The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-07-18
,RANOEST FLOW
YeTiRECOROEO
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y took-Shipman's Keawewai-trail
thence up the 80 flow. There Is
ewhat Of hardship In the trip, but
ing very much 30. The greatest
ulty of the trip was the long walk
part Of the 80 flow. However,
of the party walked all the way
the Volcano House" and yet got
There Is no reason why horses
tt be taken further up the nOw.
frty suffered much for want OF
(which didiculty can be obviated
ling help engaged to carry II.
lip would occupy four days.
were there no eruption going
oiisit to this place would be
wa-th the expenditure Of time and
ehtent in reaching 1t. 1t Is from
init that nearly all of Hawaii's
molcent flows have come. On
svelnd are signs Of the most vio-
len anic action, great cones with
vase masses Of lava piled in the
wiidtonfusion, and huge boulders
streWerywhere. As one stands in
TINS spot and looks about him
ne i'ehat it Is here where Pele
mas hal home.
a accidents connected with the
VISIT Or party may be Of interest.
Ihre the party spent the night
said:
III Wand, but that 1t was a fear
1ui pos to be in, for the whole
place sci to be on fire." Another.
VINO spehe night alone on an aa
now thaas still hot said, Il felt
AT times [ 1t was impossible for me
10 come Nof the place alive"
The m,part OF the party which
reached teat of activity was work.
ing It's wa,wards after dark through
the broketva, lighted by the glow
from the ne. when suddenly the
guide call<ut, stop. boys, we will
nave to ebut OF this! this al Is
getting hot He went on ahead and
returning ifew moments said, you
can stay h'or 60 back; but I can
take you ndrther up tonight: 1t is
not sale. making ourselves as
the Jagged surface OF
an IA flow ,ld permit of we spent
me night one fiow. The heat was
comforting that altitude-11, zoo
leet-Dut thact that the spot was
getting hotterery moment was very
iisquieting. e next morning 1t was
discovered tn we had run into the
'hd OF an aaOw which must have
ONE down thRy previously.
AL the breaAf day the party was
N the summit ,the largest of the 81
ones, IN fuil w OF the active cone
when was abo'bne and a half miles
,istant. by the d OF a fine field glass
ne distance was seasoned very much
AS We We're wfhing the lava play
II the crater Nf(the cone. suddenly
wo fgures wert 0aseryed climbing M
oWaTds hne sumAitand to what seem
q 70 us aimostce-tain death, for &
shower lava was falling ar
ne sizes ana RI of the cone. Al
hey reached the rink and crouchet
eAeath " awaitinAa favorable oppor
nifty when they night rush to tn,
,2 and look in, OF guide remarked
Those fellows are .azy, They will
Ia themselves! Nhe words hat
left his lips vhen one NJ m,
cures made a dash or tho summit
God there for a monent With m,
va seemingly falling about him on
cry side, when b<f do.oonaod 20
ace Of safety. LaerSt. was soun,
lat there were two 1oros ono q
hich was not active; w nersectiv Al,
ey blend from the dsact,on ~ On,
me that there appeaIN To he bu
lie. Nevertheless the dee was n dar
g one, for the particles d lava wer,
EN- falling there. and. too the con,
rs very frail one.
The writer was not able to zach III,
tive cone, and has to think Mr.
oragne, of Olaa, for kindly S,rnish
needed information, for 1t vas N,
10 had made the daring ascent which
'poke of. Later several of the part,
lowed his example. Having sen !;
nilar stream of lava to that ffovln,
I'm the cone, ] feel qualified to soeal
that for myself.
In looking over this article I An,
1t have made no mention concern
the ability of ladies to make tn,
p. There were three ladies In on
rty. and one of them would hay
lched the outbreak were it not for
shap. However the trip is not on
ladies and I should not advise sue
try 1t, as the walking is difficult
! there Is such likelihood O
yelling en- horse back In the rain.
ONE OF THE PARTY.
FROM THE KONA SIDE.
n order to satisfy themselves of tn
III of the adage, Where smoke il
must be-" a party of eight started
Z a. m. Saturday last (the sth) from
alakekla, South Kona. with ligh