Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-09-23
ROAD To CRATER
Of easy GRADE
Scene Along Route
Changeable And
Grand

I1ilO, DtDAs ho"'
has been traversed by the first visitors
to the crater who selected the new
route to the Volcano. Not only did
they cover the whole distance by the
new carriage and automobile road, but
they formally christened THE Hale
maumau Road"
Mrs. Charles smith, wife of Terri
,orlal Surveyor Smith, was the first
ady to go over the route. She was
accompanied by Mr.. X. w. Single
Mr.. F. b. Damon, Mr.. Demosthehcs
Lycurgus and Surveyor Smith.
Incidents of the trip, which was
made partly on foot and partly ON
horseback, we're that Host Lycurgus
fell into a crack In the road but was
saved from that mode of travel to
The next world: that Surveyor Smith
lost himself for several hours amid
his own surveys. which cost him seven
miles of additional walking, and that
he received attention from bull that
was browsing peacefully In the forest
lands where surveyor had never before
dared to set foot. However, he re-
turned to his companions tired and
weary, but safe and SOUND enough tc
give the Herald the following descrip
ton OF the new road.
"Halemaumau Road is without any
doubt the most beautiful scenic road
In the Territory OF Hawaii. In part,
IL is indescribable. The fern and for
eat growth is luxuriant, the large tre'
ferns towering % and 30 feet abov,
ones head. There is no sameness e
Vt. little forest, then little crater
a glimpse Of the sea. then run on thu
e1ge Of Kilauea-Iki, into the fores
again, then view of Kilauea, a littl,
OF one, little of the other and no
too much of either at q time to tir,
the tourist.
THE grade will average az to
per cent The maximum grade Is
per cent in three differen; places, 70
short distances only. The length o
the road is eight miles, one mile wind
Ing over the lava, in the crater o
Kilauea, and terminating at the oil
corral The width Of the road is six
teen feet. wide enough for carriage
to pass. 1t will be built with a goo
crown and wide drains at each side.
after leaving the Volcano Hous
the road enters the forest near tn
present Kilauea-Iki trail. 1t run
along the edge of the blum distanc
OF Ave thousand feet, into the wood
again. then back to Kilauea-Iki on tn
iiilo side. II then runs along the edg
of the extinct crater for 300 or 40
feet. back to the woods. crossing
gulch, and follows perpendicular eli
for 500 feet. Then to the Puma side @
Nilauea-Iki, where magnificent ohia
and giant ferns are unsurpassed.
pretty drive follows to Kilauea-Ik
again. almost opposite the first en-
trance, then along the edge again 70
a quarter of a mile.
"Then the road goes due Southwes
for mile and half through the fol
, est on gravel till there Is u view q
Kilauea. Half mile furthere
goat" crater. or Kanakekoi In fu
view. The road then bends by cas-
grades to the lava on the Puma sid
Of. Halemaumau. winding along whel
the lava is strongest and permits {
the best road to the corral. TIE
minutes walk and the visitor Is {
the living pit
Throughout there is good materi'
for q good road, gravel and clay. I'll
grade line has been established e,
aept across the crater. With tN
weeks more. the survey will be con
plete. The prisoners are workir
steadily on 1t, clearing the right-o
way.
Never have I worked harder c
any job In my life. My effort has bee
to furnish a road OF easy grade vii
as many scenic attractions as possib
| and believe this has been done. b
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