Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-12
Or. S. D. Barnes, in First of
Two Articles, Tells of Trip
to Famed New Crater
By Dr. S. D. Barnes.

BY DR.. S. d. Barnes.
On Tuesday, May %. Prof. w. A
Bryan and J. then in Honolulu, tried
10 get up a party to 90 and see those
big lava flows on Mauna Loa, and
camp on their trail until we found
their source. The afternoon reports
however, were not encouraging as To
their. continued flowing, and people
here were afraid they were going te
get stung;;" so that night we decided
TO go IL alone" by the next morning
boat, and trust 10 finding someone 70
join US on the way Sailing on the
Mauna Kea, we found Andrew Farrell
of the advertiser, bound on the same
errand and mighty glad TO join us
and ride In my car, which I had on
board. ... -.
Arrived at the Volcano House, we
found Prof. T. A. Jaggar clanking
about In yulcanizing clothesl He told
as there were two main flows, one
reaching to about ten miles from the
read at q point IS miles south into
Kan, which had about ceased flowing;
and one flowing westerly into Kona.
he thought TO within q half mile OF
the road that encircles the island, at
q ,s1t perhaps Is miles beyond the
first. The latter was still active.
There was q suppressed hush OF ex.
element about the Volcano House.
Host Demosthenes II course cordially
urged us to stay right there, as the
flow had ceased for the day and might
resume operations the next morning.
Mr.. and Mrs, George Beekley were
there. handsomer than ever; George
had penetrated to this first big flow,
and exhibited az trophies chunks OF
lava with coins imbedded. This great
ly excited our cupidity, and we re-
solved to 60 on; If the flow had a
source, we would find it--and search
for Embedded coins, incidentally.
We lunched there with Mr.. Thorn
ton Hardy, who had been to this flow
on horseback, and had skirted 1t ''un-
III exhausted;" he suppressed, his ex-
element long enough 70 tell us how.
We should have good horses and q
picked guide. and must by all means
have bobnailed shoes, or they would
be cut 70 pieces by the necessary walk
ing, and the trail 10 the Kau flow was
rather uncertain. As we had no idea
Of paying SO per day for horses, and
/ had only ordinary walking shoes,
already began 10 have Qualfns Of con-
science or tempting fats,j4 the man
ner we intended TO do.
Leaving the Volcano House after
8 o'clock and motoring south through
the Kau desert, we met Dr. Thomas.
and Mrs. on Of Pai1aia Plantation.
They said they had been chasing this
lava business since since Sunday night
and had seen nothing. AS 1t was then
late OF Thursday, 1t was plain that
they had used up too much gasoline
and too little foot power.
We stopped at Becker's, Waiohinu,
to take on oil and fill up canteens and
our ten,allon can with drinking water;
for we were going to camp in desert
country and four men on hike drink
a lot of soup and things, Becker
charged us for the oil, but gave us
the water free, taking 1t out on my
car: cussed il up and down and said
wouldn't be able to wish 1t onto
anyone. and it wouldn't 60 down-hill
on the high. We all thought It was
doing fine werk, carrying four men
and 500 pounds OF dunnage over his
HIN roads; but his talk SO discouraged
me that sold II for good price to
the first applicant ater we had finished
our trip.
After some yicissitudes OF tire
trouble and hill climbing and darkness,
We reached the trail that leads to the
first laca flow and camped there for
the night The supper that Bryan
served IN three courses was something
fine. spite OF its being prepared IN
the dark There we're lot o Hawaii |
ans about who seemed to gather from
0fXhere perhaps In search of a job
rr guide or helper. But we didn't want /,
ny guide or helper to that low, in
.n'fe Of Hardy's warnings, Bryan and
FARRELL are good scouts and ! used to
belong TO the Mountaineers In Seattle. /
IS We felt fit by ourselves.
During the evening Artist ID. H. j
HITCHCOCK with his brother and guide |
came down from the flow, past our |
camp. He said the flow was hot as
D0re's Inferno, and as large. We could
zee for ourselves, in good light, that |
the spirit of the flow was well ex,
pressed in the high lights.
Later in the night, some practical
joier woke us up with whoop and
veil, and brandishing big torch he
actually tried to make us believe il
was the light of new lava flow
coming down on us. BY our severe
silence we told him and his vile &C
completes to go to. When l say he
woke us up, / mean the others, not
myself. He couldn't wake me: up that I
way, for ! wasn't asleep; don't pre-
tend to sleep nights when rs rough I
ing 1t. Always have to wait and see
that the dawn OF new day is sue
broken, as they are intract. !
able at times. Bryan, however, can
sleep in any old place, as could tell !
by his shores. It's fine to be so
prosaic. So he was up at daylight.
and while he, was building the fire,
with sigh of relief took my nights
rest. (Sigh by me, not by the fire. !