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Show WONDERS OF HEW ZEALAND! A Tour Among Volcanoes, Geysers and Bollhg Springs mi nun m luiuMiMiMniii tordn lltr Vngrjr and limtiMliiou Mood as Well as In Hi r Moil llcaiilroiif anil 1 licit Moment. CtiTVF"" " ,,rrt Nfl" IVkLMtiunui, lSuw 7elanJ, lol. 19 1S93 Tourists Irout all parts oftbo world are BttrnottU lo tliu "WonJer i.n.oO'owtftatanu'' Th llotlaku cllrtrlct la ctOeliatcd (orlUltutlful ctnry, aud Hie tunc Ttltouilxtllni: ltlm ol lit Innuintr ablatio MtlDiit A. Iluo ol volcanic KlttjM.leiiilifrgiu tliu central pall of lb Isorlli Island from tiiuacllro toIcsiio, Mouut loiiRHtltr, tu WllltO tiliDdin lbs Dorlti, a illiUiice of oim iuaJred mid llfty mile. Maori tra ' ditto") ' various ways, explain the Mute. The inoit poiilr story In I forms us Hint ctrlaln ancient rouga tlrai, orclilefs, wcrosuddeuly clianKcd Into mountains, wlioo snotty m Iroie thrill, and lield Hum ta llriB. Ouo of tliolt descend-in', a goddess of llawalkl, Irlt tier far-illitatit far-illitatit homo ncroia tlio 1 -cUlc, and traveled under ttis sea with u turn lug fltc Iraud, with which to rttc.io lier noted auctslois At Wliltolslaud ilia canm to Iho aurfacu and found Unit litr destination was not yit reached, but ttio icene of lltr oppcarauco Itoui that tlmohaa betn an actlvu volcano. lltr lino of underground travel, through tho llay of I'lenty district, li tuarUd by the billing strings, atiani holtt, and volcauooi Mount l"on Itarlro was I cm bed and the famout chieftain wai releuidfiom till frozen loiters, but lilies thin tho mount hit betn continually ittamr, aul liallll an active volcano oftiu aendiri; forth lniruenitiuantllleaof rock, lava, etc. Mauds, uauntaluaand massive rocU are jointed out by tho .Maoris anil dticrlUd at thtlr transformed ancestors, ances-tors, many of Ihtiu being ancient C,OUUemS. Tho annual conference at To l'uke was laid near tho historic stents, an J 1. IJum Kuisun, Mrlaln and Uoudard Utcidid tu taku a sl.lil ireliiK tour through the district. Iho llltlu cow p.ny started out well tiulpid. Jllanketa, clolhlhgund provl.lous were loaUud Uou a iaoxhirse, aod as the' l.ldtrs mouuttd thilr lalthful cus und Jogged aloug tin road userity wouilliavos mo ullilculty III deter-lathing deter-lathing thilr cliarsclcr. The roals were very Uusty, and, atttr n few hours' Journey Iuk, the travelers would its for Indigent tourist, cattle Lu) era fehtepshtarera or miners inspecting I for new finds, l ut few would lunglne that they were ministers of the Uos Alter a ride I f twenty mllra lliey n ached tho Maori l'a at Korokoro, where a cordial welcome was uatend td tu the l'alttlias " On learning the character of their visitors, the Maorta desired to learu something ol Muriuonlsm, aud an Interesting con versallon el sued, ll was therefore I ast midnight Ik fore they a ught repoiu In their lluuketa, which were spread on tholloor of the wharr, about lUteen Maoris alee) lug In the tame room. The following morning a visit was paid to feldlere, a mllo and a half distant, v. here black mud volcanoes and boiling springs may bo semi on every hand 111 furl inactivity. Doom olouuaof sulphurous smoke cauuj ltd the little vail, nud tho dull thud of the pulas and ngavtlias could be hi aid all along the road. Iho ula are geyscra continually active, while the Jtgawhai or luacllve lulas, Intermittently (enj lorlh col umnaofateani. I he onl dwelling In the vicinity of llkelere la a Maori wuare, whtre a family resides for the I urObo of collecting tell and guiding visitors, .Soar the whare are two lmmeuso boiling lakcu, svjaratel tya narruw neck of land about thrto feet wide Btutidlng upon the uatuial bridge, the spectators arecom lettly enveloped In the eul horuis clouds of sltam, the repulsive odor ( f which Is almost sullocatlug A gust of wind iccailoually waits aside the dense clouds of uor, : that thotirrlblu boiling cauldrotis can lo distinctly