The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-16
tlALEMAUMAU SHOWS SIGNS OF GREAT ACTIVITY AND
THE FILLING up OF THE IMMENSE PIT PROGRESSES
Prof. Kellogg Sees
New Fires in
Crater.

Professor V. L. Kellogg and Profes-
sor r. E. Allardice of Stanford Uni
versity returned last Saturday evening
ON the Kinau from a visit to the vol
cano. Professor kellogg secured sew
eIal excellent views, one OF which takes
in the lava IakeSped of the old flow, in
the foreground, shows the volcanic
cliffs of 600 feet in height. and in the
background exhibits the active crater
from which a heavy. thick cloud is seen
escaping This cloud overhangs the
whole scene and ascends into the air
FOR hundreds of feet. Professor Kellogg
has taken a full series of pictures. be-
ginning with the one above mentioned.
focused from a distance of three and
one-half miles, and by gradual stages
has reached the active crater itself.
The pictures show the cracks and hs-
sures in the old lake. and bring out
very clearly the conformation OF the
upper surface.
In an interview Professor kellogg
stated that the lava bed, which must
be traversed before arriving at the
smoking crater, is very hot and at no
greater depth below the surface than
three feet, fire is present From the
outer edge of the old lava lake TO the
foot of the crater (about three and one
half miles) there is a gradual rise
amounting TO about 800 feet, and this
area is crossed and intersected by crew
ices formed by the irregular cooling
of the lava.
Arriving at the very edge Of the
burning mountains mouth. Professor
Kellogg and others of the party were
enabled TO get a good view into the
volcano. for as favorable winds blew
away the strong, sulphurous steam is
suing forth, the internal action was
clearly visible Professor Kellogg states
with the assurance of an eye witness
that fire was visible. The burning ffov
of lava in sight was accompanied by
a sound of sizzling or like a sound of
the waves of the sea dashing against
rocks There seems to be little doubt
that Kiiauea is the eve of a vio-e
lent outburst. and Professor Kellogg
further believes that the whole lava
surface of the old lake holds beneath it
q vast sea of fire
The past eruptions OF Kilauea taken
into consideration. the consensus Of
opinion seems to be that the expected
outbreak viii be the greatest on rec
ord. While Professor Kellogg would
offer no definite prediction. he said he
would like to be here for the next two
or three weeks. He says that the re-
ports brought by the various ships Of
ficers he can willingly affirm.
Mr.. Frank Davey. the well-known
photographer. was also one OF the pas
sengers returning from a visit TO XII
lauea per :. 8 Kinau, who went for
the purpose of securing photographs of
the volcano in action. This is Mr.
Davey's third trip and each time he
has carefully observed the attendant
occurrences and he stated that it SEEM
ed to him that the anticipated erup-
ton would certainly occur within O few
weeks and that IL would probably. in
his estima ton. exceed in violence those
OF the past.
He says that by thrusting a stick in
TO the outer crater'5 bed the part in
TERED is consumed by fire. showing
clearly that not far below the surface
an intense heat is present. II is ex-
tremely probable that the whole under
surface of this lake. Is like one i'm
mense fiery furnace. Fire was seen
from the edge of the crater and though
no flowing lava was viewed, from the
rushing, swashing sound heard IL would
tend to indicate that mighty floods of
molten matter are internally flowing.