Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-02-13
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on that magnificent nigh
WV way, that regal road OF
Hawaii which leads to the
great crater OF Kilauca-
Tourists may rejoice in the beauty,
hear the song of birds. smell the fresh
aroma of the wilderness, feast their
eyes on the long vistas OF distant
green, tho view of tho dashing surf,
the fAr-away ocean and bane sky. They
drive along great forests or rare
woods, watch the waving Of the grain,
nc4e how all tho earth seems lush
with sunshine, warmth and beauty In
be id-PHcfnc paradise and Of sud
den see the land Of desoastfon.
Almost without warning ths asto-
mobile piunges over forbiddtng lava
and the earth Is dark with ths deadly
now which hoana Loa and Kfisuea
have bsachsd forth. One 10 now riding
o~sx lava beds-pre- Adamits perhaps
over layers that dubbed forth thou
sands, hundreds and even AZ recently
~ 80 years ago, and some concerning
which there are persons living who
can tel tho story. II Is hades, all the
more terrible because It in only few
hours' ride from the beauttss Of the
tropics Then comes the SMOKE and
steem of the innermost center and
one feels that in the earth beneath
OF wstsrs under II thsrs II nothing to
eqnal II
Ftnest of All Monuments
This IL Kilauea the terrible and the
fascinating, this is the volcano which
our government Is planning to set
aside az a national monument and no
monument yet preserved can equal It.
The proposition has been long dis
cussed and of late has taken definite
form. This is the largest active vol
cano In the world and sbso ons OF the
most accessible, and for these reasons
1t seems fitting that the United STATES
should distinguish It above all others-
The volcano is situated on m sleva-
ton Of 1000 feet, on belt road
around the largest island. H~waii, on
the slope Of Moana Lo&, which also
has a crrter, occasionally active, at it's
summit, nearly $4,000 fest high 1t
is proposed to include the summit era
ter In the park, the strip of land be
tween the two craters and some OF the
surrounding country In which are sui
phur banks, lava trees, tree ferns,
forests OF rare woods, rare birds and
other objects of interest
Hawatianr are anxious TO obtain
this national monument, and ~ an aid
to fts establishment they have built
an excellent automobile road to the
lake OF fire In the crater. Plans are
maturing for the establishment Of q
volcano and earthquake observatory
and congress has been asked TO create
the proposed park. Sentiment II sen
orally In favor OF this plan for the
islands Of Hawaii are full OF intsrss'
and the vo3vsnocs are but part Of
the attractions which they offer tc
sightseers. In all Of the eight inhsb
tied islands there are wonders whiof
make this-the youngest known lan<
distinctive for beauty. There arr
high precipiccs, great valleys. Twins
and dead craters, and in PARTICULAR
six miles from Honoiulu-thsre In the
! all AiOhh A1~h cAto "a ths
most beautiful views In the world car
be obtained.
II was only two years ago that thu
fine carriage and automobile road wa
built right into the crater OF Kiiauea
but II has already begun to attrac
tourists, who consider It the mos
remarkable road IN the world, as 1t 4
cut through the hard lava. Some on.
has jokingly called 1t the road Il
hell" but II so, 1t is a pleasant one
1t skirts along the edge OF the crater
gives views OF the lava lake, has u,
sharp turns OF abrupt curves and II
the dangerous parts a four-foot wal
has been constructed Of lava rock
Nothing can be more charming thai
the surrounding country. One ride
through ferns and native woods o
varying shades Of green, the whof
making harmony OF color. Some O
} the trees are of wonderful wood. 8,
rare that former Hawaiians prize then
highly for the palace OF the king. AM
American furniture manufacturer
are anxious to obtain them. Thess ~,
the royal trees Of Hawaii. because O
very fine and beautiful grain and CO
oring.
N IN nomsThat remartabIe that O