| Show I I 1 i HE LARGEST VOLCANO Ii I i A ailmiso nt 110 aiMinfoHt KxtliuM Orator in Ui Woi Ul I 1J I I IJ i I j i1 1 J ppmllol Ike Xtttli 11 II f IIHM In the month of June lilt ninth I I ihy K 1 lemcmlKf tlehily Hut I no companltil bf a little natlie bny ten I I jcifi ol g101 out foi a plMiuie flip I I to view one of hII ondellllil I i I r kiU tho houw ol tlio un Ilio Illj 1 If I citcxlinct octao In lha world The I i lUjr was bcautilul tlie trovl canopy of heaven vit tloiiill M Hawaii un btimtil In the itnlth of In iplemlor and I n balmy brt n floatetl K fitly otr tlie land that certainly mutt have Invlgof I ted all with ttliom II came In contact II VMS i oclock p in when alter having provided outieUes i wlih a i y I rations ot food licit at could eailly lie I cariled In Iho Kiddle baR uo mounted I I oUlilaN and dparld font Iutchu t I tthich conthti of quite a number of I i lioutM lullered In n thing but clote I I I proiimlty lo each other among the pro line unlnt cactus a few f miles up from I the bue ol the rnounla at an elevatlun J of about l > fttt I will hern > Ute that It was at this place or near tlclniiy I I I I at our beloted Ilrolhtr George Q I Cannon labored to gently In the I I j morning of f the soi lo Tint establish the I Church of Jesus ChiUt of IilicriNy 1 I Saints In this lind and sound the notes of salvation In the can of tlie llanallan I j race I i I I raceOur destination btlng the lop of the I mountain we decided to make the ascent I as-cent by the holt route powlble consequently I con-sequently limed straight up the slope 1 I for a mile or two through the com and IL j i bean fields ol the 1orluguese planteis I thence by a cut oil way over the rot Ing Ik 1 hills beyond IIi i After proceeding for some distance I l over then hat fiom below appeared to I Lc tolerable smooth country but which I in reality ua jutt the contrary wo found ouiselvea the mUlit of perplexIng perplex-Ing circumstances as on account of the sharp racgid liva beds thick underbrush I under-brush and many ilrep holes and Rorics a halt tt Ifi Iho anlmils was necessary vet I continued a mo little distance on loot In I seatch Of an openin but alat I withnotvailable UllIo Ret out ol the dilficulijr we were compelled much to my displeasure tn turn back and go I lower don n the mountain ilile lIy lilY inlicalculailons In the lay ol the country much time was lost and In order lo make up for the sarat I urgeil my mule a 11 could realliing that to be out alter night In that locality Has anything but desirable On wa journeyed finally com In 110 tho main trail that leads up Irom Mika wao iho hichvefollo eu to the > lIm mil reaching Ibcie with exhausted anl moll Jut In lime lo wlmestoneol the mot clorlotis stmseu ImaKlnable Tlie mantle ul nljlit soon spread over the earth and as no moon was vtstUr Kcnlc observation tiat postponed until the mornlngi There on the top of that lonely mountain within n hundred feet of tho Inmienie crater standi a rude I tone structure which was built by gen eral subscription by the retldcnts ol Maul at a coil ol jxo In the autumn of 1894 lor the nccummotliilon of vis i tors Us dimensions nr about 20 leel long by u led wide walls m Incnti thick und no higher tnan necessary lora lor-a lU looter to enler conilortiMv The tool Is corrugited Iron Near bv Is lf IIr iernNM rp quUoaiargeicincnt cistern with plpos > iairaninla tu cilcli the rain waler from oil the house which n ample lup ply lor oil who vlli tlie place nulmali included roilunnte y tho b tck door ol the housn was unlockeil which permit tediKwIlhiratclulhcaix lo share the khelier that Cralitieira olforded We lound the place lovldod wlih nsverai much Holding icnuvas cols tome bed ilnK camp cuokln titenuls itc thire loroa icpist was soon prcpireu und rULrn ol with much tutlo alter wh en 1 cite I lor some Ima I Into the cheerful I late In tlie lar < t htllce and almott thoujht mystll oaiK among the old foils once again i 011 I resetlly 1 I 3but did not enjoy tin peaceful aleep ol the ntt is strange as It miy sound lor tint time ol the ur In the Hoplcs Ilia cm Iv mou l lain Kinds tthlsiled through Ilia holes and crevices ntnctimlne tn tho very i core As the li it lain tin I all I dawn appeared we arose4iid went out to view tne turruuiidlnjs I our tceih chatteilnc a honiplif lor truly it was colJ At 6 o oclock 1 ttuod on the brink ol that t famous crater and ulth nmaiemtm yated Intently rn the nncnilkiiil worn ol the M lttr Arci Iteci greeting the mm Kith an aloha aenuls brilliant