Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-03-07
kilAuEA'S FIRES BURNING
BRIGHTLY AND CHARM THE
sloHTsEERs FROM MANY
LANDS.
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rocks is the center of interest. Again
1, is a glare of the whole lava bed of
the pit that holds the cente" Of the
excitement. A party that arrived at
the pit Saturday forenoon looked over
the edge by the three cones to see only
o slight glow that looked like partial.
ly red hot circle about ten feet in
diameter below the bench" on the
southwest side. As the heat seemed to
disappear, they went around to the
bench" From that point they could
see no action but obtained good view
OF the general formation of the lava
bed at the bottom and the new sources
OF the inflow. Returning again to the
vicinity of the cones they looked over
to see the red hot hole below the bench
glowing with a slow but steady out
rush of lava that rolled up in lateral
waves. which were later curiously trac-
ed with lines running at right angles
TO the wave motion. This ceased in
about fifteen minutes. The hole grad.
ually cooled, till the pit was black and
quiet. Half an hour later a party con-
sisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shep'
ard and son Of Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs.
van Arsdale of Aurora, ILL.,, Dan Re.
near and Miss Else Schaefer reached
the edge Of the pit just in time to see
over half the lava in the bottom glow
ing a livid white heat and bubbling
with escaping gases.The whole was un
dergolng changes that kept the specta.
tors Interested and awed for more than
an hour. The Shepards and van
Arsdales have visitedVesuvius and un.
hesitatingly declared In favor of Ki.
lauea. Saturday night party of near.
ly forty people which included a Hilo
excursion went to the pit and then saw
the lava at the bottom sometimes NOV.
ing and boiling fire, at others slightly
cooled and the heat glowing through
in a manner to remind one of tho
miriad lights of distant city.
Constant Changes.
Thus the Volcano has been from day
10 day. Always changing, always In
action, never violent and the pit appar.
emily filling up. Tourists have given
the guides money for offerings of coin
TO Pele and according to all the signs
the lava ought to increase and multi.
ply till the pit is full and the lake is
up. within hailing distance. The SINH.
larity between the extent Of the lava
In Halemaumau and in Kilauea.iki is
quite marked. Measuring by this
standard the lake Is nearly half a mile
across.
Besides the lava, Halemaumau lacks
none of its old time wonders and points
of interest. The volume of steam and
sulphur fumes Is not as large as has
been noted in periods of inactivity
About half way down on the side to.
ward the Volcano House are extensive
sulphur beds and below this a steam
hole that emits steam with much the
same noise and volume as the safety
valve of steam engine. Though the
spectator thinks he is looking straight
down perpendicular cliff, the illu-
sion Is dispelled by an attempt to throw
boulders to the bottom. They stop
about half way down.
The Mauna Loa Route.
No trip to the Volcano Is complete
without II includes passage along the
Kona coast by the Mauna Loa route.
1t is Of course dangerous to say that
one ship is better than another or the
officers better fellows, but It is certain
that the Kona liner of the Inter-Island
Company is wonderfully homelike
comfortable pleasant boat to travel on.
Captain Simerson is an unassuming
gentleman but his personality is such
that It was very short time before the
tourists began to say pleasant things
Of him, and Purser Conkling's good
nature and attention Is appreciated
on all sides. The excellent table was
o matter Of very general comment, one
enthusiastic Englishman remarking as
he completed mans size dinner Sat
urday evening on the way home.
This Is the first real meal have had
since ] left Honolulu" The Mauna
Loa's route is cast in pleasant places
and everything is done by the officers
Of the ship that there shall be nothing
10 mar the splendid reputation Of the
route.
kona Coast Scenes.
The Kona coast Is revelation
Governor Carter once said that it is the
hope Of the TerritUv'si future from
he Independent homesteading Ameri.
zen standpoint. So it is and SO 1t
viii be unless the japanese invasion
.ulflls the prediction of Sugar Expert
that Hawaii is due to be
4 japanese colony. 1t may be unfaii
% Judge whole district by that por-
ton seen in a siXteen.mile ride from
Kailua to Napoopoo. But II that sec
lion is the display section the most
striking thing on show along the
foad-aside from small farms-is Jap
,nese. japanese riding. japanese walk.
ng, japanese driving, japanese stores.