Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-07
Professor Perkins Of the Univers.
ity Of Vermont Gives Some of
His Impressions.
The Natural Wonders Of Hawaii
the Worlds Greatest Natural
Phenomena.
Q'rOm the Hawaiian Star Aug u

one time much more numerous bat col
lrctivcly of smaller area thnn at pre-
sent Is one of the conclusions reached
by Professor q, II. Perkins of The tni-
vcfsitv Of Vernon and State ~gcologist
Of the Green Mountain state and hA
Professor c. II. Hitchcock of Dartmouth.
who have hccn fcrc fer several weeks
PAST studying geological conditions IL
those islands.
THAT the stands have been gradual,
huilt up, layer after layer from volcani,
discharges seems certain" said Professor.
Perkins and different separated islands
have gradually become merged. TAX,
Maui. for instance as q striking exampl.
NJ this. There cannot tc any doubt that
Fast and West Maui were once separat,
islands and tho same may he said Of
Hawaii when Mauna Kca ard Mauaa Ln,
were once ape a time separated. OF
course this was nan thousands OF year
ago. so long ago perhaps that it is i'm
possible To compute it with any dcgrc,
of accuracy.
w have boon studying the volcauic
phenomena of the island with a great
deal of pleasure and profit to ourselves
continued the professor. ''1he problem,
i''' ~ I Nv hi'lItt shih We v
anxious to study for ourselves the diffcr-
ent theories tina have been put forward
to explain their origin. No We did not
coiNe to upset or to attempt to upset any
theories. we carrc in the attitude rather
If scholars to study conditions on til.
SPOT.
'I~Irlcakdla on the island If Maui IT,
to my mird one of the most wonderful
natural objects in the world. As o.
crater it is marvellous but to any man
who loves nature the cloud eff, cts t.
be seen at both morning and evening
there can never fail to present a most
absorbing source Of interest and leigh
| cannot begin to describe them. / have
not enough words in my vocabulary. and
all that | could do was to sit and watch
the splendid changes in mute and round
eyed wonder AS to the character of
lIalcaknI1, ! do rot agree with tllo.,
who incline to the opinion that it is
not the remains of one vast crater. !
firmly believe that ii was just that and
that finally IT broke dow IT walls where
the Eoolau and Kaupo gaps now aro
the lava rushing away down 20 the sea.
Yes. it must have hccn Il busy day on
Maui when that occurred but 1t is not
Likely that there was any human eye to
sec it. The cones in the crater are of
course of more recent origin.
"rhc lao valley, which We explored
is another most interesting place as a
sample of what erosion can do. 1t is
indeed beautiful and it presents charms
for the botanist as we'll as for the geo
locist.
"On Hawaii VIC went over across the
lava flows to the volcano house and no
person can have any possible idea OF
what rough country is until he has he,n
over that al. To a rcoiogist the whoi"
trip was most instructive, though to the
ina | must admit that it was %fa.lguing
ut times. The magnitude and extent Of
the flows were most surprising to me.
cXpcctant as I was to soc something very
big. There is nothing hat | can add
to the many descriptions of the volcano.
1t was all of absorbing interest to me for
it was the first time that ! had ever seen
an active volcano though I have stud cd
~valcanocs for many wears and had seen
many that were extinct.
we hav" enjoyed orr stay here i'm
mcnscly and have received every cour.
tcsy and consideration from the people
- " Wherever wv " - ~
here i'll Honolulu I have been studying
the extinct orators of Punchbowl and
diamond Head and have made many in
tcrestinS trips to tho Pal! and to Tanta-
lus. There IS n lifc's work in the study
Of tho geology of these islands and I am
thankful that | nave had a chance .vcn
to approach it,"
PARTS OF LETTERS FROM PROBES
Sol q. II. PERKINS.
ilumuala Ranch. Island of Hawaii. July
end.
We left Honolulu on the little stcNmer
kinau at noon Of July 10. As soon MS the
Loaf was off Diamond Head it began to
pitch at a great rate, and for soveralh"urs
few of the many passengers were out of
Their borths, enjoyed it. Indeed. it
seemed like flying. At three Il. m. We
were put ashore at n little village called
Eawaihae on the island of Hawaii. At
ter waiting about an hour We set out in
= ~fOur-horsc stage for Waimcd, winch
we reached after Il L. mile drive at eight.
In the growing light, soon after we start
cd. we saw rising before us Maina l.oa,
Mauna Kca and iIaulula. Lava beds were
everywhere: wild donkcys. dogs and cat
tie were seen now and then, but few hui
mans. 1t has not rained for ten months.
the usual rainy season having tailod this
year. We went to the 'hotcl" at
Waim"a. an unpromising house kept by
II ~Chinanar. We arranged for IA four
horse carriage to be ready next morning
to take US the Ilumuala sheep ranch, on
our way to tho great volcano. Dur four
ip.hop1 WAS at the door hp fore W., w.r,,