The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-15

imagined and Guide Lancaster was
most courteous in answering all ques-
lions and in volunteering information
in regard to old tales and Hawaiian
legends. On returning to the Volcano
House at about o'clock, short rest
was taken and the ball players then
prepared to start for HaIemaumau,
where they were told they could see
the lava in action. Mrs. Fisher and
her husband and a few of the ball
players, went on horseback, but the
larger number travelled on foot and
easily distanced the horsemen. The
first to arrive at the brink of the crater
was Jimmie Britt, with 'Slivers'' Hen
ley, whose long legs gave him a great
advantage, a close second. The Devils
Picture frame and the Davis Kitchen
We're both visited by the main party.
before reaching Halemaumau and the
latter proved to be a great attraction,
Fisher staying in the steam for about
thirty seconds and declaring that The
had lost twenty pounds.
From the side of the crater where
the hut had been erected, the glow
from the molten lava could be seen
and now and then a mass of hot rocks
would rise high in the air. AS the
sun went down and it finally became
dark. the beauty of the scene in
creased and the guide took the party
around TO a point about half a mile
distant, from which one could look
down and see the molten lava in the
bottom of the pit. The hole in the
pit was the shape of a map of Eng
land, being perhaps thirty feet long
and fifteen feet in width at its widest
point. Through this, at intervals of
about thirty seconds, masses of lava
would be thrown out and light up the
entire crater. The shelf from which
the best view could be obtained was
so small that only four or five were
allowed there at once, and it was
hard to get the ball players away
from the place, so much were they
impressed with the wonder of the
sight.
The trip back began soon after eight
O'Clock and after an hour of hard
climbing the hotel was reached, and,
with a quick wash, the players once
more attacked the stores of good
things which the hotel chef had pre-
pared for them. The evening was
spent playing cards and billiards, and
many wrote long letters to their
friends in the States, telling them Of
the sights which they had seen.
On the morning of the next day,
Tuesday a trip was made to the saw
mill of the Hawaiian Mahogany LuTn-
Der Company, where the sight of pull
ing up big koa trees. from five to
twelve feet in diameter, was one which
they had never witnessed before. That
there were trees in the Territory of
the size mentioned was more than they
could believe till they saw them, and
several members of the party carried
away pieces of koa, to use for maxi
ing souvenir bats.
In the afternoon a second visit was
made to the crater and even more ac-
tivity than on the first day was OBJ
served. The largest outbreak Of all
occurred Wednesday morning at 2
O'Clock, when one of the ball players
happened to be awake. He saw that
the illumination was much greater
than ii had been, and called to the
others. Masses of lava being shot so
high in the air that they could be
plainly seen from the Volcano House,
lighted up the whole heavens, and had
il been possible to find a guide at the
late hour special trip to the crater
would have been made. Lancaster
was not on hand. however. and as all
were tired from a day of long tramps,
it was decided to give the plan up.
The start back to Hilo was made
Wednesday afternoon, and that town
was reached in time for supper, after
which the party was entertained by
the HiIo Elks in the evening. Thurs
day morning passed quietly, with the
ball game in the after