The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-16
LEARNED MAN IS
REBUkED BY H|LO
Alteration Over Trip to Mauna
Loa Throws Some Light
on Mountaineering.

| Hilo has been called down by an
| 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, il 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 | am not satisfied with the organ
ization in Hilo. After your pamphlet
and your letter l had believed that it
was easy to organize some trips IN Ha-
wall. | tell to you that | have lost one
week (exactly eight days. without be
able to get a guide for Mauna Loa.
"After days telephone and official
trip from Klauea House to Hilo, | was
arranged with the Volcano Stables that
/ 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
refuse, having no guide. 1t is very as
tonishing. After your pamphlet the
lowlands are quite civilizated-lt seems
not to be the case You said numerous
| horse trails.
CAT last the guide is coming today.
1t was too late because my time was
over. You must understand that a
TOURIST which travels between two
| steamers reckon on time. | had said to
| Volcano Stables | could wait some time
but | could not lose one week. To gain
| peace | offer two dollars to the guide.
He would have FIVE. / give him three,
but | say to your honorable committee,
if YOU wish to have and retain some
tourists these things must be better or
lganized. For me as tourist l can reckon:
One week lost. three dollars spent for
nothing and unsatisfied.
"The Volcano Stables is very angry
against me and nobody is satisfied
Such things are very disagreeable and
it is the lack of organization and a too
strong pamphlet which is not sustained
1.-The volcano Kilauea is not sutfi
eient to retain tourists in Hawaii
There must be something else or the
Pacific s Paradise sustain not his
name.
Acting Secretary Cooper of the pro
motion committee sent this to Hilo, as
if Hilo didn t have troubles of its own
This is the answer from William Nc
Kay, secretary of the Hilo Board OF
Trade.
"'Mr. Moses. who is at present man
aging the Volcano Stables, got two
mules, one for the professor to ride
and one for a pack animal, the guide
furnishing his own animal. These mules
had to have specially heavy shoes ant
an extra set of shoes made for eacf
mule, to carry on the trip. This was
done. The guide arrived IL
Hilo Wednesday morning and then i
was found that Prof. Brun had ex
pected to make the trip between Tues
day and Friday morning, when TIT
Mauna Kea sailed, a manifest absurd
itv No attempt was made to have tht
professor pay for the work OF prepare
ton and he was only asked to pay thu
guide his charge of So This he refused
to do. When YOU think that this guide
! had to come down from Puuoo for the
purpose of making this mountain trip
had left his animal at Glenwood ant
come down by the train, paying M
fare; and was away from his reguia
work, it does not look as If 50 was to-
much. However, the professor refused
to paw more than 50 and this the guid'
would not take 20 settle it Mr.. Moses
gave the guide 81 out OF his owl
rocket. The guide says tina
he will take the haole up the mountain
for nothing next times he comes-ou
he will never bring him back!
''To conclude, there is nothing III IN
trip to Mama Loa that need deter an.
one with a bent that way. from takIn:
it. But. the trip cannot be arrange
| in five minutes. 1t takes time to &c
things into line and guides are not OF
.. tap at any old time. Men who ar
qualified to act as guides are makln'
. their living up on the mountai IN on tn
different ranches. and arrangement
have to be made with their employer
before thsy can be had
And as Will Cooper adds. tins Is tn
first time in two wears that any tours
| wanted to climb AIauna Loa.
But then Hilo never did care any
| thing for cruditIOn.