The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-12-10


Lancaster, the veteran Volcano House g
the pit, crossed the hardened but heate,
the nascent gas from one Of the open "
Rope ladders were used to descend
Of the pit, for which distance the wall
were broken down and the intrepid seier
able 70 scramble down the rest Of the "
crumbling lava. During the greater par
den from the view Of those who tried to
swirling, Opaque gases that swept in clou
This news is given in the regular
Station, together with record of sever
ing the week.
Report Of Volcano Station.
TECHNOLOGY STATION, December
5-The lava Of Halemaumau rose at
the beginning of the week, subsidized
slightly on Wednesday, December 4, and
today has regained its level Of approx
imately eco feet below the S.w. sta
ton. The pool is vigorous one with
in a rampant and platform Of its own
building. II IS active with many
fountains. and on several sides the lava
foam mounts within the t1lus 70 levels
high above the pool, building there
conelets which fame like torches.
/ The week has been notable for the
final accomplishment by DR.. u. $. Shep.
herd, of the Geophysical Laboratory Of
the Carnegie Institution. Of a danger
Gus task for which he has long been
awaiting an opportunity, namely, the
collection Of gas for analysis in vac.
NUN tubes from flaming cone over
the liquid lava.
Lava Pluctuations
The following measurements Of depth
have been secured:
December ], 1912, 1890 a. m, below
g. w. station, 800 feet.
December 3, below s. w. station, II
a. m, 800 feet.
, December 4, 2:3O p. M, below S.W
, station, approx, 36S feet.
I December 8, - noon, below s. W.
station, approx, 300 feet.
Much Activity.
The fumes have been thinning so that
the pool is often clearly seen in day
light. At 1890 a, m, December /
= there were three active cOves N. w.
! E., and Sc, stagant crnsted ares
! : in the middle, small pool NE! anc
: marked new overfows on the platform
about the lake showing that it was ris
J ing. A stream poured around prom
c ontory from the Sc. cove into thu
u midst of the eastern one, which wa
also the Old Faithful caidron. A
5, 11:20 a. m. the middle crust rent apar
J. Joining the coves into one large poo
a of liquid, with surface streaming cas-
and west from the middle region, Will
u the s. r. cove continued to pour tor
y rent into Old Faithful.
l. The middle area stagnated an
crusted after n few minutes, wit
e streaming east and west from the new
q " formed blanket. Thele were spatte
= cones south of Old Faithful and on tn
:, south side of the extreme west end 0
u the lake. Sixty feet farther west
!. ragged glow hole appeared in the talu
"a with fumes above. At about l1:4O
:. m. cracking and laundering took plac
ut the outer edge of the lava platoon
~ next the talus $. e. the liquid risin
!, along the crack and spreading into
=, flow.
al stalactite Caves.
r. December 8 a survey of the pool WI
to made, yielding the following dimeI
Id sions-actiye pool 800 feet long WNV
he ESE by $50 feet wide on the west an
H. $50 feet wide on the east. Outer pla
On form $50 BY 400 feet. Sc. cove
feet wide. Depth readings 357 and ~
feet below S.W. station. at ii a. n
and 1853 feet below NV. station mt
~ p. m. fpatter ramparts appeared "
IL s.W., s., and ~, hut the promonto'
and stream between the Sc. cove NJ
re Old Faithful had disappeared. III
he whole pool was rather divided IN
of eastern and western halves by brOi
ID southern promoDtory, which extend'
as itself into n blanket from which gu
AT. face streaming spread Tadially in 4
he directions, At the spatter rampar
les there were cayeTns lined with stain
fitos into which the lava poured, as
ad did into the Old Faithful ealdTOn,
of 10 q. ~. on this date o small open p
In in the platform near its eastern marg
zoe exhibited fountain which WAS buil
M inc e0Delet by overflow
ar December 4 this east eonelst "
ay from 4 10 3 feet high with q Nj sll
m. five inches vide. squirting flame IN
ar summit The fumes were drawn
the east wall ~ the nit Nv The eifyi
ia east wind The hqnld lava ~ DE ll
he bad sunk about eight feet masking
1re avail ~ about that height over the 20
zen There were some rim efaeks ahQui I
y0r platform aud the principal fumi
all places ~ the talHf we're west, n0rtheg
uT. And f0uthegfi There wore nlmi
eanfs ~ various levels IN these fir
ant tons uif0, Two potable 0ufs beina
,od lafpe one NJ the edge ~ tho platfQl
ing at the west end and ihe above -
,ta. TONED eafi fanelei an tla lQlr ~ I
ing ~ almost under che fafi stailQl Whl
an aiipm0hilr glfiiofa usually -
~ a paHng feai
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