Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-06-29
ON THE TRAIL
Of A S(|[NT|ST
Honolulu Ladies Follow
DR.. Kuntze's
Steps.
DELIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE
NEAR CRATER'S EDGE
AN UNscieNTiFic DESCRIPTION
OF WALKS AND SCENES At
THE "cALDERAv
kiLAuEA.

The following account of the Kilauea
volcano was written In the Volcano
House archives Immediately after the
pages that were covered with the sci.
entiflc deductions of Prof. Kuntze.
Prof. Kuntze wrote the same story in
the record book that he wrote for The
Bulletin. The article below is the re.
suit of the explorations of two young
ladies' well known in Honolulu. II Is
taken from the Volcano House record:
The principal interest of the Volcano
House does not lie in the active crater
about which the learned doctor
(Kuntze) has written in the preceding
pages. The advice of the underwriters
Is: See the steaming pit of Kilauea.
then prepare to see something of far
more interest
Thirteen may be an unlucky number
for most people, but for Miss Frenzy
and Miss Coolidge It is red letter
day. The preceding day tramp of
ten miles had been taken, which serv.
ed to inspire them to greater efforts.
So at 3 o'clock on the 18th of June
they started to make the trip around
the volcano crater taking the trail
along the top Of the cliff instead of the
usual route along the floor. Following
the trail along the cliff at the left OF
the lava floor the first experience of
interest was getting lost in gulcb
thickly overgrown with large ferns.
Retracing their steps they left the
trail and mounted the ridge to the sur
veyor's mark at the narrowest point.
The one who was In the lead forgot to
take heed to her steps and dropped
into a hole which just came to the top
OF her hat. Her agonized cries for
Help" were unheeded; SO she climb.
ed out and was ready to point. with
pride to the scene where she reviewed
the scenes Of her life in an instant's
time. From that point the two started
on with a wise resolve to keep each
other in sight. Soon an open space at
the left attracted attention. and Kilau-
ea-iki appeared, spread out in much
finer view than the one usually seen.
good trail along the top of the large
crater, following the easier places and
avoiding If possible the large cracks,
led to steep pitch up which these am.
bilious maidens scrambled to the top
of the plateau. Then began an unin-
teresting walk across gravel for miles.
BY this time the travellers were expert
discoveries OF crater pits. and had no
trouble finding the Goat Crater, which,
by, the way. they did not know was
there till they found 1t. From this
time the rage of discovery came upon
them. and they abandoned the "trip"
and started Off into the woods to
search for more craters. At dis.
lance of more than two miles they
came upon small round crater Of an
almost perfect cone shape, like an in.
verted cup. It was covered with
trees: the lower ones looked like
bushes. Since no one. either guide or
manager at the hotel. has been able to
identify this crater. 1t has been christ
ened "Coolfre" by Manager Bidgood,
From time to time all day these pc
destrians had been drenched. but now
the mist was SO heavy that they took
their bearings as well as possible. and