intial 
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‘stream rushes madly down towards us. It is now about ten mil 
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es dis- 
tant—nearly through the woods, following the right bank of the Wai- 
Juku, and heading directly for our bay. 
_Some are planning—some packing—many running to and fro and 
all talking and conjecturing. Never was Hilo in such a state before. 
And all is hushed, and solemn. 
Daily messengers go up to the fire, mark its progress and report. 
Nothing but the hand of Omnipotence can arrest its fearful progress, and 
save our beautiful town from utter desolation. 
Oet. 22.—I have retained this letter until the present time, to watch the 
ire is extinct, or that it is not nearer than it was two weeks ago; but 
simply that its progress for the last week has been almost imperceptible. 
Still 
eruption commenced, and, as 
full force, The matter disgorged 
as in former eruptions. We saw 
Iphur and sulphate of lime, are the 
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ed freely at several points 
