The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-11
LETTLE FRANCES MARIE KFaOvNLTOEa
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great red mass of molten rock The
sight for the next three hours and a
half, as we hung over the edge, large
one the like of which 1 never expect
to see again.
Standing on the rim of this seeth-
ing cauldron. witnessing its upheavals,
its breathings. it's cool madness, its
sudden flows, we realized more than
ever, how great are Gods works, how
ignorant man is. Surely 1.-The heavens
declare the glory of God and the firma-
ment sheweth His handiwork.'
Now and then, at the beckon of Ma
dam Pele down below, portions of the
side walls would go rumbling down
with a roar that sent the cold chills
down ones spine. but which never
theless was fascinating. The floor of
the crater was ablaze with fire all the
time, and the cone with a great glare
of light, shot a stream of liquid rock
high into the air, fully 100 feet. A
great fire fountain, as it were, weird
and wonderful in the extreme. We
were favored with this display twice
during the evening. There was one
flow, the most beautiful of them all,
being the largest, when one whole end
of the floor opened up and that molten
lava seethed and boiled in its angry
way. Viewing such a sight, we be-
came unconscious of the time, or the
sharp rocks that We're almost piercing
the flesh until the guide reminded US
tnat it was o'clock and about time
to make the return trip.
With the scene fresh in our minds
the return ride was even more i'm
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sound, save the crushing of the lava
under the horses feet, or an occasion
al word spoken to them. They needed
no guiding and the riders were left
to their own reflections. 1t was
tired and solemn looking crowd that
at last reached the Volcano house at
a late hour.
IN PUMA DISTRICT.
We left the Volcano house the fol-
lowing afternoon and went down into
the Puma district This part of the
island is extremely interesting, being
the heart of the extinct craters, nearly
all of which are the cone craters. It
is over this district that the flow from
Mauna Loa in 1910, took its course, and
as far as the eye can see loom up
these great black cinder rocks, piled
UP in great confusion, just as they
cooled in their mad rush to the sea
many years ago. From Mauna Loa to
the sea, d distance of about Is miles,
there extends one long line of extinct
craters, varying in size. One peculi-
arity of these craters in this district
is they are composed of cinders, the
belief being that at the time of their
activity the heat was so great that
they burned themselves out. leaving
nothing but the cinders. This the ma
tives use for their roads, much as we
do the fine sand.
Close to the home where we visited
are three large extinct craters. In
the pit of the first one is quite a
good-sized lake, known as Green lake,
which is bottomless, as far as is known
no one having been able to sound bot
tom. In the pit of the second one is
just small frog pond. But the third
one, just a short distance above the
second, shows great activity at present.
and it erupts at the proper seasons in
the form OF delicious bananas. vege-
tables of all kinds and fruits being
watched and tended by a japanese
gardener. These three craters go down
to a depth of about 800 feet
Taking the island as a whole one
would travel far before finding another
such beautiful and interesting country.
At times one would almost imagine he
were in China or Japan. there is so
much of Oriental life to Is seen on
all sides
The foliage of the trees is one of
the most beautiful sights TO be seen. !
Every tree. with very few exceptions.
blooms, some in the most exquisite .
colors. Especially beautiful is the |
poinciana regia, which is just one solid
mass OF flaming red
Many more Interesting place are yet |
to be visited. but they are as yet in |
the future, so thus endeth the read
ing of the first les n.'-Ethel /. Post
in Riverside (Cal) Press.