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si f RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF Pauea (Spouting T ,av;a $& & $fo 2-&cl-sl,'TfSI " WfeSS rl lfwfciv 1 f ... 4 ' lKI S3 ILAUICA Is spouting lava, spout ing as never before In Its history since die Caucasian lias known Its "House of Kvcrlnstlng Fire." This continuously active volcano In Hawaii National pari; Is over flowing from the pit of Hnlo niuumiiu. All of the trails In the old crater bottom have hecn destroyed. Five Hows are run ning north, south nml west and u mountain of lnvartho largest in the volcano's history, Is spout ing high, surrounded by hun dreds of other fountains. Tho Java lake rose eighty feet in eight hours. Tho main How, 1,!!00 feet wide, is running at tho rate of forty miles nn hour. Police guards are holding hundreds of tourists und automohlllsts nt n considerable dlstunco from the scene because of the danger of a greater out burst. And tho spouting of Kllauca 1b one of the won der scenes of the world. "Tho Hawaiian volcanoes," writes T. A. Jag gar, Jr., director of the Hawaiian Volcano observ atory, "are truly a national asset, wholly uulquo of their kind, the most famous In tho world of science and the most continuously, variously, und harmlessly active volcanoes on earth. Kllauca crater has been nearly continuously uctlve, with 11 lake or lakes of molten, lava, for a century. Manna I.oa Is the largest active volcano In the world, with eruptions about once n decade, and lias poured out more lava during tho last century than any other volcano on tho globe. Haleakahl Is a mountain mass ten thousand feet high, with a tremendous' crater rift In its summit eight miles in diameter and three thousand feet deep, contain ing many high lava cones. Haleakala In probably the largest of all known craters nmoiig volcanoes that aro technically known ns active. It erupted less thnn two hundred years ago. The crater nt Hunrl.se is the grandest volcanic spectacle on nrth." Kllauea'8 Lava Lake. The lnvn lake at Kllauea Is the most spectacu lar feature of Hawaii National park. It draws visitors from all over the world. It Is a lake of molten, fiery lava a thousand feet long, bplnbhlnt? on Its banks, with n noise like waves of the sea, while great fountains boll through It fifty feet high. This exhibition of one of the most amazing revelations of nut lire the terrllllc nnd Irresistible forces of the earth's Internal fires Is nccesslhlu hy automobiles almost to the very brink, nnd may be safely viewed. The trip from Hilo to Kllauea volcnno Is by au tomobile, a dlstanco of thirty miles. From Hllo the road gradually ascends through sugnr cane and pineapple plantations, to a high elevation and then plunges Into n great forest of treo ferns, whose fronds arc thirty feet overhead and pro vide a delightful canopy for many miles. At 4,000 feet elevation the trip ends nt Volcano House on the rim of the crater. Hero are unobstructed views of towering snow-cupped mountains and the great crater, Kllauea, an enormous pit nearly eight miles In circumference uud six hundred feel -leop, enclosing an area of -J.OoO acres. Filling the floor of tills vast bowl Is a sea of solidified lava, twisted and contorted Into every Imaginable shape, with Jets of steam, vapor and sulphurous fumes rising from Innumerable crevices and cracks. Al most at the center Is tho active throat of tho vol- ano Itself, called hy the natives, Halemaumnu, "The Houso of Uverlnstlng Fire." Tills was, In Hawaiian mythology, tho homo of Pole, the god dess of lire. - Greatest Natural Wonder. This throat or Inner pit Is a mile In circum ference, and contains at all times a raging sea of molten lnvn, Its white-hot waves lashing and gnaw ing at tho Imprisoning wnlls, and Its vast foun tains of Incandescent rock eternally Hinging their fiery spray in nlr; seething and roaring In awful grandeur. Tho molten sen rises and falls pcil odleally, at times even overflowing tho rim of the pit and spreading out over tho floor of the main crater, while red-hot crags and massive islands rise from Its depths to either collnpso In tumultu ous nvalnnches or subside gently beneath the surface of tho lava. Tho pit Is fascinating by daylight, but nt night tho sceno Is enthralling. And it may bo witnessed In perfect safety. Tho national