Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-05-12
LAIA ZoN AE MGzT

parks. Nevertheless, sthere are discriminating
nature-lovers who have seen the world and declare
that Kilauea's Halemaumau is greatest of natural
wonders.
E. NJ. Newman, the traveller and lecturer, says:
"The fires of a visible inferno burning in the
midst of I'm earthly paradise is a striking contrast,
afforded only in the Hawaiian National park 1t
is combination of all that is terrifying and all
that is beautiful, blending of the awful with the
magnificent. Lava-fows of centuries piled
high about a living volcano. which is set like
a ruby in emerald bower of tropical grandeur.
Picture a perfect May day, when glorious
shine and smiling nature combine to make the
heart glad; then multiply that day by three hun
dred and sixty-hve and the result is the climate
of Hawaii. Add to this the sweet odors the
luscious fruits, the luxuriant verdure, the flowers
and coorful beauty of the tropics and the Hawaii
National park becomes a dreamland that fingers
In ones memory as long as memory survives"
"InfernaI and Thrilling"
Miss Edna l.. Smith of Aurora, ILL.,. globe
trotter with the gifts of appreciation and tie
scription says of Halemaumau
"As a spectacle 1t is the most Internal and
brilliant thing have and natural
phenomenon it is the most thrilling sight l
hope to see Worlds In the making best describes
what is going there. Miniature molten
tains are turned out of the white-hot furnace
cool and you see how all sorts of qualifications
are made. Then in turn miniature hardened
mountains are swallowed Dy DuFHfI1S tdVd lakes
And all the time the most tremendous roaring
and kissing go on as the fiery lava is spoutet
high up in the air. 1t sounds as If some angry
dragon were in the heart of the great crater spew
ing up flames and birthstone in a rage"
Stephen L. Mather. director of the nationaF park
service, says of Kilauea, among other things:
81 want to record my feeling that this is the
most wonderful feature of the national park sys-
TEN, SURPRISING the geysers of the Yellowstone the
waterfalls of the Yosemite, and even the big trees
of Sequoia park. 1t is the most awe-inspiring
thing that / have ever observed and / have no
hesitation in predicting that when once the people
of the United States realize what remarkable
of thousands of visitors"
Kiauea does not by any means confne its ae-
tivities to Haemaumau. Last year. out tie
Kau desert, about six miles from the fiery pit in
Kauea crater molten lava burst forth from
subterranean tube leading through a crack begin
ming at the wall of the main volcano. This fiOw
of lava was called the Kau flow of 1920, and is
still at work building up new mountain. The
flow really began in December, 1919 1t has now
built up great mound almost 200 feet in height
This mound has been designated Mauna Xxi Qittle
mountain). The Kau flow was easy of access, and
hundreds of visitors saw its live stream of lava
cascading over older flows. 1t was possible 30
approach to within few feet of the lava and
poke at it with green stick.
Footprints 1870 Years Old.
1t is in this Kau desert that Professor Jaeger
has just made amazing dscovery-the foot
prints in the hardened volcanic ash of an Hawaiian
army flying 130 years ago from the wrath of
Pele, the goddess who dwells in Haemaumau.
King Keoua of Kau, recorded history says,
led an army of three divisions against King Kame
hameha, who later united all the Hawaiian islands
under his sway in the year 1890 This year also
recorded the last explosive eruption of Kiauea
volcano.
Hawaiian legend records the fact that some of
Keouas warriors rolled stones into Kilauea crater
to mark their dsrespect for the goddess of the
molten lake. Pele rose in her wrath, and, with
a terrific explosive eruption, totally wiped our
the second division of Keoua's army. The fOOr-
prints found in the Kau desert are believed to he
those of men of the first division who, seeing the