Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-03-06
GIRLS At VOLCANO
CALLED ON MADAM PELE
AND AL WERE PLEASED
JOURNAL PARTY HAD SPLENDID
TIME AT VOLCANO HOUSE AND
AMID SURROUNDING
WONDERS.


Volcano House, March AFTER an
evening Of pleasure and entertainment
at Hilo. that lasted until o'clock
Thursday morning, the party OF Ore
gon young ladies arose early and left
there at o'clock. Coming by rail to
Mountain View, being met here by
stages and conveyed here, arriving At
l0:30 o'clock.
Upon their arrival they at once
went for a walk through the sulphur
beds. These we're curiosities that ex-
cited many remarks OF awe. Follow
ing this the party sat down to lunch.
the Volcano House CUISINE being much
appreciated by the girls Lunch con-
Guided. the party were loaded into
hacks and taken for an interesting
drive along the Kau road and back
through the beautiful fern forest. This
last feature appealed strongly to the
ladies' taste for the artistic and all
were 10th to leave the forest. Return
| ing from here they drove to near the
extinct crater Kilauea Xxi. Viewing
| this they we're able to see 600 feet
down to the lake Of mud at its bot
tom. by this time II was o'clock
and the time set to start and see Ha-
walls greatest sight, the kilauea vol
lano. During all the time since their
arrival they had shown an animated
desire to get down near the source o!
all the smoke that could be seen from
| the hotel. BY 1880 o'clock the horses
and mules were ready for the three
mile ride across the lava bed. Tho
girls, costumed in riding clothes anu
with an addition OF seven men to the
party of twelve. the ride began. The
girls are not all experienced horseback
riders. but this apparently was no
drawback to them, for the guides who
accompanied the party claim that all
recorded time was broken, as the an
finals were given their heads and with
some persuasion the ride was made in
i5 minutes. This ride with malihinis
usually consumes at least an hour and
half. Upon arriving at the crater,
shortly before shutdown. the party al
once began sightseeing the vistas nee
essary to view before dark. A visit
was made to Pele's reception room.
the party all leaving cards. From here
they went to the DEVILS Kitchen and
here excited the admiration OF the
guides by the promptness shown In
descending the fifty feet to the bottom
Here the light sulphurous clouds arise
Jogging the air until II Is impossible tC
zee where you are going Many meu
reach the top OF this ascent, turning
back without descending for thu
! unique view. But these ladies are al
. Of the kind that experience every
! feature. even when II causes the cour'
. age to ooZe. IL was now dark and the
! party climbed up TO Pele's Kitchen
) and toasted souvenir cards, TO mail e
, friends. While they were doing thii
! the guides cooked coffee from the hea
] OF the fires underneath. This coffee
} with sandwiches was eaten with rel
ish. Luncheon over, the head guide Of
fered presentation to Pele OF cul
OF coffee, asking the Volcano Goddess
to fire up sufficiently enough to max,
I the fire In the main crater peTceivabl,
through the dense smoke that wal
] arising.
shortly after this the party movet
TO the edge of the crater and here, AT
r ter much solicitation to Pele, the part.
d was able to see below them AIS feet
i The cone that started February 22.
= Shortly after this the return trip be
gan. This was made in an hour ant
, upon reaching the hotel all sat dow
. to a fine meal. although II was 1913
: y. m.
They leave on the Kinau for thei
return trip to Honolulu Without ex
n ception they have enjoyed their visi
). TO Hawaii greatly and regret that the
v cannot remain here nfaw dave p,n,.