The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-05
OBSERVATORY
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test active volcanoes in the world, XII
lauea and Mokuaweoweo, the former
most accessible, and the easiest and
safest to observe of any volcano, large
or small
2. Lack of Continuous and Reliable
Observation-Disclosures has been written
about Hawaiian volcanoes, more par
ticularly by Dana, Brigham and Hitch
cock, all of whom have made studies
of the subject, extending over many
years. Their personal observations
we're, however, at wide intervals and
covered brief periods while the OBJ
.servations Of others have been, as a
rule, fragmentary or disconnected, and
frequently unreliable through unfami-
liarity with the subject, even though
made by reliable persons.
In fact there has been no contin-
uous observance of conditions and phe-
nomena at Kilauea and Mokuaweoweo.
8. Arrival in Hawaii of Professor
Jaggar.-Under the foregoing condi-
lions, Thomas A. Jaggar, professor of
geology in the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, visited Hawaii in 1909.
! Professor Jaggar has made a special
study of earthquakes and their rela-
ton to volcanoes, and, upon visiting
Kilauea was so impressed with sthe
desirability of having continuous and
reliable observations made there, that
he evolved a plan for securing them
q. Professor Jaegar's PIan.-The
gist of Professor Jaggar's plan was as
follows, viz:
| Cd Certain funds, under the con
troll of the institute, available fol
scientific research of this character, t.
be devoted to the erection and equip
ment of an observatory at Kilauea
with substations at Mokuaweoweo
and at other points as required
(2) The stations to be under tn,
supervision of one or more cOmpeten
observers, detailed for the purpose
by. and at the expense of the in
stitute;
go A fund of, say $4,000 a year t
be provided locally, for say five year
with which to pay for labor, materia
and additional apparatus and subst'
lions, and for transportation and il
cidental expenses incurred in come,
ton with the observatory, and in COZ
Quoting experiments and investig;
lions at or in connection Herewith.
ca The entire enterprise to be ca
ried on under the auspices and col
70 troll, and all expenditures to be mad
by the Institute of Technology;
> 60 A periodical accounting to b
. made by the institute to the loci
subscribers, for all local funds e,
q pended;
! CO.. Full copies of reports, an
samples of volcanic specimens, avail
able for museum use, obtained by tn
p observatory, to be furnished to til
o Bishop Museum.
!. 5: Local Response to ;. Rrofess'
s Jaggar's Plan-Professor Jaggar
plan was formulated and subscription
s thereto, upon the lines indicated, wei
= secured to the amount of $4,000 for Il
n first year, and $4,000 per annum fl
r the remaining four years. The 9th,
$1,000 were to be available during II
o remaining four years if the subscri
e ers then felt financially able to NAL
n the payments.
e Among the subscribers were the
/ ter-Island Steam Nav. Co., The BishC
5. Museum Trust, The Hawaii Promote
Il Committee, The Hilo Railroad Co., TT
t. Volcano House Co., c. NJ. Cooke, 1t,
w. R. Castle, w. G. Irwin, G, ~ w
II cox, A. S Wilcox, Give Davies,
al Knudsen.
" 6. Disposition of Local Fund,-Tl
t, Bank of Hawaii was designated
If Professor Jaggar, as the financi
agent of the institute, for the cole
a. ton and distribution of the local fun
il The subscription list was thereup'
II deposited with the bank and a SIN;
d portion of the fund paid in. The Ii
20 and the fund still remain in the han
= of the bank.
7. Inability of Institute to Garry o
ie Its Intentions, in FuIl.-Through va
;. Gus causes, the institute has been u
able to carry out its plans in full, al
- it has not therefore felt authoriz
- to draw upon the fund locally su
a., scribed; but has been endeavoring
~ do the best that it could under a
"a verse circumstances and with eXtrem
70 ly limited funds.
ID What Has Been Accomplishment
&c operation With Volcanic Resear