The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-21
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION
Of TRIP To LAVA FLOW

It's a sight that does not come OFTEN
g tbe lava flow. and anyone who can
had better take the trip. PROBABLY no
whore in the world can the scene be
,,,sxAd with less discomfort nor where
fuller realization of the forces OF
nature can be had.
The tourney to the flow is easy
Ieft ON the Kinau on Tuesday, the lotn'
,5 arrived at Kawaihae on Wednes-
day morning at five. There were three
evenings for me at that point and
took the one I thought would lead TO
the flow the quickest. 1 might nave
cone TO Mahukona and taken the NO
can from that point to place Opposite
the flow near Ma Pun a Pele- But there
was an element of doubt 1t was
q Question of the number of persons
who would make up the party. Al
miral Beckley. with desire to MAKE
assurance doubly sure, suggested con-
timing to Hilo, and from that polhl
overland via the Volcano House. Inc
6,ive would be easy to Waiohinu, ana
from that point to the flow-well mere
was another doubtful point. While
was turning over the different routes In
NV mind / learned of thlrty-six Ioo1
launch. owned and COMMANDED oy
lanes Cowan, whom all old Honoiulans
know, carrying the mail between ma
wafhae and Kailua, distance OF lorlS
odd miles Judge Edings was anxious
to get to the latter place as soon as
nossible. and with him l decidea u
take the launch, for the weather seehi-
ed good for the trip, in spite OF the Iact
that on the Kinau the day before tneie
were more tributes to Neptune imam
had been the case for months.
"Kawaihae is between ninety and one
hundred miles from the flow and yet
,he Glare was visible the night before
our arrival. but all was dark In the
aar,v morning. There was a suspicion
IN the minds of the residents at that
Mace that the outbreak had ceased
hut was willing to chance 1t, ana ieit
In the launch with Judge EdinSs, gu
nervisor Kaiwalaa and Deputy SherlH
Kataula. of Kau. The latter had rid
den from HiIo via Hamakua and wal
mea and was on his way to Kona Win
the intention OF waiting for the neA'
visit of the Mauna Loa, as communl-
cation by land is shut of.
PERILS OF WATER.
The launch stopped at Puako to land
rraiI Here 7 got definite information
asfto conditions at the flow the hlgh'
before Kiholo. the next place, some
miles further along the coast, is the
sh;nning place for Robert Hind 5 cat
tie canoe manned by a couple o.
natives came out to the launch, prlns
ino the mail in a cigar box and takihs
hack what the launch brought. 1her
was no delay here and the launch spec
ON until nearly to Mokualawena Poih'
Around this jut the white caps WEI
seen and the white foam rising iroi
the lava ridden beach was ratner awe
inspiring to the captain Inc passeh
.,srs vvere in a sort of cockpit with
t.rnauIin over the top to screen then
-f,.oyo the rays of the sun and, Incl
dentalIv keep them dry in the even
of the launch taking water WINS
nered conversation between the captai
and the man at the helm was over
heard osLe,
..Don't YOU see it coming ashe
cantain Cowan of the native poy'
Ave" he answered, without ventur
ing further remark.
"And we're going right into H. auu
ed Cowan.
Ave. ren3TkSu NhC PNo~'
ever position the man nelu.
.sDon't you think We had better
back?" asked Cowan.
THE answer was not heard, but VINE
che cantain gave the orders TO tuI
o-o,,nd and make for Kiholo Bay III
~-o.songers sat up and took notic'
- Edinss commenced asking leau
ss,,estions and the captain answer
'>,so5 .ber, nv saving he did not hno'
what the result would be, but ne I'D
90 look after the malls, the nVes
.ba Dassengers were in his hanus an
y. aid not consider it safe, in lact' III
r,Iot in whom he had great conndehe'
advised him to turn back just III.
+ha engineer came out on deck anu ash
"A Questions with an expression Oh US
r,st ON his face. He inslsteu INC.
safa enough and Judge Eolngs ei
800 feeble protest against naheo
+,,a ocean without any der
ute nurpose The course or the lau LNo
-. cbansed again and her nose We
o;,,ted toward the point, out -
80 COWS were getting more 1ed'he'
- tae, were getting colder. so a se'
o,d turn was made and pach we w.
20 Kiholo. where the canoenneh W"
s,gnalad and came to the iAuiSn
80 &c ashore. Twenty minutes la.'
~ crew proceeded to kallua WIN -
launch. arriving there on time.
THE PARTY NARROWED.
49, wa were. marooned tweiv
~ fro,o a road but in the comIor
% anIe v cram chairs of Mr.. Hind. Com
,,,ca ZION with the outside was
once established by telephone !a oaerv w, ,,s
view of getting animals 10 car u nj
tbs government road, twelve mus
a . and twenty-one hundred fe'
above the sea over the 1901 flow s Jon ,oi,
Mcguire was away at the flow w N1
his wife, so he was not avalfaole, ~
Hind was not at the time at ms non
D,,-aou-aa but was later found
Waimea- and he told Cowan to taE
what we could find. A japanese %. &c
Vas in the yard with two mules tns
were ridable and another that W. ".
not. Edings and secured TWO tnt
we're house broken and aecompahis
Csato,n Cowau along the beach