of the good missions
aries. whenever Pele desired to give
preliminary notice Of a display of fire.
works at either of her three homesteads
of Mokuaweoweo. Haleakala or XII
lauea, she invariably presented herself
upon this earthly paradise as a female
of most fascinating beauty. Having
captured her adoring swain, she led
him in wreaths of spiral clouds to the
craters mouth He vanished there and
she, transformed into an indescribably
hideous bag. disrobed in the first pillar
of fire that rushed to the heavens with
noise as discordant as a broadside
from the Olyn1pia's guns.