The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-07-06

skull OF his enemy while he beat out
his own life upon the black basait. A
slave taken In battle has had his
chance.
The old quarries are at an elevation
OF 1850 feet From here the highest
point of the mountain comes plainly
into view, rising beside a cone that Is
an absolutely perfect circular crater
1t looks, this little crater, as though IL
might have shot out it's vomit OF Gin
ders and red ash but yesterday, before
going to sleep. II IL sleeping most
profoundly now. and little dot OF white.
snow nestled at Its feet feels none OF
the heat that must have radiated from
II In its waking days.
From the quarries 1t looks an easy
ride to the highest summit through a
gentle valley that seems to lead right
to the top It is really very hard-the
hardest stretch of all. The summit
cone-in reality double cone. is steep
and is of red cinders; ana the horses,
beginning now to feel the great eleva--
ton, even as we ourselves do little
find the footing difficult and the climb
ing steep. We zlgzag backward and
forward each rider following in the
guides steps, and make many stops in
the last 500 feet-more indeed, than in
all the climbing that has gone before.
THE SUMMIT REACHED.
And then, we are at the summit--and
through the clouds that have partly
broken away below us we catch
glimpses OF the sea and of the distant
sunny wales of Hawaii At our feet,
almost, the plains of Humuula lie
spread out like u map, and beyond.
above the clouds, are Mauna Loa. with
Its yawning mouth open to heaven, and
Hualalui and, far in the distance, the
blue outline of Haleakala. 1t must be y
a magnificent view on a clear day. 1t
was rarely beautiful. In it's sweep and
in its coloring on the day that we
saw II.
At the highest point, an elevation of
1885 feet mound of rocks is built.
and in this can lies that contained
lists of the names of those who, in re-
cent years. had climbed the mountain.
and deposits Of silver money made to-
ward fund for a monument there,
and divers articles, the leaving OF which
had suited the taste and fancy OF the
depositor. One had left small COM
pass. another bunch of sulphur
matches, another a brass button, an
other penny,
'op'eu III, ,'''''es Vi ',o'e "no
""u oee,i '"eie oeioie u.s. anu ,ei' oui
own and gave each bit of silver for
','e t'.., e" we y.
the can had reached the amount of
s4'oS, II was time some steps were taken
looking To the CARVING out OF the pur-
poses OF the contributors ana 80 we
theh ana there perfected the organiza-
ton OF the Mauna hea Associa.'oi',
Linlteu ana erected Joseph u fratt
president Epen +. Low secretary anu
collector ana a. l.. u Atkinson treas
urer. The amount OF the coiiectIon was
turned over TO the treasurer ana IL was
determined that any person VINO mas
mace the ascent OF Mauna hea' the
highest point In the Hawaiian islands'
shall be eligible Tor membership upon
PROOF mat ne mas peeh on top ot inc
mountain anu that each meinper con-
triputing TO the monument tund shail
receive certificate stating the date OF
his ascent and acknowledging the
amount OF hls contribution.
1t was not determined definitely what
kind OF monument would be erected,
but there will be register for climb
ers, and some kind OF tablet. Eben
Low will receive contributions and
transmit them to the treasurer. and the
certificates OF membership VIII be pre-
pared at once.
rrrcIpr,E no MEMprpstIrp
Herewith Is list of the names found
at the summit, with the dates set down
by the several parties OF ciinpers'
Made the summit July is, 1904. at
p m. T. a. Mitchell w. r. N. Kayser,
ID. b, kuhns, ID. Thaanum' And we
~ Gov, ar,,olas co,,a f., handy n
button, / small pocket compass and
package matches). ID. To-
February 26. 1905. Left Kaleieha
House at 6:45 a. m. arrived at summit
at II a. m. Ais well! Rawhide Ben.
February 26, 1905. We all feel well.
Rawhide Ben, Capt. John Ross. Chas.
X. Mcguire. Henry p. Beckley, Paka
Wahamana, Ioane Haa. Be gracious
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