The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-07
LAvAS OF HAWAII.
Have Been the Object of Numerous In
vestigations.

Among the island possessions of tn,
United States none exhibit more nota
bic points of interest for the observan
traveller or the naturalist than the Ha
waiian islands. The natives are tvp
cal OF the race inhabiting many islanC
groups OF the south Pacific, the plant
life has the attractive features OF insu
lar development in semitropical ATTITUDES
the marine life of the warm waters is
wonderful, but perhaps the most fasci
mating, instructive, and awe-inspiring OF
all the natural phenomena of Hawaii
are furnished by its active volcanoes
The whole group Of islands, extending
in chain for many hundred miles, is
of volcanic origin, though some Of the
islets and reefs are but the wave bat
tered remnants of volcanoes whose fires
have long since died out
Approaching Honolulu by steamer
from San Francisco, the traveller has
the evidence OF volcanic action thrust
upon him in the first land he secs, by
the ash cone of koko Head and the
wel.preserved craters OF Diamond Head
and the Punch Bowl which are in the
outskirts of the city. The high noun
tains OF the island of Oahu are also made
up of black lava basalt-but they are
largely covered with vegetation and one
must go to the largest island OF the
group, Hawaii for the wonderful dem.
onstmtion of the method by which all
these island mountains have been built
up from great ocean depths. Kilauca,
~ Ia. nd .sa
one OF the largest vocanoes in the world,
are showing just how lava builds mp
mountains.
Since the time Of Captain Cook the
Hawaiian islands have been visited by
biologists and others interested in the
problems of volcanoes. and much has
been written concerning them. Recently
the United States geological survey has
taken up the investigation OF the is
lands from various economic and scien.
tic points Of view aud is preparing top.
opnphic maps. which are necessary for
many kinds Of work II has been
found that the geologic history of the
islands j. by no means 80 simple a. was
from the earlier publications 4
concerning them.
In professional paper No. S. "laNas 4
u Hawaii aud their Relations by Whit 4
nan Cross, which has just been issued 1
he survey Is presenting n summary OF
What Is now known concerning the lay.
~ Of all the islands This paper 3
argely technical in It's character for
{ is intended primarily 20 serve a. a
,asis for future study Of the rocks bv
biologists. bat for anyone interested iu
De various islands and not following
trictly the tourist route there j. con.
iderable general information. not 10 ~
ound elsewhere The work is SUM
8ary OF earlier publications supplement.
i bv the authors own observations on
10 four largest islands Hawaii Mani.
laliu. and kauai
u appear that there ere uauv ~ hr
inds 81 hsss in Hawaii besides ha
AT. and many facts 1T ssso-iation ~
be- different laFas are If interest O. stu
euts nj the irner history 81 tolca noes.
hile much i set - - learned rDneern-
be- tire latas ~ tiirsf islanfs. Mr. Cross .
boss that present kuouiedre ~ IRE
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