teen. The mighty forces of nature iii 1 tare I threaten Hie visitors with lui mediate destruction, nud their lacu ol observation was oj pruprlati ly , named " Hie Oatea of Haute " Carefully traversing this trischerous rrglou, n large pawning ill Is reachid, where a seething mass nf 1 black mud Is dimhtd and tontd uaiiist thesldta with jerfectfury. Itlsalinost Iterrlfylig to gate Into tho hlUtun depths ol this Kiuat mud ,) ser,termJ the "Inferno" tiulj humus rprln)S, mul crattrs and hot water falls are tr; numerous In the vicinity, and steam may bu seen tatulog from eery hill sloe, riioiulpliuroua fumes In the air ron. I dervd a roloageil stay undtslrabli,uud It aa quite n relief to emergu Into jurer aiuiosi litre. The beautiful and fimous hken uf Ilotoltl and Itotorua wereiisxt vlslteJ, and ntar the south shorn of Hie last ( named lake tourists find au agrtvablu rtitlog lace at the little town ol Ohlntmutu, nolcU for Its numerous mineral i rings an I healing waters Commodious hotels liavu been erected for thu accommodation uf visitors nud Invalids, nil. of which ooutnln wonler ful natural batlii, renowntil for their curative i roierlles. l'hysklani am In , chargocf tlu.o, and the town Is like an Immense hoeilhil, with hundreds of Invalids moving around U on thtlr ' crulchtr. 1 At out two miles distant la n Maori r, situated III the midst uf an Inter estlng group of (.ejiirs. Homo of these force volumes of attain thlrti auu fourty f.ct high, while others seu I t turth columns i f water to a I eighth ot I one hundred fill. Hundreds of tbtte I bolllug srlDga may be aeeu In the S . vlclnltv, and thij aru attrmlid by a I variety of unearthly uoliea uud ovll B odors f Itoui Ihoallacentlillla a gcod view 8 Is obtained cf the whole district R Hcarcely n ripple ooulcl bu leiu on the I oliar, lacld lalits, aud It was dllllrult 1 to Imagine that such a luacefulscine hsd ever betn dlslurbecl by I loud I battles, eau sing waters near the shores J " the Isko tot odjed with blood. The 0. Irleudly and I eacesblo Maoris whoso R kindly eulertalued tho Uderi, aru the dercendauls of a warlike trite of Ara was oncu so ilioadol hy their neigh burr. I ho scene of tho great volctulo ex plosion In the ytar I6S0 was neat visited, lttadera ef tin Niwa may remember the story llsshel acr sa the ttlrta from this tcei eof death aud dettructlop, Tlio Inhabitants of the district have I renmu so nicuttouied to ateamlng ngawlna aul ulsa filling the nlr with nil htirous ( il rs, tarth Irtraorr, lubterrum an rumblings and the breaking out ludlllerunt licet of twlllug 'irliiKs, nil uf which tiny re gsrd ns the tntoty alu of Hie country, that thty are not d a turlej b alUht lirtluuake all cm. At tho time ,cf the criat olam Ity, Tarawem mounta u tjwoted .U Ofeet ubovo the heaullfiil lakes at Its I air, an 1 tlio wotiueiful (Ink and white terrace, which nature lia I bien ingaged penturlts In forming, were In llievlcinll). Oil thurih,btot Siduis day, June 10th, lSiU, thu whole ol IStw aland was uroustd by terrible tnrtliiuahu tliuks, which wtre ulao 'ell In Atutralla. i'arnwiri, will li for nt liatt live centuries hsd lieu dormant, aud leuly burst firth all I the llamea Illumine 1 the surrounding country. Imminso roiks and larh quantities ot dull nu I nshta wire tnrownout. Craters oeued Hi Lake Itolomabaua, and enormous vil utiles of heavy mud ijread ileslructlon on ever) hand. Ihu loss of life nicoiJi'il Ihu Ma ns vas Very (.teat, anil n iiiim er ol l.iirituialtoerlshod, as the tiwu of Uu-u, utij several villoma wire I uritMj In lava, uihea and m id. Ihesturyot tho terrible citaitroi he Is mm evidenced by the gaunt, burnt Hunts ol trter, and busied fortsla on the mountain sides, elhl miles dls tuut, an 1 the tremendous dc'iuslle of mudand athet In Iho vulltre brlow. Deipgulltyshsvo now men wathtd out by the btav) ralnr, and bcciilou all) thufuliis ot n Mnjll house may bo teen, parti) lurltd tu thu