Show TO A CRATER A description on of the famous san volcano aldi by request I 1 AV write rite A 1 sketch of a 1 to alie volcano fatio aLKil at kildea tied sandwich islands on oil the T ith 0 of july 1834 1884 we took took our departure departs re from on the littlee steamer called the planter for the inland of hawaii this island being hie elie largest in the group lips nud and having two burning v volca nos noi maker make s it an aix island of great interest to tourists we had not been ion long out sit at sea before we were pro prostrated stata stated upon our little couches costing 0 up our bur act accounts nasi while whilce ival reflecting t in upon the good times we had pas tile the pleasant greeni green of laie laic early on oil tho the writing of the ath leforc before lay day break we past the islands of mani Molo kni lanni lanai and we ve nil all slept on deckas dack ag it cwi wwi much plea pleasanter santer than sleeping slee down in the state rooms so we had a good moonlight moonlit lit view of the islands the T lie sea was ivas quite rough during the night alight and RISO also the follow following iu morning in 1 twice a I 1 large arac wave struck the bide e of f the vessel and dashed over the deck wetting bonie boine of the bells beds but luckily our little bunks were in in a place where the water did not come and at 11 am we were anchored outside of the reef lit at a place called kailua on oil hawaii rounding ronn ding hills and mountains mountain looked tovel covely the natives came out to the elie s steamer camer in canoes with pineapples to sell ten tell for a quarter of a t ollar dollar tina this is where file he first american missionaries funded on oil the islands in the year 1820 we also saw queen En emmas inias summer re residence i a two atory stone lious liouc near the sei sea shore we were traveling on oil the ocean near tile shore st stopping 0 at diner cut places trie tho island of Ilaw hawaii iiii all day ind and were highly de delighted lightell in ill viewing larme large sugar plantations coffee git groves acs and rice plantations the hills hilli and mountains biere covered with for atts of ferns extending from the volen volcano down to the sei isea thore a distance of 30 or 40 miles we e enjoyed the auery very fery much I 1 must not billitto oil omit litto to mention dictation e laia bay here we went ashore in ill 1 I 1 row boat and saw captain cooks monument itis it is built of concrete ind and tandi stands about abent 15 or 20 feet high the superscription reada IM as follows S in ili memory bif the lie great circumnavigator ator captain Cip tain james J mci cook it W who di tiffi fl blands lands 0 on file of Jar illary A ial D and fell noar near this spot on oil the file 1411 of feb A D 1778 this monument WILS was erected in orem A P M 1874 by sonic some of hil hi fellow cin I 1 this place is enclosed by I 1 ances c 0 of t velie hoehe large camione aDi ioni inserted in ili io 1110 with chains chain extending betwee ll them for railing while here we ive re illa ined a i short time viewing the b bay y and sin stu founding rounding scenery wl e they ey were unloading freight we thou then je turned to tile the were poon oil out ont on oil the great iii ind and were iii wiling jling until the morning of the oth aft we nic landed it Pu nalon liin my 31 1 wife anil sister partridge from sen sea bick bickness tic kness tim the wind blow quite hard ind and hie file wm wa rough I 1 will liere here state stale that eldera V F W marchant mid and 1 V lt 11 millar wel e laboring is on oil the bigland igland of hawaii president P hall hail mide at ai with them by letter tu to meet its ii oi thur on y icorn ing ilig the loll 1011 at with horses furnished by tile the ila natives tives but owing tu ilia siule table being beim ch the arrived arrive tl 0 on ll 11 r edile d y morning sit at dyb dayl irel k therefore alic alic bro brotheren thren ditl did not meet it in new arrangements were made with tile the J steamship co to convey tourists tourist from honolulu to Pim alimi Ila hawaii a I 1 distance of two hundred and lifty fifty miles front there they go go by rail tu to dakaka four miles then then by coach ind driving ill 1 within tell anies of the file volcano to ii a place called tin the hilf li alf way lionso lionie lion sc are furni furnished blied the journey was conti continued lined on oil horseback ho to the volcano of