The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-08-16
learned MAN IS
REBUKED BY HILO
Alteration Over Trip to Mauna
Loa Throws Some Light
on Mountaineering.

Hilo has been called down by an
eminent geologis. from Geneva, Swift,
zerland. While Hilo is quite used to
being called down, it is quite indignant
over this instance and turns up its nose
at the man Of science in a determined
manner. In other words, it refuses to
move Mauna Loa twenty miles nearer
Hilo and build stairs up it.
A short time ago Professor A. Brun,
the gentleman in question, went to Hilo,
the fate of most tourists He saw the
volcano, but even the "largest volcano
in captivity" did not hold interest to
this man of rocks, crystals, eras and
epochs, He wanted to see something
worth while; little hole in the ground
with some hot mud in it was trivial.
So he booked himself on the next
Mauna Kea back to Honolulu and then
went and made arrangements to climb
Mauna Loa. This is his account of the
affair as he wrote it to the promotion
committee:
Honorable Sir:-I must tell to you
that l am not satisfied with the organ
ization in Hilo. After your pamphlet
and your letter I had believed that it
was easy to organize some trips in Ha-
wall. ] tell to you that l have lost one
week (exactly eight days) without be
able to get guide for Mauna Loa.
CATER days telephone and official
trip from Kilauea House to Hilo, l was
arranged with the Volcano Stables that
l could have the guide for Monday. AT
that day nobody is coming In respite
l ask horses to go to Oouoho, where is
a trail from Hilo. The Volcano Stables
j, refuse, having no guide. 1t is very as
tonishing. After your pamphlet the
Ilowlands are quite civilizated-it seems
not to be the case. You said numerous
horse trails.
"At last the guide is coming today
1t was too late because my time wa
over. You must understand that
TOURIST which travels between twt
steamers reckon on time. l had said tt
Volcano Stables could wait some tim
but could not lose one weekl To gain
peace / offer two dollars to the guide
He would have five. l give him three
but | say to your honorable committee
if you wish to have and retain som
tourists these things must be better or
ganized. For me as tourist can reckon
One week lost, three dollars spent 70
nothing and unsatisfed.
"The Volcano Stables is very angr
against me and nobody is satisfied
Such things are very disagreeable an
, it is the lack of organization and to
l strong pamphlet which is not sustained
j 1.-The volcano kilauea is not stuff
!, cient to retain tourists in Hawai-
There must be something else or tn
] Pacific s Paradise sustain not hi
g name"
S Acting Secretary Cooper of the pre-
e motion committee sent this to Hilo, a
g if Hilo didn t have troubles of its owl
+ This is the answer from William No
Kay, secretary of the Hilo Board 0
+ Trade.
+, Mr.. Moses, who is at present mar
e aging the Volcano Stables, got tw
t mules, one for the professor to rid
and one for a pack animal, the guild
furnishing his own animal These mule
had to have specially heavy shoes an
4 an extra set of shoes made for eac
D mule, to carry on the trip. This wa
! done. The guide arrived j
Hilo Wednesday morning and then
was found that Prof. Brun had e.
:, pected to make the trip between Tue
day and Friday morning, when I'll
k. Mauna Kea sailed, manifest absurt
- ity. No attempt was made to have I'll
). professor pay for the work of prepar
ton and he was only asked to pay IL
) guide his charge of S.. This he refuse
" to do When you think that this guiC
had to come down from PuuoO for Il
Is purpose of making this mountain tri
N had left his animal at Glenwood al
'r come down by the train, paying h
he fare; and was away from his regul
'e work, it does not look as if So was t.
Sc much. However, the professor refus
is to pay more than SO and this the gut
y, would not take To settle it Mr.. Mos
to gave the guide So out of bis ov
/. pocket. The guide says tn
il he win take the haole up the mounta
e for nothing next times he comes-b
he will never bring him back!
o, ''To conclude, there is nothing in t
a trip to Mauna Loa that need deter al
n one with a bent that way, from TAXI
it. But, the trip cannot be arrang
I'd in five minutes. 1t takes time to G
Y things into line and guides are not
tap at any old time. Men who a
qualified to act as guides are maxi
their living up on the mountain on t
different ranches, and arrangemel
ID have to be made with their employt
before they can be had"
al And as Will Cooper adds, this is
nm first time in two years that any tour
ad wanted to climb Mauna Loa.
But then Hilo never did care al
- thing for erudition.
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