The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-07-27
FORMER CANON, CITY LADY
WRITES AN INTERESTING
LETTER FROM HILO, HAWAII
Hilo.. Hawaii. s-9-a6.


dream of beauty.
l am enjoying weeks vacation
in Hilo, the metropolis of the largest
island of the Hawaiian group, a beau
tiful city of about ten thousands
twenty-four hours sale from Homo
lulu.
Arrived here Thursday after the
toughest trip I've SO far experienced.
l love and admire the ocean so much
that it's too bad for it to "act up"
the way it did in those inter-island
channels last week. ]
Coming down here shared state
room with a charming little lady who
will be remembered by Canon people
as Dorothy Robinson, whose father
was pastor of the Canon City Pres.
byterian church from 1885 to 1898.
Her married name is Mrs. Norman
Schenck and she has three dear little
boys. Rev. Mr.. Schenck is engaged
in mission work here.
There were $50 on board the steam
er 'Mauna Kea," which brought us
down and nearly everyone of them
is a delegate to the ninety-fourth an
nual convention of the Hawaiian
Evangelical association neld here June
29th to July 9Th.
/ l am the delegate for the Central
Union Bible school. which is the larg-
est in the Hawaiian Islands.
Our enrolment is 537 and the Junior
IarNa ,.fr -
tendent, numbers about $50. using the
graded lessons and divided into twelve
classes.
The native Hawaiians are very fine
people and I fully agree with the pas
tor of the English speaking church
here when he said that while he had
heard the finest choirs in America and
England, he had never heard these
island singers equalled
You see each island sends a picked
choir to these annual associations and
one evening of the week is devoted to
song contest for a banner.
| am told that these choirs have
practiced every evening, almost. for
months and months.
There may be subjects into which
I've studied deeper than these folks,
but music is not one of them. and /
take on my hat to them with pro-
found respect.
have been much interested In the
letters from the Mexican border.
Come over here when you get around
IN nd -rtf -.
Yesterday at 2:30 p. m. started
on the trip TO the volcano.
The trip from Hilo TO the crater of
Kilauea is a favorite one for autoists.
1t runs for thirty-one miles through
varied and magnificent scenery, pass
ing through many fine cane planta-
tions. delightfully."- quaint villages.
along by the mountain homes of many
Hilo residents and through miles of
tree-fern and tropical forest to the
Volcano House and Crater hotel. both
situated very centrally for the won
derful sights OF the district
The active crater of Kilauea is one
of the greatest wonders of the world.
and is the center of district OF en-
thralling interest
Kilauea is a great crater situated
at an elevation of some 1000 feet above
sea level on the lower slope OF Mauna
Loa. Nearly eight miles in circum-
ference and six hundred feet deep. 1t |
encloses an area of 1850 acres flled
with a solidifed sea of lava, which |
tal lyag hn fap II,
Unable. The center of this sunken
floor is occupied by a vast pit nearly
1000 feet in diameter and known as
"Halemaumau." or THE House of Ev.
erlasting Fire. the most active part
of the volcano
Here may be seen at all times a
ragine sea OF molten lava. its white
hot waves lashing and gnawing at |
the imprisoning walls and it's vast
fountains of fiery metal eterually play
ing and roaring in awful and awe-in-
spring grandeur. This pit may be
approached in perfect safety by a
splendid automobile road direct to the
very brink or may be reached by a.
marvellously interesting walk OF three !
miles across the floor OF the main era
ter itself. 1t may be visited easily
and in absolute comfort even by In.
valids. i
There has never been fatality in /
connection with the craters activi-l
ties, and no one has ever looked upon
this stupendous sight unawed.
BY reason of its ease of access Ki.
lauea is the most visited OF any one