Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-27

that the flow has stopped within two
miles or so OF the road. The lava Is
anywhere from six TO eight feet in
thickness and IL can be walked upon
with a certain amount Of ease. The
crust is hard and is composed Of clink-
ers, and hundreds Of people wandered
at will all over 1t on Tuesday and
Wednesday last .. "..... -.
When the crust is scratched away
the hot lava is encountered under.
meath, and many coins and other ar
ticles were singed and burned in the
glowing mass. The heat could be felt
through the soles Of the tramper's
shoes and il was not too comfortable
10 remain for long on the same spot
The flow at Honomalina is about
1000 feet wide and makes a clearly
defined ridge of lava down the noun
tainside and almost parallel with the
government road. II is easy to scram-
BILE on top and then the view is a
wonderful one. II looks like a frozen
ocean of a dark color and the waves
of lava are thrown up in all kinds of
fantastic shapes. The whole flow, as
seen by many people, is Of "a.
Eruption Was "ReaI Thing" :. -.
Mauna Loa's latest eruption was the
real thing" ..s.... .-:.
From the 7000foot level, where the
outbreak occurred, there issued a
huge stream of lava that soon after
getting down the side of the mountain
a mile or so split into three streams.
80 <Nff H.,
erly direction and the third made its
way over the 1907 flow and continued
in the general direction of Kona.
The two southerly flows started off
as II they were sure to pass between
the 1868 and 1887 flows, but after a
while stopped when many miles from
the government road.
The flow to the north kept going till
II passed over the top end OF the 1907
flow and then shot down to Honoma.
lima, where 1t missed the famous wa
terhole by small margin. The lava
continued for some distance, but when
1t seemed sure to cross the road sud.
denly swerved aside and ran alongside
the road for some distance before
coming to a standstill.
The flow at Honomalina. stopped on
Tuesday last and soon became dark
and fairly cold on the surface. The
part underneath was warm enough
and when the surface crust was brok-
en- through the glowing, molten lava
was to be seen.
The people who went right through
TO Honomalina had the experience of
then lives and none of them would
have missed II for anything The lava
was reached by walk of about two
miles from the road and hundreds of
people made the excursion to the
edge of the flow. The lava is about
1000 feet wide and looks just the same
as any of the old flows that can be
seen while on journey to Kau and
KOna.
The spectacle from the 6500-foot
level is described as being wonderful.
The adventure were within a short
distance of the place from which the
streams of lat were emerging and
they had ever opportunity to observe
the wonders or nature at work. Foun-
tains of liquid fire were constantly be-
ing thrown hi, into the air and the
splashing of the molten rock caused
other miniature fountains to play all
the time. A constant stream of lava
came throbbing from the crater and
ii rapidly made its way along the lines
Of the latest flow. None of the lava
took the route of the two older flows.
These first lines Of lava were still
warm but the usual hard, black crust
had formed over them.
Fourth Flow Starts.
That another flow of lava was MAX
ing its way down from the slopes of
Mauna Loa and that it is coming to-
wards the Papa school house, is the
word that. was received in Hilo on
Wednesday morning last. The flow
was reported to be coming from the
same vent as did the rest of the flows,
but the latest one swung around and
took a different direction to the one
that ran almost to the government