Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-20
"TRIP TO KNAUEA
VOLCANOONEOF
WORLD WONDERS
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great caldrons. yet in the two pools
below these boiling pots the water
is as placid as a mill-pOnd. The Sc
cret Of this remarkable phenomenon is
that an underground passage carries
the water past these two quiet pools
into one larger pool below. The Ha-
! waiian boys. who are apparently am,
phibious. have games Of fCllOw-the-
leader, in which one Of the stunts is
TO start from beneath the waterfall,
swim down the stream. then through
the several boiling pots and finally
diving down. shoot through the sub
terranean passage and emerge in the
lower pool. These pools are viewed
from a trestle work which spans the
ravine On the way to the boiling
pots one passes Rainbow Falls, which.
hen water is abundant. give off SO
much spray that in sunshine a bril-
| liant rainbow is produced The water
is so low now that only a small seq.
ment of the rainbow may be seen. A
portion of the great pool into which
the water falls is lined by stratified
rocks which have the same formation
as the famous FingaIs cave on the
Scottish coast
One of Worlds Best Trips
The volcano may be reached by an
auto ride of 30 miles or a combined
railroad and auto ride, the former of
about 20 miles. OF the two, the auto
| trip is far the most pleasing. The
| first half of the journey is through
cane fields, the road being thanked
on each side by rows of ferns. When
about half the journey is completed,
the real picturesque part Of the road
begins The ascent is gradual. the
road is good, and this ride through
| wonders of luXuriant tropical Vegeta
ton is one of the most interesting
that the world can afford. Mile after
mile the machine sweeps along be-
tween rows of trees, many of which
are overrun by tropical vines. Gil
gantic ferns, from 10 to Is feet in
height, are common and the jungle OF
trees and vines looks impenetrable,
should one wander from the trails
that intersect it.
A few sugar plantations are passed,
hut for several miles at the last stage
of the journey the houses are few.
Near the summit is the old Crater
House, which is now unoccupied.
Finally one nears the summit and
sees the great cloud of steam and
smoke which shows the location OF
the active cone of Halemaumau.
The auto dashes around curve and
one comes suddenly upon the pictur-
esque buildings of the Volcano House,
presided over by Demosthenes Lycur-
gus, an accomplished Greek, who
knows the volcano intimately and
| who seems to take a keen personal
| interest in giving every tourist the
very best facilities for seeing the
crater in action. Like most tourists l
| had arranged my schedule so as to
give only one afternoon and one night
to the volcano, but when | reached the
summit and saw what was to be seen,
| J regretted that | had not shortened
my stay at other places and devoted
several days to the volcano, especially
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and the meals unusually good. The
Volcano House reminds one of a
well-equipped hunting lodge. The bill
lard room is a great hall, with the
rafters visible, and with a noble fire
place at one end.
Volcano Seen at Best
Directly in front of the Volcano
House is the rim of the great Kilauea
crater, which is nearly two miles
wide and nearly eight miles in cir
conference. With two friends | de-
walked clear across the crater to the
active cone of Halemaumau. This is
an experience which no visitor should
miss, as he sees on this walk what he
can never see if he confines his trips
to the auto road. The floor of this
| immense crater is now covered with
great fields Of lava, which has cooled
in many curious whirls. This lava is
nearly black in color except on the
trails, where it has been converted
| feet
The trail is very clear. being
indicated by lines of stones. Here
and there arise Jets or smoke Whlch
reveal the presence Of assures
through which are forced clouds of
strong. sulphurous smoke. The trail
descends very rapidly at the start
and enc soon comes to the foot of the
rocky side of the crater. This is a
stupendCus rocky cliff, which drops
coo feet sheer from the road in front
of the hotel to the floor Of the crater.
The walk across the crater is a great
experience Here are masses of lava
in every form; some apparently
bulged up by powerful forces under
meath and broken into many curious
forms; others apparently cooled just
as the lava was swirling around in
! liquid pools Across the middle Of
the floor is a huge fissure about eight
feet wide, which is spanned by a rus.
! tic bridge This fissure is fully q
feet deep and its walls are broken as
| Though riVen by some Titanic cata-
CIySm. Soon after passing the bridge
enc sees at the right hand big
steam cone which gives off clouds Of