The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-04-18
.ASCENDEO
MAUNA L0A
Distinguished Mountain
Climber Strongly
impressed.


una Loa is appalling, but it is grand
and impressive"
Such is the conclusion of Henry G.
Bryant of Philadelphia. President OF tho.
Geographical Society of Philadelphia.
Secretary of the American Alpine Club
and Fellow of the Royal Geographical
Society OF London, who returned in the
steamer Kinau last Saturday from u
trip to the volcano of Kilauea, Hawaii.
and special trip from there 10 The
great but presently inactive crater of
Mokuaweoweo on The extreme summit
of Mauna Loa, more thun 1900 feet
above the level of the sea.
Mr.. Bryant has Travelled all over the
world and has cllnncd to the great
heights. His most recent exploit vas
to ascend Popocatapetl In Mexico. He
has gone to the sum..:it Of the Alps
by the most dangerous routes, as well
as to the peaks of the highest ranges
in the Himalayas and America.
Mr. Bryant went to Kilauea two
weeks ago, where he enjoyed the hos
pitality of Demosthenes at the Volcano
House. He visited KilaIna several
times and then expressed a desire to
ascend Mauna Loa. The average resi-
dent Of the Hawaiian Islands knows the
great difficulties to be overcome in as
lending Mauna Loa, Of the great masses
of rough and bristling lava beds to be
crossed, of the lack of water, the abb
sence OF vegetation for fodder. of the
sufferings which horses have to under
go, of the extreme cold which one en-
ant for 1T h.
ficulty of breathing in that rarified re-
gion
The traveller In this case secured the
services of two of the veteran and most
trusted volcano guides. They took along
three horses. The party was three days
and nights on the journey, and It was
found to be as difficult as 1t had been
reported.
The great hummocks of lava. with
a-a and pahoehoe flows, were traversed
slowly. At night the party camped on
the edge of the timber line, and resum-
ed the climb the next morning On ar
rival at the crater of Mokunweoweo
Mr.. Bryant spent some time inspecting
the great hole. In the deep silence of
that upper region he was impressed
with the great rent in the mountain.
He followed along the line of the lava
flow of 1899. He had a great desire 20
descend the crater, but the guides re-
fused to permit him to do so, owing to
superstitious fear that the wrath of
Madam Pele would be visited upon
| them all for entering her abode.
"One of the most beautiful sights I
have ever seen In my experience" said
Mr.. Bryant yesterday, was the sun
rise seen from the top of Maund Loa.
Below us was a sea of clouds. ard az
the sun arose and peered over the fieecy
mass the radiating beams and color
were something beautiful to behold.
And 1t was the same with the sunset
one would imagine that the summit
of Mauna Loa is something of a peak
and when standing on 1t one could look
down upon the remainder of the island
In any direction. The top is almost
a table land and to see any lower por-
ton of the island you have to go out
on the slopes"
Mr.. Bryant recorded his Mauna Loa
experiences in the Volcano House rec
ord book.
amined, with view to releasing them
if they are found to be free Of the
disease.
THE NEW RULING.
Under the new ruling of President
Isenberg and Speaker Knudsen which
requires every joint resolution to pass
three readings, the resolution was read
"A first time.
HOUSE CONQUERED.
BY vote of II to the House con-
Cured in the Senate amendment to the
bill relating to farriers' licenses, re-
ducing the license fee from $40 to S..
PLUMBING DISTRICT.
The Committee on Public Lands
and Internal improvements recon-
mended the passage of the bill defining
the plumbing district of Honolulu
and establishing regulations for the
plumbing and drainage of buildings
and the construction of house sewers.
Minor amendments were suggested.
The Police Committee submitted a
report on the bill relating to fast driv-
ing over bridges, recommending its
passage.
The Police Committee recommended
that All Nam be repaid $25 bail which
had been retained by error.
HouDe Bill 1873, regulating and Ii
censing trades and House Bill 1919, re-
speeding licenses, were ordered taken
from the Judiciary Committee and
brought up in the House today.
The Committee on Public Expendi-
lures recommended the tabling of the
resolution for the reimbursement of
w. L. Shaw for the loss of horse
which fell through hole in Makaale-
hua bridge.
The Public Expenditures Committee
recommended that the resolution to re-
duce the price of the Revised Laws
from $40 to So be tabled. The first
cost of the book, it was stated, was
$7.96, and the government hardly
comes out even on the publication as
it is.
AN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
The Education Committee reported
unfavorably on the bill to establish
and locate an agricultural college and
model farm. The committee took the
view that the Lahainaluna Seminary,