The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-05-07

parks. Nevertheless, there 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 earthly paradise is 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 are piled
high about a living volcano, which is set like
a ruby in emerald bower of tropical grandeur
Picture perfect May day. when glorious sun
shine and smiling nature combine to make the
heart glad then multiply that day by three hun
dred and sixty-fve and the result is the climate
of Hawaii Add to this the sweet Odors the
luscious fruits, the luxuriant verdure, the flowers
and cOlorful beauty of the tropics and the Hawaii
National park becomes dreamland that fingers
in ones memory as long as memory survives"
"Infernal and Thrilling"
Miss Edna L. Smith of Aurora ILL.,, globe
trotter with the gifts of appreciation and de-
scription says of Halemaumau:
"As a spectacle it is the most internal and
brilliant thing have ever seen and natural
phenomenon it is the most thrilling sight / ever
hope to see. Worlds in the making best describes
what is going on there. Miniature molten noun
tains are turned out of the white-hot furnace to
cool and you how all sorts of qualifications
made. Then in turn miniature hardened
mountains are swallowed by the burning lava lakes.
And all the time the~mOst tremendous roaring
and kissing go as the fiery lava is spouted
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 Il. Mather director of the national park
service, says of Kiauea, among other things:
Il 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 SequOa park. 1t is the most awe-inspring
thing that have ever observed, and have
hesitation in predicting that when the people
of the United States realize what a remarkable
thing this volcano is it will become the objective
of thousands of visitors"
Kilauea does not by any means cOnfine its &C
tivites to Halemaumau. Last year. out on the
Kau desert, about six miles from the fiery pit in
Kilauea crater, molten lava burst forth from a
subterranean tube leading through crack begin
ming at the wall Of the main volcano. This flow
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 a great mound almost 200 feet in height
This mound has been designated Mauna Xxi Oittle
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 70
approach to within few feet of the lava and
poke at it with green stick.
Footprints 100 Years Old.
1t is in this Kau desert that Professor Jaeger
has just made an amazing discovery-the foot
prints in the hardened volcanic ash of an Hawaiian
army flying $50 years ago from the wrath of
Pele the goddess who dwells in Halemaumau.
King Keoua of Kau as recorded history says,
led an army of three divisions against King Kane
hameha, who later united all the Hawaiian islands
under his sway, in the year $780, This year also
recorded the last explosive eruption of Kilauea
volcano.
Hawaiian legend records the fact that some of
Keouas warriors rolled stones into Kilauea crater
TO mark their disrespect for the goddess of the
molten lake. Pele in her wrath and with
a terrific explosive eruption, totally wiped out
the second division of KeOua's army The foot
prints found in the Kau desert are believed to be
those OF men of the first division, who seeing the