Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-17
BACK FROM
HONOLULU
Frank Day and Louis Lehman are
Back Again After Making a Long
Journey by Land and Sea.
WITH THE GENTLE kANAkAs
Visit to Famous VoIcano-Expedition
Into the Crater-Many
Interesting Sights.

Louis Lehman and Frank Day re.
turned home Saturday evening from q
long journey, in the course of which
they visited Hawaii and had many in.
teresting experiences.
They left this city on Aug. 81, and
first went to the Bitter Root valley
where Mr.. Lehman closed q contract
for upwards of seven car loads OF
apples, this being the largest contract
of the kind ever made in Montana.
They then went to Spokane, took in
Seattle, visited Vancouver, Port
Townsend, Victoria, and Tacoma, and
then spent a solid week at the Port.
land exposition. where they got the
balloon fever and both of these young
blades made ascensions. They saw
the greatest features of the exposition
the battle of the Monitor and the
Merrimac, Japan day etc. From
Portland they journeyed down to
Frisco and took the Alemeda, which
recently went on the rocks near the
Golden Gate. They sailed from 'Fris-
co Sept. 9, and had delightful voyage
to Honlulu spending several days
viewing the moves sights, and made
many excursions into the surrounding
country. They witnessed the interest
ing boat races at the capital on Re
gatta day, which is the national holi-
day, and in the afternoon saw the
Honolulu athletic clubs ball team,
composed of Kanakas, Chinese and
other nationalities defeat the Elks
team on the diamond.
Visit to the Volcano.
BY far the most interesting expedi.
ton made by them was to the live
volcano, which involved a consider
able voyage on the steamer Kineau.
Landing at Hilo. they took the train
to GlenwoOd, which is a summer re-
sort, and from there travelled by coach
to the Volcano House, going through
a marvellous forest of ferns standing
from 10 to 20 feet high. Going on
to famous old Kileuea. they took their
lance of 500 feet at that point. The
crater is 21R miles wide by 3k miles
long. A trail has been cut along the
side of the crater down into the
depths, and securing horses and a
guide, the Lewistown gentlemen made
tour of exploration. At the time the
crater was smoking and what is known
as the fire hole was living fire. They
cooked their supper in the steam CON-
ing out through the assures, and
which is intensely hot They then paid
visit to volcano cave in the era.
ter, and saw some wondrous sights
After dark, they went over the edge
of the fire pit and looked straight
down into it, the distance to the fire
being about $50 feet. The glowing
fire and lava were plainly, almost un-
comfortably impressive.
Descent Into Crater.
Mr.. Lehman and another tourist
made the descent of 1000 feet into
the Kilanea Xxi, or small carter, and
had great difficulty in getting out
again. The sights in the crater, how
ever, were worth the hard trip.
Thereare number of sulphur vents
at the volcano, and they are put to a
novel use. Pipes are run from them
to bath houses, and the vapor is car.
ried into the bath rooms, where per
sons afflicted with rheumatism are
able to enjoy natures sulphur baths
at their leisure.
The travellers returned to Frisco on
the Sonoma, and had a fine voyage
back. At Frisco they met Carl Pet
erson, formerly of this city, and saw
Kid Hayward, colored boxer who
once made Lewistown his home. From
Frisco they made side trip to Pale
Alta and visited Stanford university
Mr.. Day stopped at Roseburg. Oregon
to visit Ed. Fitzhugh's father.
The Lewistown men revisited Port
land. spending three days there. and
then went out to Oregon City to in
spect te paper mills. At Portland
they met John Raw and his family
Mr.. Raw has charge of a large cream
| cry at Portland. While there they
also met Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Stout
Mr.. and Mrs. fitzpatrick and Roy Spin
ming, formerly of Lewistown.
After reacing Montana, the travel
ers again visited the Bitter Root
where Mr.. Lehman bought some more
apples, and after a brief stay in Hell
ena, came on to the metropolis of the
Judith Basin.
Cars for the Scrap Heap.
Many thousand freight cars not o.