68 R.C. Haskell on the recent Eruption of Mauna Loa. 
streams were ve cca ys sluggish and ey cooled, sone 
were narrow an , as it seemed, at the rate 
three miles per dann boning: the jungle and pont before shins 
and vieing with each other in their work of deso 
For the first few miles the stream appeared me a ries of 
cataracts and rapids. As it approached the plain bakes the 
two mountains, it gradually changed into a net-work of streams, 
or a lake of fire, em embracing numerous islands and sending out 
streams on all sides. The color of the stream upon its first ap- 
a. was a light red approaching to white; on the plain a 
oer blood-red. From the plain towards Wainanalii the stream 
narrow, varying from half a mile to a mile in width, and 
ps only a dull reddish light. 
uch was the view spread out before us. ‘To say that it com- 
bined the magnificence of a conflagration with the sublimity of 
a mighty mountain torrent, may give some idea of it; yet such 
was the extent and variety of the scene that no adequate com- 
parison can be found. The next morning we moved our camp 
down to the new lava, about half a mile from the lower crater. 
Have we melted snow, cooked our food, and boiled our coffee 
Geea sevilrate holes where gases and steam were issuing. The 
sides of these holes and indeed the entire bottom of the craters 
Seely vents for the escape of The craters were formed 
ents of light scoria and lava aeatited: The lower of the 
ae = e one in which the jet was thrown up for fifteen days) 
was now open on the lower side. This was not the case while 
the jet was thrown up, according to Mr. Faudrey. It would 
seem that cn force of the jet broke down the lower side, and 
that after this the jet ceased to play. The upper crater was 
closed on all sides. 
haven these two craters we visited a third not then in action, 
but still hot. This was smaller and open on the lower side, and 
broken down somewhat on the upper side. This was formed, 
not so much of scoria as of old lava. Above this we could see 
others still of the same kind, and it is probable that A 
to the place where the lava first spouted out. From that place 
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