ravine. Kjlllnc. lulls of bluuinuJ, brokiu by eliepgulclitr, nrn now spiea I over Hie sito uf tho once beautiful lake of Ilotomahatia I rom au omlncnco called the Ath fliU', Hie 1 I lets obtained n goo I view of farnweioalid Itssurr niuditiKS. The mountain was oloft In two by Hinter lino ex loslou, au I tlio craters aru llalnly visible A new growth of ferns, graitis and shrub now rtllove this desolate sot ue, for nature Is doing htr utmost to hide all tiaces of the catastroptie. As the l.ldrra uesred the aceno of the eruj Hon, the rugged condltluu of thucouLtry couitlitU them tu d s mount, and, leuvlug their hones, tho Journey waa continue 1 on fool, riiteli lLcllnta welo cllmtod by ijrail lug t uiiehie ot grass growing out of the fissures and ulltr lea lug aercrsiuveral chasms of tiuknowu uiilh, u deep gully was entered, auJ Its course loliowed lor tome dl tauce A stream ol aoll wateroiablsl Hie travelers to quench their thirst, but Imagine their surj rise, alter following tho stienm a few feet, to obtervu tho water steaming nnd tiollluir 11 was nuceisary to exaiuluu the ground carefully beioro slriilug tiuu It, us billing Sirlut,s were steam. Ingluuvery direction, aud scalding vajior Issued from fissures and holes lu IhuL.riuiid. What nieared tu have Lceu an Immeme crater Is now a boll lug lake ol clearwuter Mouot Turawora still looms up with threatening slgnlllrauce. Tho rill dividing the mountain It still hot nnd aloiinluir, aud Ihu rocks In the vicinity aro too hot In handle Hucli iceneof tearful desolation will be long remtm-berod remtm-berod ly all who are privilege 1 to view It, and the vliltor turns Irom Its oontcmplatlou conscious of his own In-slgnlllcaiKo In-slgnlllcaiKo and reallxlug stilt mole the mighty foicca of nature controlled by the Creator VHlwhnkahllil was Iho next olnt of lnterret, with Its uuuurous gey sers uud beautiful spring, but ns heavy black clouda commenced to gatlur overhead, tho horses were urged forward, In tho hOu of galulng ailacoufshvller be ore the gathering storm broki. ,A heavy Hmudorstorm, however, bunt upon tho trnvelers Justoalhey caught sight of uiuhln In lliudittnnct, Ihu hortus weresjurred onward, but the lieay rain caused their rllrrs to arrive in a wet erudition. erudi-tion. The horns were turned out aud usstsslou was tuki u of the house, the ownerof which was abteut The lluok of Mormon an 1 other church woiks convinced tlio J.ldtrs Hint tho owner was a membor of the church, su thty risttdcotileiittdly till morning. Tho storm having aittd over, tho Journey was coutiuueil. On reaching the YValkato river, Iho li itivrs on tho opposite t ank ere signalled. sig-nalled. A Maori crotsetl over In n small waka, and Hie little arly shuddered shud-dered ut the thought of returning with him In such n small boat, ut thu Wnl-kato Wnl-kato is a swift, treacherous nud turbulent tur-bulent sin am The waka (a smtll canoe htwii out of the trunk of a trie) was about two It el wldo and llftccu ftet long. One pastem er was taken at h time, uu I Ihu native with ureat dexterity pildled ely acr nu fno little cralt was proielle I with n single oar, or I addle, an I, alter watching the skilful maul ulallon of il, all uilsglv lnLS vatilalitt!. Oraiillorako Is mi cxoluilvely Maul rellKment, ilensanllr situate I on the I unks of the river. Most of tho luhnbltsuli ore l.itler-day Halnts, a every attention was pildtj the visitors. .Sgawhas and iilasnri very uumtrous In the vlolnlly.aud tlio buliug o,ls are used for laundry and euoklug urpcss Home of theio hot strings alo liuito caul Irons, whllu otliers niu uat lirt" enuuj h for nn og boiler. The Htnain, Inning from the llsaurtr, la utlllioi In various ways. After a short stroll, the I. dors met their Maori hostess with n kit of potatoes Learning Hut alio was taking thill to oiok, liny uc couipaulel her Thu (oiuties were rluud tu a slruini of cold water, aul Ilitu laiud luasleaoi lug cavity III the tide of the