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April 28, rSjg. Rev. A. O. Forbes. — Crater almost extinct. Much more steam than usual 

 ou the sulphur flat beyond this house. The two lakes of fire have disappeared in the depths of an 

 immense pit from which only a few puffs of smoke and steam arise. 



June 2^, iSyg. W. H. Leutz. — Both lakes very active, Halemaumau throwing jets of lava 

 up at least fifty feet above the rim of lake so ofteu that the lake looks like a fountaiu of fire from 

 the verandah. 



July 2, i8jg. W. Tregloan. — One great lake very active. 



July 14, iSyg. W. H. Lentz. — Eight in the morning a large column of black smoke rising 

 from south lake. 8:10 .\.m. large flow of lava from the lake extending over at least one-eighth of 

 the entire floor of the crater. 8:30 a.m. sulphur banks on south side of crater ou fire; at 10:30 a 

 large portion of the bank of south lake fell in. 



July ij, iSjg. Rev. Chas. M. Hyde. — Was greatly interested in watching last night the 

 glow of the burning lava flow extending from the hill straight across to the sulphur bank ; it had 

 the appearance of a burning city. 



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August 2^, iSjg. G. H. Luce. — One lake or river quite active. 



Januaiy §, 1880. T. J. Kinnear gives a sketch of Halemaumau from the south-southeast. 



April 8, 1S80. A party ascended Mauna Loa and found much snow; could not look down 

 into the extinct crater. 



May I, 1S80. W. H. Lentz. — 9:30 p.m. Mokuaweoweo burst out in a large lurid light, with 

 a roar resembling thunder. 10:05 p.m. a second eruption, this time from the crater to the north of 

 Mokuaweoweo, apparently as large as the first. 11 p.m. still another, this time southwest from the 

 first, making in all three active fires on top and slope of Mauna Loa. Kilauea very active, both 

 lakes booming, a third forming, several large flows on floor of crater. 



yl/ai'5, 1880. A party ascended Mauna Loa and found snow on summit and considerable 

 action in the south lake with high jets of lava. 



May 18, 1880. J. M. Alexander. — Halemaumau about four hundred feet broad throwing 

 molten lava over seventy feet high a new lake forming on the east. 



June 20, t88o. W. H. Lentz. — 5 a.m. quite a heavy .shock of an earthquake ; no damage, no 

 change in volcano. 



July 24, rSSo. W. T. Brigham. — Photographed crater and ascended Mauna Loa from this side. 



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