. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. Cones in flalemautnau. 177 cHanieter at tlie visible base. This liacl either stood or'been eoiistantl).'or iiiteriiiit- teiitly rising with its base certaiiil}:' in contact with the molten lava apparently in its hottest condition, and it liad not melted, but, as it seems, had grown in size. I have been on similar cones, as well as this and fonnd the material much like the crnst of the crater floor, but liere and there perforated with tunnels of irregular form and vari- ous siz
. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. Cones in flalemautnau. 177 cHanieter at tlie visible base. This liacl either stood or'been eoiistantl).'or iiiteriiiit- teiitly rising with its base certaiiil}:' in contact with the molten lava apparently in its hottest condition, and it liad not melted, but, as it seems, had grown in size. I have been on similar cones, as well as this and fonnd the material much like the crnst of the crater floor, but liere and there perforated with tunnels of irregular form and vari- ous size. From the orifices thus formed came at all times hot vapor and often molten lava, even at an elevation of half the height of the cone. It was unpleasant exploration,. for the stifling sulphurous vapors had to be avoided as mucli as possil)le b}- keeping on the windward side, and the things I wanted to examine were often on the lee side. The foothold was of course insecure, but custom makes that toleralily easy to manage, and the heat was generalh- not unbearable. Kly examimition convinced me tliat the sub- stance of the cones was the crust of the lake from 'which the cone rose. It was the most refractory portion of the lava, and just here I must call attention to the need of a laboratory right on the spot to determine the relative fusibility of the hivas found in Kilauea; we know little enough of this problem, and more knowledge in this line would not only explain bevond cavil the aa fornnation, but why these layers of cooled crust should rise to such heights and not be melted again at the base, Mbmoiks B. p. B. MrSKOM, Vol. II, So. . Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. Honolulu : Bishop Museum Press
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