hill, ( overtngiheiii with nasck, tiny win, lull lo cook in a naturilsliamoviii. the famous Alum cive, situated near tuu llnji, 1. n very Inteieitlu. nud mil juo sight. Atttr trussing tho river agalu, It wai reached ly cllmli lug thu hlllslJes On reauulng llm tntniicu tlio till ferns wire I rushed usldt, uud the lire. t,llmie of thu luchtuillnj; ictue was uliuist cultivating. cul-tivating. DctceDdiug rude SU, a lerfect turlei, urotlu wus untcred, which certainly I sill s diHcrlillon riiootveis 1JS fietlni', nt teet lilijlmliil 4. feel wile The I crutatlona n ei ry sl li nreof van lints, nnd, ns iho sun slilnts tr in al t v. a lieautl ul tUtuta is omit I. Thi alumtrystals glisten lu the suullgli , and the tropical vegetation nu I tal tree ferns nrn reflected lu a (oil ol water lu the bottom, forming au appro I rlalo background. The vMiore enuld rrallly Imagine It tho sot no ol Itlp Van VI kle'stxptollawlth thogoblica In thefamitis C'atmllls. Whru itndyloeonllmif Ihejournry, the Maoris cause 1 tin horses to swim the rlur. Alter ulng Wairskel, a valley with Innumerable attractions, attrac-tions, Hie lluka falls wire vltlted, which lire said to bo the flheti lu the Hotitlii rn ll'till lieie At this point the Wnlkat- river Is forced Hin iic.li a narrow rnasm, nn 1 Ihu loaning, bjlllng torrent ruatict lie Heteli two precipitous rotky wnlls, Anally brosklug nvtratlteprrcllcc, 'vising the fine stray to rite like columns of sti am. 1 his is a fivorlto rr it of tourists, nnd Is .bmit six milis Irom Lake Tail ,nlluoelutt uf water uhuul UOu iquare miles lu ex Itut Hevoral Maori villages are located upon Its sh ires, nu I many Maori legends connect It Willi the ancient history if Ho natives. Tho famius mountain scenery near His tilth end Includes Ihu actlvu volcano, ruiiguilri), aul tie mow. ovtred Ituiohu. A family of Halnts, r s ding at Hie I ad of Tnugsrlro, hot-pltally hot-pltally eiiterlalnel Hit r.ldera during Hen slny The vole una mountain la continually sending forth volumes of Ham anil iulhur us smoke, nud li moil feel ubuve set level. ltuichu, with Us snow-erowned summit, la ".ii fo t high und is very simitar lo mm) of the Wssiteh peaks. C hint Ing Mount Tounnriro Is no easy task lur tinny ytnra It wai tonsil ere I an I n ssible feat, but of Into yiuis has oftiti been visited. Utah b ys arc not easily dltcouraged, so the task was unJertnkun. Horses wtie utd until It was no longtrsa'u to ride thorn, and the veuturtsouiH triveltra tin u secure I stalls, nod, ilcketlug tho utiluia, uon Inutd llielr jouiney. An Immci so extinct volcano about a mile an I a hall wide was cru icd with somi dllllciilly. r o bottom wai very lugged an 1 h 1 1 Hie uppearauco of boiling laa which Im suddrul) rooted, ieavli g hut,o wnvts of rotk. Die i lull II mi sldisof the mouii lain ere dllllrult to illmb, ns thi loose ashes i levent n firm fooling Kvery few minutes a ret was neces sary,atil as Hiesuiimlt was liiurtd, a rest was require 1 every ftw step. Thesuliluirous tin ke t nve oaxl tno nwe struck travtler , and hid thu crater from them How ver, i gul view was obtained of III hi the enter lati r. The whole sti nun t uf Hit mountain, at one Him, had evldtnlly been an Immense crater, nix hundred ftet ucrow. rloveral smaller craters may now I o tun within this but only une Is active, mil that la abjut teventy llvu feet acriss Llnnsu volumes ol nib humus smoke aru lelchod forth, and at times r II back only lo lursl forth with hriatcr force I'rum tlm u nm tmextenslvu view Is oblaliK I of the surrouu ilug oounlry. Mount I mout, neaily UK) lu lea dls taut, Is clearly dl'i rulblo In the west, and the faint outline of the oreau norlhward tiny ali be seen, wiillejhu romantloan I rugged scenery of New salsud's "Woudtrland" Is 111 the foreground At Ihu foil of Tongarln the l.lders separate t smm their ri spe ctlvo Melds cllalsiraul lo continue thtlr ellorta lo f I read the Uoij el ol Ohilst. l'l (1 l. |