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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. The Inhabited Islands comprise a
chain of eight, stretching over n distance of moro
than four hundred miles, with n total area of
0,000 square miles and n population of 250,180.
From northeast to southwest tho Islands nro Nil
Imu, Kauai, Onhti, Molokal, Maul, Lanal, Knhoo
luwo and Hawaii, tho latter giving its name to
the group. Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Is the cap
Ital and chief commercial city.
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424G Juneau Street, Seattle, Wash.
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