head pcepid I Irnni beMnd I the vailjui I tinted II cloudtack I After a niomrnti contemplation ol Ilia sublime lovely i and skillful workings ol the Inllintn Allixmcilul I ai ciuic I to fraliie I more fully f than eserbeioie I the tlwarled I InsigmflcancD of puny mortal nun I Lonely a1 1 VM my heirt swelled ttlth I lay and I inoutitl praUe honor ad I Klory to God 01 hl J ho cIr ot the volcan Is I 30 mllei I j circunuerence tem lenrtli 7 AJ mllei cxltcma uldth 237 inlles cleva Hoi uf summit loojj lel Ilia depth ul crater Is about > 700 Ictt and the tleictnt thereinto can t o Dada quite i ailly on hone luck as In tome pljct I the slope am tradual and lim sutlucn of lint ground It a suit ol lino uuvat and cindiK Many uli I 1 utile goam 1 sheep and lurLe I > s tru lound 1 there u licit lurnlth iood sport for tlm hunters I loni the floor rlie borne thlriciii or toutuen pillars or co les Ildl Ii on about oj led I t high but ijtu ohut 7 bil not eem tome to-me lookng Irom above lo be mote thaniou leet How iirnnd It would have been lo hive ecu that hninene bailn at It once win till d lo Iho brim with a uireinK Btigry iin s 11 molten lava ttienilili y I presurool which raUKil the wiuto InIunde n the nuh ulollel ting It go ilaahnifc > ail i IK and roarmK Uli the aitillcrvnt pohll rorml iiiuunuln side Into i w Ury gra > o the Ocell The Brand attelnsplilng scene that was unioldeU sent a Ihl1 of admir l lon tu my soul and made an liuim Ion I that will never be obllterilfl Irmmht ablet of my intinoiy There II I meoijttly before nJO was the won er lululdscraier while oil In ILe dltia m the loulheist coulu Ii icen tlie lu ty P ks ol lla l Mannukea u d Uauiulca IIIJ II man t oa eil I Igher than the point wiiic I hen IluI i lOAcrlng above the Ucn uus ul Ucciy cioudj that complete lec y fillexl the entire twtnly sl mite channel fled In tho i > ppoilio direction to tliu noithwest Ilkt tta < tirlkiug VlW oft of-t > io wentcin onion ol tlui island he yjnd which en tllhtr sliic tlrelchod the I uritad eipanse of a calm tunimtr teii Thl Isund Miui I 0 i son ol a doublet known M K il I and Will Maul double one > orlon I bI1 cone < 1 t Iho other by a nearly level tract of land con lalnlng abut lilty sq ufo mlt Iho lout I sldi ul Hhlca I I iitnctratixl by tile Macclnl bay known at Maalaca lnlo the kihnlul bay clIl In lr > ni Hie noith the Oislanco from one la the other Ml g Ixiut MVen irilei The eatlrin portion It much the lirger being about iino hundred nil In tlr uid < rmc at tm base the gradual 11 I en culmmat I n at the crater the elevation of Ahttli ift above stated being 10031 leel while tlie wtniern il EII is but about nil mllei m drcumknnc i the clcvailun Ily its Miihcsl peak I luln otilt 58o le Altliougli bJll Mau pouettti the world fnnuus volcano Weil Maul Is by no means void of an attractive spol or thetr biautlfully roUd In I billlum Vnrduio Is Iho plcturtsque talley of IM I the ostmlte of ilawall cele bled as Ine scene ul one of Iho most iloody battles Hawaiian hUtory at he mouth ol uhlcti Is situated the lutlln halo village of Ualluku their the-ir IL pil town ol tms liland anil Ihlrd 111 Inuioftaiin In the Kepm lie 19 a rn all a quiet breakfast 1 briefly made lola ol my viui In the ccotd houk kept at Iho house for that iurK e I evidently betnr the first ilurmon I IJer that lial snared the snelter ol that little reck cabin bade oud tiotolhoeiaitj and relumed lo y slaying I place at old lather I 1aios hedtnccuibelnz more pleasant by a mulili lied ratio man tho ascent I 1 will beta stile that since November tg I liavo labor i don these lar oil hiitmy bit as an tmbasiador ol the due Gospel ol Jesus Uiili trylnj In my t 1 r l Irlc weak way to tiiuemlnato iis lieaul tad ful t-ad glorious principles of light and ruth amonx this poor 0 iwnlroaden but warm hearted rca ol ioils children hollawaluM hiRcoApill but 1 have labored on tills liUnil In company with tldr i Lettls It Jenkins ul llall 1 City Juli havlne just cimipltlcil an entire circuit ol tho tame We aro In o > ce lent lealtn and are tnioylng cur labors and tha work of Coj is lalrly piogiessing M houjh I lute encuinleied tome nalt nacrlhcei and dilliculllra my mil nonary dat lioii the beglnnlnit have been tnose n happineas an I 1 am truly xralclul to le Lortl lor tho many valuable 1 valu-able eipcrlincei therein lalnod tltn With n lcitintpra lor Zo and the on ard progrrts other noble and juil cjuir cuIm y leipecilully OroRUK II IlSIICK los 410 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