The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-18
STEAMER W. G. HALL BRINGS
LATEST FROM ERUPTION.
Reported That Lava Has Reached HUI
mua-Frank Davey Returns After
Going Over Mauna Loa.

BY the return of the w. G.. Hall come
accounts of the flow from the Kau side.
The branch of eruptive stream which
started down towards kapapala has
ceased to flow, and the energy of the
eruption is now concentrated upon the
stream which may eventually reach
Hilo. The reports from that side of the
Island, which reached Kau before the
w. G.. Hall left were that the liquid
lava had reached the plateau upon
which is situated the Humuula sheep
ranch, and that part of the pasture
land had been covered. Nothing definite
however, upon this point could be OBJ
tained. The main news from that side
having been carried down by the XII
nau. The party that started on July
IA for the source of the flow, had not
returned to the Volcano House when
| the w. G.. Hall left.
Kilauea is, according to reports of the
latest visitors. smoking very freely,
though no fire has yet broken out.
| yet. Heavy masses are rolling out or
| the southern end of the crater, and the
| smaller cracks throughout the crater
floor are giving up smoke and steam.
The heat at the sulphur bath continues
| to increase, and everything points to
| great activity.
Frank Davey, the photographer, who
| returned by the w. G. Hall this after
noon, had one of the most interesting
! trips of any man who has visited the
eruption. He left the city by the w. G.
| Hall last Tuesday and went to Kau.
There he was told that the best way to
see the eruption was to go over the top
! of Mauna Loa to the Mauna Kea side,
| The outbreak was represented to be
seven miles from the summit on the
side toward the Humuula sheep ranch
Davey ascended Mauna Loa on horse
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big crater at the summit and then pro-
ceeded by foot down the side.
From the top of the mountain to the
head of the lava flow the artist come
upon and examined eight cones or era
ters. They were in succession down the
side. All were of considerable size, be.
ing nearly as large as the cone OF
Punchbowl with high walls all around
except on the lower sides
The first five were dead, but appeared
to have been active quite recently. The
sixth was smoking. In the seventh wa:
some fire and considerable smoke.
The eighth was the wonder of the
series 1t was belching forth smoke ant
fire, as well as molten rocks of grea
, size. THE rocks were as big as
horse" explained Frank Davey, "anc
. went so high in the air that they cooled
before falling again to the ground
From this crater issued the flow tina
. is making towards Hilo. Mr.. DaveS
, says that from above, where he was
it presented a grand spectacle winding
down the mountain side. The artis
went to the every edge of the spoutln!
crater and made several pictures of 1t
Mr.. DaVey is inclined to believe tn
story that Humuula sheep ranch is be
ing burned up by the flow. He say
that the flow was proceeding in tina
direction and there was nothing to sto
, it if it kept up. The speed was sufii
cient to bring it to the ranch by thi
9 time. The artist heard nothing of tn
: matter but does not doubt the truth o
y the rumor.
= 1t took the artist and his party fiftee
= hours to ascend the mountain from tn
i active crater to the summit, where theI
: horses were left. Two men became de
> lirious on the way for want of water
The trip is described as a terrible on
in the extreme. All around the top q
the mountain it was cold. At the era
ter it was very hot. The extremes weT
such as would knock almost anybod
out.
The artist brought back two pairs {
shoes which he wore out between tn
= summit of Mauna Loa and the actiV
:, crater. The bottoms and sides of tn
u foot wear are in rags. They look as
they had been worn over knives or tn
k tines of pitchforks. When he left h
i The ones on his feet were worn out o
the trip down to the crater and the otf
n er pair on the climb back.
= Mr. Davey does not recommend an
- one to take the trip followed by hin
While he was successful in his ventur
q the hardships were the greatest imagIl
=, able
Further news from Puma shows thu
the original report of the warm sprir
increasing in temperature is cOrreC
The warm spring near Kapoho has ha
~ a very perceptible increase, and batl
y ing in it has become almost impossbl
There is quite a line of these sprnl
j. extending up the slopes towards II
"a scenes of the volcanic activity. The
le gradually become hotter as one ascend
l. In 1880 there was a similar heating l
lg of the springs, and Captain Eldert
who has devoted much attention
s. them and probably knows the iocatlt
ar of each better than anyone in Puma,
l. very much reminded of former volcar
eruptions.
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The owners of the cornfelds near t