The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-05-27
How MOkuaW0OWeO Looked
DESCRIPTION OF THE RECENT ERUPTION BY H. A.
JUEN WHO VISITED IT AND WROTE ABOUT IT FOR
THE POTSDAM, NEW YORK, COURIER AND FREE
MAN.

The Potsdam N. " Freeman publishes the following
graphic account OF the recent eruption Of Mauna oa written by Harry
H. A. Juen OF Honolulu in Potsdam in the Of
visiting his brother writes the following of visit he
Gently made the volcano Mauna LOa the island OF a
vail OF the group OF the Hawaiian Islands which under
The Mokuaweovco the Of Mauna Loa
reported active took the for the island Hawaii ESQ
miles from Honolulu fitted out at the Volcano House for the Gimp up
this vast mountain nearly $4,000 feet For one who had lived at the
level for nearly the rarefcd air began effect me long before
we reached the summit First there dne and soreness in the
nose later the head began ache about the temples and increased
ouneyed upwards On and toed and oceans
OF lava. 1t seemed we would reach the top.
Standing away up the side OF that mountain could not
tell where the sky and Both looked the On the way
up we passed through all the zones OF the earth from tropical to g
The climb from the oceans beach the so miles shows the vast
ness OF this burning mountain The whole island OF Hawaii has been
made by molten lava, layer upon layer for ages and
Beginning the beacit nothing but wilderness OF tropical
vdure ferns OF every description some IS feet high Higher up the
climate changes and changes About 1000 feet we lett the last Signs
vegetable life behind except now and again bunch Silver Sword
the head Jumping The skin takes dry scay appearance and
feel and know OF element AT last begin to
years. From 5000 feet upward not handful OF SOIL nothing but the
bare lava varieties pahoehoe and The hrst leaves the
smooe surface while the second leaves great field Of ners that
At point where the outside world
hear like distant thunder little brings the brink
OF the crater The sight was aWenpn inns great hole on top OF
which boiling oarn lava was dashed into the air. five or six hundred
nua like the rocky shore We arrived at the crater
edge and stayed all night We had not been there fifteen min
before began vomi All felt seack Soon ones be
bleed and looking around the pack animals bleeding also
None could about the least bit without feeling exhausted and
sones of BREADTH We tripod and took of the best
pictures burning day night When
night Lord wasn't cod had four undershrs, heavy
pair heavy wooden blankets and still suffered
all night with the cold nothing about the other misere The
pack animals had shelter and orteven hours without
food Man beast seemed food while
The floor OF this showed rivers of fire night
flowed the this molten lava necessarily Such mighty gran
dur beyond the reach of describe We had those among
who had been but said wasn't candle
beside OF MokaWeoweo In fact have the largest living volcano
earth During the night the wind shifted IN our direction and the sui
all coughing that with all other
made the night like bowling pleasure Next morning six
took look this great that knded by the hands of
mortal downward Journey 1t seemed
the BY had elevation
5000 troubles had left and had headaches
hearache sick stomaChs,