Show the Ila hawaiian wallan volcano in fiery activity very great chances have taken place in the volcano or of islands since 1810 at that tima it was described as 88 a lake of fire 1000 feet in diameter in general ee the aultom of the crater lias risen several hundred feet as it were fillin up the present repent activity though eon con ia slight compared with what it was for barty ty seven years ago at the pr present e sent time the dolcino vol cino Is ig however quite active two lakes or fire are a visible and there tiro bre evidences that two others exist the greatest pre alesi activity is found in a tittle little lake situated in the western side or of this fiery lake is II estimated to be about by feet feat to in diameter the d depth ath of the lake below where the e party stood aloud looking town down into it to be about feet this is ll 11 the all main lake ta let which resort there are other smaller takes lakes which ara of less interest The party visited it in the day time and raw the molten matter matler in the caldron always alwais in mo me tion ion it pouring in from some unknown source this like lika Is close by the base of a great shattered cone the iho centre of which Is seem seemingly angly the source of all the fier alery y lakes great cerrat and small situated about abou tIt it toe exploration isis were notable to look down into one the cune cone was wai so covered with sul BU pharous vapors that it would be risky to go on it although a stick 1 1 stuck hy by a native showed that it was not absolutely the stated staled that hint mr saverin had been on the cone taking photographs the current seemed to have a southwesterly set from the central cone it wo would 1 uld dash against the cavernous bides of tho the lake into which ile hie party were looking loo klog the pray consisting of molton molten lava lashing dashing up at times timea birteen feet high but much less leas seen by mr emerson some bome twenty years yeara ago and faid vry very much less lesa than llian seen peen by professor Pro dana forty seven yeam ago thera were five or six of theao jots jets la indifferent different parts parta of tho ilia lake rod and it was noticed that all tho the actie ity fly was wa near near the mariln marit ln on thursday tile the ft a member odthe or the party visited abo the lake by nights the sight was very much more lore impressive than by day it was very brilliant the most ro re mark abio thing noticed noti ceil in addition 10 lo what had been seen sean by lay fly was that at various points around the edge of the lake all saw flannes shout shoot lug up with colors colora suggestive odthe of the presence of sul sulphur phui the existence 4 these flames has been questioned by 8 interested in the volcano ani and many have positively doid nid their existence this time there more was no nili mistaking staking in their I 1 Iru the question seems to 11 ackern out of the fact that bat they aro rii not invariably to be ba seen same of ahli identical party had rone gone doat lit fuw few evenings oven losa previous but failed ailed to see the blimes and conclude cooc luil eu that none wera to be seen been tile others tt iera who went down apon the itta tove named returned without any doubt of their being actual dillmes tile the flames are produced by ignited gases pro fe ligor oana dana made a careful study y or of tle la rocks in and about the arater an irl as mide en ea te ring the he crater hy by me usual route the flow past haleamau blau britt and returning return by the upper blin kont nn the b westerly nl je another P ui as made thu crater some nela ti istance tanca late into now new L like like com ing 8 cut outon onto to the tha higher nadel on ill he With east and koalska kal as or the bof af t la ha 0 great moter her and also by A full 11 II week august the I 1 to a lit in these cheso no I 1 in n 1 dd I about abb crater 1 f A I 1 |