Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-09
VOLCANOLAKEIS
At Higher MARK
Than YEAR 1912
Those Who Take Trip to Big
island Saturday Will See
Great Sights

The great and spectacular rise now
Il. progress in the fire lake OF the
volcano Of Kilauea is providing a
-sight. for visitors which is without
parallel anywhere in the world. Inc
lake is now actuallE higher than ITS
previous highest recorded level OF
1872. and the large number of fire
fountains playing in every part. OF The
great area, together with the constant
" changing appearance OF the lake
due to the vivid flows OF molten lava
over its surface. prove an attraction
TO visitors from which they find IL
difficult to tear themselves away
f. The view from the south station al
sunset. as the shadows lengthen from
the great mountain of Mauna Loa
is one OF unsurpassed grandeur and
magnificence, the vast fume cloud
from the lake becoming gorgeously
illumined by the glare from the mol
ten mass beneath and throwing into
startling relief the crag masses and
islands which break the surface oil
the seething area.
Site Is Rare One ~....
Ii is rare indeed that visitors are
enabled to see a lake of such great
magnitude and intense activity, and
il is expected that the special excur-
sion planned for Saturday next. 18th
instant, will be very largely patron
lied I'll. ..: ....-., III. RI
The trip will be an extremely inter
esting one, for it will be under the
personal control and guidance of Mr..
de Eis-NOrton of the Volcano Re
search Association, who has prom
ised that all who take this Oppor-
tunity of going to the volcano under
such favorable auspices, shall see as
much as it is humanity possible to
see in the time allotted. 1t is pro-
posed TO run this excursion on eX-
actly the same lines as those which
proved so extremely popular last sea
son, but it should be noted that this
will be the last opportunity given this
yea: s...= T.. ..-.~.,.
Norton Prepares itinerary
Information is that Mr.. de Wis
Norton's itinerary will be as follows:
The party will drive from the wharf
where the ancient legends of the dis
trict will be narrated. after which a
side trip will be made to the Naha
stone. the greatest historical relic in
the Hawaiian islands, with its won
derful "reminiscences of the great
Kamehameha. Here again. the histo-
ric story will be told, and the party
will then drive direct to the Volcano
House through the magnificent tree
fern forest beyond Glenwood.
Arrival will be made before lunch,
and directly after, Mr. de Nis-Norton
will take the visitors over the hot
sulphur banks and earthquake rift 10
the rim of the precipitous north wall,
whence a remarkable prospect of the
main crater floor is obtained Later
in the afternoon the journey by auto
mobile to the fire-pit itself will be
commenced Nhe party depressing to
visit the great lava tube, an under
ground excursion of fascinating inter
est and CT most instructive nature
TO those who have never before pene-
trated through the very heart of a
lava flow. The composition and uni
que features of the tube will be fully
explained, and then the visitors will
view the beautiful twin craters, the
vast dead crater Kilauea-iki and the
unique crater Of Keanakekoi.
View Fire by Daylight
Upon reaching the end of the auto
mobile trail the party will be guided
10 the east resthouse in order to
view the hre lake by daylight, and
will then examine some OF the lead
ing and unique features of the crater
floor, including the postal rift, where
doubtless postal cards will be scorch-
ed in the boiling steam, the elephant.
the reception room, the bathroom the
DEVILS kitchen. the picture frame and
numerous other strange and wonder
full formations, all of which will be
fully explained by the guide.
Return to the lake will be made at
shutdown and the party will go to the
south station, where the entire lake
may be seen and will not return to
the hotel until long after darkness
mas spread over the country, and the
marvellous and awful night spectacle
is in .:ogress among the fires be-
meath. -
There can be no better way of see
ing the wonders of kilauea volcano
than under the guidance of one of the
few men who knows the district thor
oughly, and the Inter-Island Company
is expecting heavy bookings in con-
sequence. There is no increase in
the rate and the steamer Mauna Kea
will leave the wharf at the time ad-