park system of tho United States contains several nbsoluto unique natural wonderx, fliich ns tho Grand Canyon, Crater Lake and the sequoias of Yoscmlte, Sequoia and General Grant parks. Nevertheless, there nro discriminating nnture-lovers who hnve seen the world and declnre that Kllauea's Halemaumau Is greatest of naturnl wonders. K. M. Newman, the traveler nnd lecturer, snys: "Tho fires of n visible Inferno burning in tho midst of an enrthly pnradlse Is a striking contrast, afforded only in the Hawaiian National park. It Is a combination of nil tiint is terrifying and all that Is beautiful, n blending of the awful with the magnificent. Lnvn-flows of centuries nro piled high about a living volcano, which is set llko n ruby In nn emerald bower of troplcnl grandeur. Picture n perfect May day, when glorious sun shine nnd binlllng nnturo combine to make the heart glad; then multiply that day by three hun dred and sixty-five nnd tho result Is the climate of Hawaii. Add to this the sweet odors, the luscious fruits, the luxuriant verdure, the llowcrs and colorful beauty of the tropics, and the llawnll National park becomes n dreamland that lingers In one's memory as long ns memory survives." "Infernal and Thrilling." Miss Edna L. Smith of Aurora, III., n glnbo trotter with the gifts of appreciation and de scription says of llalemniimau: "As n spectacle it Is the most Infernal nnd brilliant thing I have ever seen nnd as n naturnl phenomenon It Is tho most thrilling sight I ever hope to see. Worlds In the making best describes what Is going on there. Miniature molten moun tains nro turned out of the white-hot furnace to cool and you see how nil sorts of stratification? nro mnde. Then in turn miniature hardened mountains nro swallowed by the burning lnvn lakes. And nil tho time the most tremendous roaring nnd hissing go on as the fiery lnvn Is spouted high up In the nlr. It sounds as If some angry dragon weio In the heart of the great crater spew ing up flnmes and brimstone In u rage." Stephen T. Mather, director of the natlonnl park service, snys of Kllauea, among other things: "I want to record my feeling that this is the most wonderful feature of the national park sys tem, surpassing tho geysers of the Yellowstone, tho waterfalls of the Yosemlte, and even the big trees of Sequoia park. It is tho most uwe-Insplrlng thing that I have ever observed, and I have no hesitation In predicting that when onco tho people of the United States reallzo what a remarkable thing this volcnno Is It will become tho objective of thousands of visitors." ' Kllauea does not by nny menns routine Its nc tlvltlos to Ilaleninumnu. Last year, out on tin; Kau desert, about six miles from the fiery pit, In Kllauea crater, molten lava burst forth from n subterranean tube leinllng through a crack begin ning at tho wall of tho main volcano. This flow of lava was called the Kau How of 1020, and Is still nt woik building up a new mountain. The How really began In December, 101!), It has now built up n great mound nlmost 200 feet In height. ' This mound has been designated Mnuua Ikl (little mountain). The Kuu flow was easy of access, and hundreds of visitors saw Its II vo stream of lava cascading over older 1lows. It was possible to approach to within n few feet of tho lava und poke nt It with n green stick. Footprints 130 Years Old. It Is in this Knu desert that Professor Jngger has Just made an amnzlng discovery the loot prints In the hardened volcanic ash of an Hnwnllan army flying UIO years ago from the wrath of Pole, the goddess who dwells In Hnlcmnuninu. King Keoun of Knu, as recorded history says, led an nrmy of three divisions against King Kame hnmelia, who later united nil the Ilawallan Islands under his sway, In tho year 1700. Tills year nlao recorded tho last explosive eruption of Kllauea volcnno. Hawaiian legend records tho fnct that somo of Keoua's warriors rolled stones Into Kllauea crater to mark their disrespect for tho goddess of tho molten Inke. Pelo rose In her wrntli, nnd, with n tcrrlflc explosive eruption, totally wiped out tho second division of Keoua's nrmy. Tho foot prints found In the Knu desert nro helloved to bo thoso of men of tho first division, who, seeing tha destruction of their conundes In the rear, fled from the locality. The traces will he en closed