The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-10-21
VOLCANIC THEORY.

Our really authentic knowledge Of the volcanic activity upon
wa has last reached fully fourteen days after the OF out
break had been brought her by sailing vessel default OF the
ton OF the wireless telegraph party starting from the Volcano
camped OF the Of Mokuaweoweo and the sight
of their lives Another party starting from Napoopoo only
elemental fire its awenpng manifestations but most OF that
long category the elements action which the antc Benedcte
Omnia Opera called praise Him and magnify Him
forever The accounts forwarded show how impossible it Is Tor
words to describe the spectacle which undoubtedly the grand
est in the world Those who have seen kauea its days OF activity
probably realize considerable extent what the explorers strive
convey they realize but eeb the grandeur of the dis
play in the crater OF Mokuaweoweo.
In the first place the top solitary One feels
the last gazing upon the ruins of the world Below
there nothing but floor OF eecy Clouds white the cold
mess horizon which has effect of being above,
while the spot which you stand at the bottom OF gigantic
All this feel any very lofty mountain summit But
this must be added the pit upon whose floor thou
spoutng columns OF liquid fire. and pouring forth rivers OF mol
rock whose swish hhe and hher mobile cool
the but whose falls hardened like
fling hail.
the mighty forces which in that have been let loose harmless and
which that give to this volcanic display its
peculiar characteristics In place in the world similar sight
be place the world grand sight be But if
hundred people see it. will be than have made the
before From distance thousands have the forge of
glowing from close hand these will be only few
Up the present there has been overflow any direction The
volcanic forces have confined themselves to playing within the crater
and the light the but the reflection from the
smoke cloud which hover above the gigantic cda One Of the eo
RES that through the center or core OF auna oa there gigantic
natural pipe AS the earth slowly the molten interior
squeezed and finds outlet this pipe and hundreds other pipes
similar volcanoes we have thus dealing with Mauna Loa only and
boherng about other volcanoes column of fluid rock thirteen
thousand feet nigh the level goodness knows
below the sea level From the level this column supported by
sides AS long these sides strong enough hold
continues,
the the of Mokuaweoweo. Let this continue
enough and caera would up Then
the edge OF the flows the
But this happens There weak spots the walls
these give way last from the weight OF the column and get
flow from the mountain SIDE sometimes few thousand feet below
and sometimes far down. the Kahuku flows of 1860
1887 But flow necessarily the accompaniment volcanic
display the The long enough
the mountain walls may hold against the pressure outlet for
may below nothing that
the eruption is
This is badly the theory entertained by the William
Green who studied volcanoes thoroughly than
time There other theories his has certainly good
stand good basement of fact build the
has theory will doubtless eXpound that
drawn almost lifelong observation after deep
OF the writings of other According this theory then
lava flow necessary adjunct of eruption of Mokuaweoweo
though it is strong probability