The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-08

of river where the water has worn
! away the rocks in ridges. thus showing
! that hot lava must have run through
this tunnel at some time.
Small hollow pieces of lava hang from
! the ceiling two to four inches in length.
They are in curls and all sorts of shapes
/ and really make one of the best
souvenirs of the trip. You pick them
from the ceiling warm.
! The tourist then goes along the we'll
marked trail and before he knows it he
| is standing in most secure and sub
stantial place on the edge of the great
inner cauldron about two thousand feet
/ thousand feet deep.
With the great depth before you and
! an occasional rock slide on the opposite
side it is really terrifying. You begin
to wonder and then ask Us this the
volcano?" and when told YES" you
are disappointed. Examining the bot
tom of the pit, the view being a little
INSTRUCTED by suIpnur smoke and steam,
you only see an apparently inactive
mass of black and grayish lava out
lined with red streak but on one side
of the lake, an active spot attracts your
attention.
BY lying on ones stomach on this
horrifying precipice the active cone
may be watched. 1t is often quiet for
a long time when suddenly red lines
form and all sorts of figures begin to
appear on this apparently inanimated
black, gray mass You forget your sur
roundings you are Immediately inter
ested. The surface breaks more and
more, when suddenly the whole lake
at least six hundred feet across is
aglow with the fiery, seething, crack !
ing, steaming lava. You are stricken
with awe. The whole surface then
turns from the sparkling white to dull
red then ashy gray and finally black. |
This was in the day time. At night L
went again.
The pit by night is nowhere near as
awesome. 1t is simply magnificent, !
the constant cracking of the cooled sur !
face showing jagged streaks of hot
boiling lava.
The active cone on the side of the
lake is appreciated only when dark. /
Hundreds of tons of white hot lava are
thrown from twenty to fifty feet in the
air. The sound created by the forcing
out of this mass and the falling and
splashing on this cooled black surface
resembles that of a putting and kissing /,
locomotive This active cone gives forth
the lava in these enormous quantities
about six times a minute. Next you
hear a slide of gravel rocks and dirt on
the opposite side of the cauldron. You
are sort of frightened but when the
rocks break through this black crust
in a Thousand places you are again in
spired with the grandeur of the sight. /
The surface begins to break, figures
all sorts of designs, relief maps, out (
line of animals are quickly formed.
Hot boiling lava again floods the sur
face. The pit is lit up a red glow is
reflected on the sky lasting only few
minutes and when it dies down interest !
ing figures still remain. The ceaseless /
putting and kissing still works on.
The above performance takes place
about every hour and forty minutes.
/ saw the lake break five times in eight
hours.
Numerous other little lava flows could
be seen around the sides that could not
be distinguished in the daylight.
One not only is delighted and pleased
with the volcano itself. The road by
stage with its beautiful dense tropical,
luxuriant growth, the clearing of the
land, the growing of sugar and coffee,
all are most interesting. Even the voy-
age on the Claudine has its charms.
The numerous waterfalls on Hawaii,
and the sight of the islands generally
is well worth the trip.
ARTHUR HOLIDAY.