The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-10-20
Fire, Rain,
Hail, Snow
Continued from page oneO


experienced Ridge after ridge Of paoeboc was climbed only
apparent result The judging from the
smoke visible looked away last and final attempt
decided to mount that ridge and no further all were nearly %
hausd There sight behold The had been reached
at last Those trailing picked the words AT Last and
We made the southeast after and one-a
o extremely hard travelling
The sight simply ndebable Columns Of fire from 30 100
feet are PLAYING ROW here now there
One fully formed nearly Is high in about the center OF the
and forming little to the southwest OF it There smoke
and every wherein the but the principal eruption is
running through OF the Mokuaweoweo from
northwest The entire is bubbng and the mol
ten lava covering the entire floor OF the crater has risen from the thou
foot mark the hundred thus filling feet The
ter about two and hli miles wide and three miles long
The greatest sight after the fully formed which only spit
fire the caved ill., Now here there the volume OF fire
the fully built showed more activity and before appreciation OF the
grand display could be voiced crashed the northwest portion causing
led especially for us Many cvens must have occurred there lately
there still evidences of land slides Cracks three feet wide
from feet from the and will have to in
as the foundation below is disturbed
The entire Mokuaweoweo which apparently miles
three half miles long of molten eamng
The OF activity in line running from southeast north
Cones constantly forming and keeling and this
filling the The bottom has risen about the
level During Dr. Goppe visit 1899 fully 1000 feet deep The
islands, three
una Loa The dead then and fully explored by him.
In his hermit home all by himself for the guide John Gaspar
NapoOpoo back for the scientist took sick and
when the guide returned unconscious condition He could
not be reused and only after reaching the lower levels did he regain
strength The guide carried him his back for many miles
The whole bottom molten for when preparing take
snapshots had the particular pleasure of seeing the the
southeast end which have been forming days the
here once t the fy n,as od he entered AND shoot with Giant
OF fountains playing differ
times, all would lend help in this united effort and ecede for the
time being then all would flare together as Many and
were the Explosions that were caused by the fierce snow fall As fell
into the molten lava melted and burst into upeheated
These explosions could be heard for miles
Many land slides occurred. During stay
looked for there about 5oo belt along the edge OF the
ter separated by five
The least disturbance below would have caused caven
AS the fills, flow is said impossible Surveyor Wall
thinks that unlikely will before very long,
will Kafuku
The the activity above the flow likely follow
Already has the bottom hight of the bank during the
1899 disturbance Then flow found towards Mauna Ka be-
low the eleven thousand foot level
sulphur hangs very heavy
straight column hundred feet high and then spreads
ing the shape OF umbrella There is difficulty making de-
scent into the far the heat concerned the bank
formed in 1900 said though that great danger accompanies such
descent The column Of smoke be disturbed by heavy
other disturbance and in such death to those envoped
We spent and half hours the top always seeing
thing Many pictures taken
Our return to camp was not SO hard one and camp was reached
after hour and half of good travelling We found that in the fog
we had gone too much to the right instead OF to the left
On arrival of the guides who had remained with the sick
the had coffee ready for and horses saded and packed
time wished make the edge the
dark We LETT the 1000 it. level at 80 and proceeded downward
brisk walk the animals feeling cold and walk Hard
N had descended thousand feet when the sky darned and
erc snow and electrical storm was upon us The hail peng
and heavy that hurt hands although wooden gloves The
mules refused and before many minutes the ground
was white with snow The lightning was vivid and Missed dreaduy
followed almost instantly by tremendous thunder We found shelter
in ckers and there almost frozen stiff On and
pushed and the lower got the less of the we saw
Dangerous the roads made all possible speed
downward After hour and half the bro-
en- and from there the homeward journey unevenu.
AT the 5000 feet level those affected by
from where camped Napoopoo arriving this morning
The entire trip took three DAYS and three nights About fifty miles
each way would be fair estimate.
Here Napoopoo the opinion that the trip made
was gmartaDy last and that we WERE taking all in ALL the most sue
wise and clever guidance of John Gaspa and his They
party this district organizing to leave here Tuesdav John Gas
and his will guides for them has made
arrangements for which is reach here