The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-05-13

parks. Nevertheless, there are discriminating
nature-lovers who have seen the world and declare
that kiaueas Haemaumau is greatest of natural
wonders
e. Nj. Newman, the traveller and lecturer says :
THE fires of visible inferno burning in the
midst of an earthly paradise is a striking contrast
S1orded 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 Laya-hows of centuries are piled
high about a living Volcano which Is set like
ruby in an emerald bower of tropical grandeur
Picture a 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 luxurant verdure the flowers
and colorful beauty of the tropics, and the Hawaii
National park becomes dreamland that fingers
in ones memory long memory survives"
"nferhal and Thrilling"
Miss Edna L. Smith of Aurora, H., globe
trotter with the gifts of appreciation and de-
scription says of Halemaumau
"As a spectacle 1t is the most Internal and
brilliant thing have ever seen and as a natural
phenomenon it is the most thrilling sight | ever
hope to 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 see how all sorts of stratifcatons
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 on as the fiery lava is spouted
high up in the air 1t sounds 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-
tem surprising the geysers of the Yellowstone the
waterfalls Of the Yosemite, and even the big trees
SeUuOfa Is
thing that have observed, and have no
hesitation in predicting that when once the people
of the United States realize what remarkable
thing this volcano is it will become the objective
of thousands of visitors"
Kilauea does not by any means confine its ac
tivities to Halemaumau- Last year, out on the
kau desert about six miles from the fiery pit In
hilauea crater, molten Lawn burst forth from
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
How really began in December 1919. 1t has
built up a great mound almost 200 feet In height.
This mound has been designated Mauna Xxi Qittle
The Kau flow easy of access, and
hundreds of visitors saw its live stream Of lava
ascading over older flows 1t was possible TO
Ipproach to within few feet of the lava and
'oke at it with green stick
Footprints 1870 Years Old.
1t is In this Kau desert that Professor Jaeger
as just made an amazing discovery-the foot
rints In the hardened volcanic ash of an Hawaiian
rmy flying 100 years ago from the wrath of
ele, the goddess who dwes in Halemaumau.
ling Keoua of Kau as recorded history says,
ID an army of three divisions against King Kane
amelia, who later united all the Hawaiian islands
nder his sway, In the year 100. This year also
corded the last explosive eruption Of Kiauea
1lcano
Hawaiian legend records the fact that some of
eoua's warriors rolled stones into Kilauea crater
mark their disrespect for the goddess of the
often lake. Pele rose in her wrath and with
terrific explosive eruption, totally wiped out
e second division of Keouas army. The foot
ints found in the Kau desert are believed to be
ose of men of the first division, who, seeing tia