The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-09-24
Soldiers Of Twenty-Fifth infantry
TO Do Pioneer Work On
sY cManna Loa ~, s.
WHOLE or BIG ISLAND 3,
I SHOWS GREAT INTEREST
Project 10 Hand viii Open Up
Scenic erandeurs TO =
- Attract Tourists ..

| q The generous cooperation OF the UNI
ted States Army has made the trail 10
the top Of Mauna Loa and the rest
houses at the top and midway thereto
4 a certainty. ...
The Hawaii Promotion Committee
and the Hawaiian Volcano Research
Association have long been advocating
the building of such trail and rest
houses but nothing had come Of their
efforts until recently. a.. t.,.s..
During the past summer the promo
| tion committee and Research Associa-
tiOn formulated and presented a plan
to the authorities Of the County of Ha-
wall and the newly created Hawaii
Publicity Committee, proposing that
these two ORGANIZATIONS with the ms
sistance Of private subscriptions should
/ furnish the money necessary for the
material involved, the work to be
1 done by the county prisoners.
| The county authorities and. the pub
LEFTY committee each agreed to con
4 tribute $500 toward the enterprise
/ Then the Governor came in with a
| contribution of $500 from the con-
tingent fund, and private subscriptions
have. been received in excess Of $1,000,
No decision had been arrived at con-
corning the availability of the county
prisoners, however.
Military Offer Of Aid
At this stage help appeared out Of
q clear Nv 10 the shape of Lieut., Math-
ew A. Palen of Company G., and Capt.
Chas. f. Bates of Company Z, of the
Twenty-ffth Infantry, now located at
, schoReld Barracks
2 These officers have rocantlv loen 10
the Volcano; were enthused with its
Z grandeur, its invigorating climate, and
= the possibilities of helping along the
I scientific investigation Of the summit
crater and It's activities IL proper ae.
cess to It and accommodations at II
o could be secured w f.. ".
q Accordingly, they submitted a, tenta
$ tive proposition that. If TRANSPORTS
+ ton was furnished from Honolulu 10
p Hilo and RETURN Company f Of the
( Twenty. fifth Infantry, consisting Of
z between 40 and $50 men would voluu
a teer to 90 to the Volcano, and dc. tht
2 work of building the trailsapd erecting
" the rest houses without further ex
pense to thelipromoters of the enter
s prise. -" a.le IT,, g.. ~ ~
Inter Is and Comes Forward -.
d Learning of the prODosition, the In
d ter-Island Steamship Company agreed
8 to subscribe to the trail and rest houst
l., funds a sufficient amount for the trans
y portation of the soldiers and theil
equipment, to and from Hilo.
= Upon receiving this assurance thu
promoters of the ENTERPRISE tentatively
accepted the offer Of the military gen
g tlemen who thereupon put in forma
e application for permission to carry on
l. their proposed offer.
l. This application has now passe'
through all the stages Of official sane
e ton, having in turn received the an
N proval of Colonel Kennou of the Tween
IS tv-ffth. General Wiser in command q
=, Schofeld Barracks and Major Genera
y Carter in command of the Depart
I of Hawaii.
# Company G Of Twenty-ffth
r. COMPANY G. under the command nf Cav
IL tain Bates and Lieutenanta Rot'n9"
J and Philoon will be ready to proce"
to the Volcano as soon as transports
ID ton Nv the Inter Island steamer
la availaEle. As there will not be r"pi
e on the Mauna Kea to take the entir
company at once, the probability I
ID that the steamer Maui or Helene wi
ia take a portion Of the company.
G. The exact date when the cOmpan
will 90 to Hilo will also depend uDo
ID what arrangements can be made for
10 water supply at the Volcano. TheT
e are M running streams or SPRINGS
this vicinity. rain water being the e.
u elusive source of simply, and it hG
g. rpcentlv been very dry M there.
N. Ranch Manager Interested
Ibi'ian Monsarrat, mana0er Of "
pahala Ranch, has offered to perm
n the soldiers TO tIse the wafer from II
ts ranch water tank on the Kau road, !
AL 'ated s"nie seVsn miles from the Yf
i. canO House and the county authoriti
NO have offered the use of the conni
90 auto truck to haul water to the ba
.. camp of the soldiers. There will ct
:, -emain, even under these eireumsta
I 'es, tbs necessity Of packing water I
10 he mountain as the trail progresst
"a w INVESTIGATION of reperted wat
=, holes on the side Of the mountain W
-. Immediately: be made, however, and q
varced tanks with water catchme
~ -oots will be erected along the line
= he proposed trail to furnish wat
~ from the rainfall.
Government To Aid aN.y..
~ Superintendent Of Public Wof
nv Forbes has taken a great interest
u he sui iect and has offered the 81
+, vices Of Mr.. Burdiek, now in charge
as the work Of the public works depa
u nent at Hiln, 10 assist in locating q
IN aying ont the trails to the top of I
W mountain. ' ".o." ".. ...
mt 1t is expected that a party will lea
al TiIo within the. next few days, to I
IL whine the country aud decide upon I
'xact location of the trail.
In Trail Of Great Value 800. -
az The trail now about TO be built "
IN be of great value and assistance,
aiG the travelling puhiie and the scienti
mnrlh Thn LISSnaaanf. ltrnn 10 the top N