and pieserved. Kllenuen Is the center of a district unexcelled In volcanic marvels. There are many great craters within easy walking distance; Inteiestlng lna tubes or tunnels, wonderful forests of ancient Kon trees and tree ferns, hanks of live sulphur, nnd bottomless fissures and earthquake cracks. Hawaii National Park. Hawaii National pink was established by act of congress approved August 1, 1010 (It!) Stat., 1112). The park at the piosent time Is composed of three noncontiguous ureas, two on the Island of Hawaii, tho largest Island of the group coin, posing the terrltor.v of Hawaii, and one of tln island of Maul. Ilrlelly, the park lauds may be described as follows: The Kllauea section, which embraces the crater of Kllauea and much of tho surrounding region. Its area Is 210,8(15 acres. The Milium Lou section, which Includes till crater of Mokuuweoweo, the summit creator of the great mountain Mauua Loa, with somo adja cent lands. The total area Is 17,020 acres. The Haleakala section, which Is on the Island of Maul, and Includes the crater of tho extlncl volcano Haleakala. Its total nren is 21,150 acres. A tract tliut will contain I5G0 ucres, and will con nect the Mnunn Loa uud Kllauca sections of the pnrk. Mnunn Lou Is Intermittently active and the world's largest volcano. Near the top of this great mountain, towering to n height of 1U.075 feet nhove the sea, is the crater of Mokuuweoweo, with nn area of 2,2170 ncres, a circumference of 0.47 miles, n length of 21.7 miles, and u width of 1.74 miles. In October, 1010, u great flow of lava from the west side of Mauuu Loa took place. It began In n rift well up toward the summit, und sweeping Its wny through virgin forests be low finally reached the sea, where It pushed up u sand cone of great dimensions. It was called the Allkn How, because It passed over tho Allka section of South Konn. It destroyed 1,'S00 linear feet of the main highway around the Island. Lead ing from the crater Itself-and In the region Just bo low nro several rifts of great scientific Interest. From these rifts, which In many cases are highly colored, numerous lnvn Hows have Issued, among them the gieat How of 1881 which neaily de stroyed the city of Hilo. In tho line of these rifts nre many spatter cones and other peculiar phenomena that attract tho attention of the tour ist. Halekalu, "The House of the Sun," Is the largest quiescent volcano In the world. Tho elevation of Its summit Is 10,0212 feet. Its crater Is nine teen square miles, or 12,100 acres; the circumfer ence of tho rim, twenty miles; extreme length, 7.48 miles; extreme width, 2.217 miles. The almost vertical walls drop half u mile or more. It Is Im possible to realize the great area of the crater. The whole of New York city, below Central park, could he hurled within Its depths, and the highest of that city's church spires would be but toys by the side of Its cinder cones; cones which rise llko young mountains from the bottom of the crater, nnd which me relatively but fair-sized ant hills when viewed from the summit. This vantage point Is ahoe tho usual cloud elevation. The leel rny.s of the setting sun Il luminate cery nook and corner of the stupendous crater and bring to view the outlines imd delicate tints of the majestic pictures which have been hung In this mammoth gallery, to thrill and awe all Mho look upon Iheiii. Sunrise on Haleakala. Sunrise, seen from Halcnkala's summit, Is a moving picture of nature's painting. Says n visi tor: "Ten thousand feet 'above the ocean, which wo could see far below, we walled, and soon were rewarded hy a faint glow; then, ns the sun rose higher nhove the horizon, the glow gradually changed to a beautiful orange red, and the clouds, like great white downy rivers flowed and dlsap. peared Into tho crater on the edge of which we stood. As the sun ne higher the colors In tlni crater becamo more and moro Intense, tho shad ows deeper and bluer, and then the sunlight be gan to brighten the sugar-cane fields far below fully 10 or 15 minutes after wo had seen tho flrst glow. Wo watched for nlftvost an hour. It seemed llko two worlds, ono above tlin'other, one alive and tho other coming Into Ufa ns the sun warmed It." Haw nil is ii territory of tho United Stutes, tin noxed in 1S0S. 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