Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-13

way, t02I ro8A rO0O u
w Hawaii which leads to the
great crater Of Kilauea-
Tourists may rejoice In the beauty.
hear tho song of birds, smell the fresh
aroma Of the wilderness. feast their
eyes On the long vistas ct distant
green, Tie view of the dashing surf.
the nAr-Away ocean and blne sky. They
drive along great forests or rare
woeds, watch the waving Of the grssa.
ne4e now Al the earth seems lush
With sunshine, warmth and beauty In
- ntAPac11c paradise and Of . sud
a. 80 the land Of desolatioa.
Almost without warning ths aoto-
moofle plunges over forbi41lng lava
and the earth 10 dark with ~ deadly
DOW which Noana Loa a1A Kilsuea
hsvs bsschsd forth. One 10 now riding
or lava bsds-pre-Adamits perhaps
-over layers that dubbed forth thou
sanAa, hundreds and even ~ recently
~ 50 years Ago. and some csacsrning
which thsfs are persons living who
can tn ~ story. 1t Ii haAes. al the
more tsgnhas because It ID oaly few
hoaRv ~ from the bsanttss Of the
tropics. Then comes Tie smoke and
stsam Of the innermost center and
one fesas that in the earth beneath
o. watses under 1t thers 10 nothing to
eQaal IT,
Finest Of All Monuments.
This 10 KiAnea the terrible and the
fascinating. this is tho volcano which
our government is planning to set
aside - a national monument and NO
monum ent yet preserved can equal II.
Tho proposition has been long dis
cussed and Of late has taken definite
form. This IL the largest acttve vol
caDo In the world and aloo oae Of the
most accessible, and for thses reasons
1t seems hitting that the United States
shoah Distinguish It above an others.
Ths veaeaoo il situated On - eleva-
t1un a 1000 fest. on . bsat rod
asounA the largest island. Ho0ali. On
the saoVo Of Aoana Loa, WA3sh alDo
has cTater. occasionally ast1ve. 1t IT.
SUNNI nearly 1900 fsst h1gA. It
Is proposed to include IL summit ara
ter IN the park, the strip of hnd ~
tween the two craters and Some Of The
surrounding country in which are al
phur banks. lava trees. tres fsrns,
fosssks of rare woods, Fass birds md
Other objects Of interest.
Ha watAns are anxious 10 ob4Aan
this rational monumsnk, md - a aid
10 - eGtAhl1Dhment they hoWe bailt
IN sxosnsnt automobile rod 70 the
lake Of nYe In the crater. FlaAs aro
maturing for the estahtishmonk q q
volcA no and earthquake observatory.
and congress has been asked t. creaGs
the proposed park. Sentiment y Sen
eraI1y in favor q this plan for The
islands Of Hawaii are fall Of inAssoot
and ths voavanoss arc bat . part a
the attractions wh4ch they o6lsr to
sishtsssrs. In al Of tie eight inhab-
ited islands there arc wonders which
mako this-tAe youngest known Nod
-distinetive for beauty. rhsss ~
high peecipaoss. great valleys, fving
and dead craters, and in partimhr-
SIX miles from Honolulu-thseo y Tie
Nuuana Pail. from which oos a the
most beautiful views In the void can
be obtained
It was only two years ago that ths
fine carriage and automobile road was
built right into the crater Of Ki1susa.
but It has already begun to attract
tourists, who consider 1t ths most
remarkable road in the world, a. 1t 1,
cut through the hard lava Some one
has jokingly called It the rosd to
he'll but II %, 1t IL a pleasant ooe,
It skirts along the edge Of the cr.Anr.
gives VIEWS Of the lava lake, has no
sharp turns or abrupt curves and in
the dangerous parts a four-foot wall
has been constructed OF lava roek
Nothing can be more charming than
the surrounding country Ono rides
through ferns and native wood az
varying shades Of green, the whole
making harmony Of color Some Of
the trees arc Of wonderful wood. 70
rare that former Hawaiians prize them
highly for the palace Of the king. and
American furniture manufacturers
are anxious to obtain them. These ~,
the royal trees Of Hawaii, because Of
very fine and beautiful grain and O.
oring 8.
II u somewhat remarkable that 80