The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-12-18
FINE SIGHT
At VOLCANO

HILO, December 15.-Fire in the pit
OF Halemaumau was first noticed a
week ago Saturday but since then II
has increased greatly. Last Saturday
night there was a great display which
was viewed by a number OF visitors
who had gone up the mountain for the
special purpose. Three lakes of fire
were found to be boiling turbulently
at depth of about FIVE hundred feet.
Fountains of lava were spouting from
them continuously. a succession of
explosions and the continual swish Of
the disturbed lava added 10 the i'm
pressiveness of the occasion. The most
remarkable display occurred at 1920
when there was sudden flow from
corner of the pit which had been
dark before. The forbidding black
rock split open with n roar and tor
rent that looked like molten gold
sprung forth. The unusual brilliancy
lit UP the whole pit. AS the flow con-
tinued the color changed from bright
yellow to pink and then to an angry
scarlet.
Manager c. c. Kennedy of the Wal
akea Mill Company in letter from
San Francisco says Henry Deacon. who
accompanied him, was well and adds:
san Francisco is no place now to go
to spend a few weeks. 1t looks to me
like no place at all. 1t is simply a
picture of desolation.'
Among the material taken to WASH
ington by l.. A. Thurston, as a part Of
- 1. IN, ~
breakwater proposition" said Land
Commissioner Pratt, was statement
from the land office, showing the pub
lie lands which might be made settled
quickly If there We're only a suitable
harbor at Hilo. The breakwater
would be followed by overland rail-
roads, and ii was pointed out in my
letter to Mr.. Thurston on the subject.
that railroad would cause the set
Element of lands which are now idle
because, though capable of producing
valuable crops, they are not within
reach of market. The breakwater
and the railroad which will follow will
make city of Hlo in no time. The
lack of harbor is what is now pre-
venting the profitable use Of lot of
land.
The Kinau recently brought a lot of
machinery and four miles of railroad
track for the Hawaiian Mahogany
Lumber Company, which is working on
a railway from behind the Volcano
House to the Volcano House road at
Shpmans place. Surveying has al
ready been done for the road, and
work has been begun on grading for
the tracks. The railroad line is to
haul the koa logs, which the Mahog-
any company is cutting, from the for
ests to the government road. With
the rails came an engine and other
machinery.
The land office is about to offer land
to settlers in two places on this is
land. The Onomea Sugar Company is
releasing some leases of Kaapoko lands
and they will be offered for home
steads, and arrangements are being
made TO settle about fifty or sixty
Portuguese families on homesteads at
Hakalau. on lands for which the leases
are nearly expiring. These two prop
ositons, and the settlement of the mat
ter of title of some Olaa settlers who
are claimed to have failed to comply
with the law, We're the occasion of
Commissioner Pratt's visit 10 hllu u
week
Attorney Irwin is reported to be
slated for the office of deputy count"
attorney. The appointment lies with
County Attorney Williams, subject to
the approval of the Board of Supervi-
sors. Under the rule of the fusion con-
vention, the Democratic county COM
mittee is urging the appointment of a
Democrat. and as the board fixes the
salary, the board has considerable to
say in the matter. n. w. Aluli, the
present deputy, may remain, however.
A similar state of affairs exists in the
office OF County Clerk Pua, whose late
opponent, Ewaliko, has been mentioned
for the deputyship Sheriff Keolanui.
ii is said. has declined to recognize the
Democratic recommendations.
7. j. Ryan has sent a new commu-
nication to the Board of Supervisors in
the matter of the alleged road graft,
which is now under investigation.
Ryan has also made and transmitted
an affidavit regarding the matter adj
ded in handwriting to one of the afii-
davits, which matter. according to
statements made before the board, was
added after the document was sworn
to. Still another affidavit shows the in
vestigators where, 1t is alleged, more
testimony as to the graft may be Sec
ured
The Piano club was very enjoyably
entertained last Wednesday afternoon
by Mrs. Jarrett r. Lewis. Among
those who took part in the program
were Mrs. l.. Severance, Mrs. Marsh.
Miss Catherine Westervelt Miss Lilinoe
Hapai, Miss Potter, Miss Bertha w.
Stevens, and Mrs. Lewis.
Gasube Sasake, Honokaa Japanese
In the last stage of consumption, com
mitted suicide last Saturday by slash
ing himself in the abdomen.
The Rev. II. H, Wyman and Rev. II.
Stark, the san Francisco Paulist
fathers now in Honolulu. viii soon
come here, to deliver course of lee
lures.
Horimoto Tamaji, Japanese charg-
ed with criminal assault and convicted
by jury in Judge Parsons court, WIS
sentenced to two years hard labor,
Judge Hapai has appointed Father
Louis, the Rev, 8 l.. Desha and
Charles Swain TO act as probation Of
ficers for this district. under the juve-
nile offenders act passed by the legls-