kilnes Kil nei tica we ve remained at the volcano house two dins days where a i guide 11 ile was fair furnished and the be bert A tafoi the can afford ii rord A re tit ti completed the trip at a cost of cuoi eich I 1 aft 0 were obliged to gu on oil foot to anka a ki ka and president butridge Put ridge walked in lead head of the others to find tile place our journey WAS over I 1 bir bar ren acu invoking looking country and it ii solid IIII 1111 M of volcanic rocks I we hall had walked about two miles and a half when we were nut liy hy elder ehler marchant March tiit with horses you can call lit agina our deli delight glit in meeting one of oil our r elder 3 ii i 1 n I lind we were e ecith ec tri ta aliouse where we were well calci caich foy ili n their r sta stile le anil ineil over night poi loi and ment meat were furnished ly by tile lie natives ellul we JQ lion holi glit alit tome some breid aull aud I which we had bad for enli per ier aal breakfast july 1001 we our steeds tile the Pre Adent had ii a good horse the leina inder were small indian ponie i except mine which was i 1 little little ind stait til three 0 clock for the volcano vol cino it of 20 0 mile ani lie hie light of the file linni ing vol filDO ww grabil daiil to lichel I as wt we rode along alij itaf we of tile way uy j y tail trial over rough volcanic rocks and daiv I 1 a great neally in the earth soon after dinner 4 0 clock clock 1 pin ili we descended aall a niile mile into the critter crater of 1 1 thell continued our journey ey over mra to the n lakes we e walked over aume I 1 lii n a f ehlt 1 I it it aind ill flown just three weeks or evious tp to our vi vahit it and in oine 1 we vu hail to wilk my lightal y BK iacre Z 1 T was da danger ger 0 if our bi viking through ru it TI the e bottom of tills is renthy rent by terri tilt cl I 1 annii and till colit at outbursts of smoke and steam as a we pad adoll along 0 some islarea islares the file smoke abil from the sulphur wils alliot sullo citing it WM also ury ery binder underfoot foot there are now dow two likes which nrc are very active the old jahe is ii callad calad itric alalu MILtI mAll one mile and ill three cc in ii lei in delkie rel kie TL tha lakes ure continually boiling ind throwing up till I civi iva t lie lonz longer we gazed alie tl e mole wonder fill it IF a re cd as we the many kt at times it would oll ap melt clouds of black willi 1111 p lightning and ol of affire of ire run running tring through the i groat reat hiedi of leaving heaving lava brea breaking IT ing fol forth th into burning fire firc throwing streams of lava hiyi 30 or 40 feet high the whole take like burning and boiling and I 1 felt to exclaim oil oh how wonderful nrc are the works oford of god the crater of called by the native Ii lua lna pele or jut is simply a deep jut of oval form about two by three miles iu in extent its ila walls valls varying from five hundred varying to one thousand feet in height its bottomore bot tomor floor is very uneven and subject buba act to fre frequent verb change I 1 n i caused eruption tile the level 0 of f this th floor appears to have varied several hundred f foel fet et during the past forty years it is seldom seen in action throughout its entire extent the lava flow being genc generally rally confined to one or more mom lake which ire are sometimes connected by str rains of lay lava flowing from one to the other I 1 have bave not language language to express espre m the grandeur of chii great wonder of the world I 1 will here state that wp we were within ROO feet of the burning leal lava y a had a very i erecting n 1 view bogli 1 th I 1 by da day an and D night ht and IA returned turi led to the hotel at 1 y p pm ajr we c paid aid tue the guide 89 69 to take our party parly sown down there were president E edward 1 partridge ge S E partridge C A S youg young 1 F W blar marchunt chant and myself self 1 we c stopped off one week on oil the hie island of maul at wailuku town with the chief kapukini in tier her native lint but and were treated with great kindness we returned to on oil july by the iho fine steamer kinau kinan wc ve also visited lahaina the place where apostle borenzo snow came near being drowned while taking this volcano tour we trave traveled letl miles miles by water 31 miles mile si I 1 by carriage carriage 87 on oil jim horseback sel ack and in 9 miles wot afoot B dat 31 YOUNG lou jan 11 |