. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. 204 tCilauea and Mauna Loa. that it liiirt our liaiids, althotigli we wore woolen gloves. The mules refused to move, and before iiianj' minutes the ground or lava was white with snow. The liglitiiiiig was vivid and hissed dreadfully, followed almost instantly hy tremendous thunder. We fouiul no slielter, and were almost frozen, stiff, On and on we rushed, and the lower we got the less of the storm we saw, Dang'erous as the roads had become we made all possible speed. After an
. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. 204 tCilauea and Mauna Loa. that it liiirt our liaiids, althotigli we wore woolen gloves. The mules refused to move, and before iiianj' minutes the ground or lava was white with snow. The liglitiiiiig was vivid and hissed dreadfully, followed almost instantly hy tremendous thunder. We fouiul no slielter, and were almost frozen, stiff, On and on we rushed, and the lower we got the less of the storm we saw, Dang'erous as the roads had become we made all possible speed. After an hour and a half the storm's fierceness was broken, and from there the homeward journey was uneventful. At the <S,ooo feet level those affected by mountain sickness recovered. The down trip took exactly fourteen hours;. OKUAWl'lOWJCC, HO Stops were made. We went from where we camped to Napoopoo, arriving in the morning at i ; This eruption was ecmfined to the main crater and lasted two mouths, followed hy a small flow from Poliakn o Hanalei. To return to the Kilaiiea record: N(wt'fnber 2^, rgoj. St. Clair Bidgoocl.^^^^.ake about 40X125 feet. Fomitaius playing coii- tiiutally aii<l surfacx' very acti\-e. Remained active until Janiiar}- 10, 1904. February ij, H)04. J. B. ^^^Crater inactive. May 14, 1904. Bishop Restarick.^^^^Crater (piiet. February 2j, 190^. Demosthenes Lycurgiis.—Fire at bottom of pit. March 20, ig(ij. W. Williamson.— Fire at l)ottom. Ma%' /, /905-. I^. A. Thurston.—Pit has filled up since Noveml)er. fuly 23'2-^, igoy. Professor W. T. Pope and party were on the summit of Mauna Loa. By his kindness I am enabled to present to my readers some of the good pictures lie made on this trip. The view of the camp south of Pendulum Peak, and the one used hv manv parties from C582]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illust
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