228 Scientific Inielligence. 
heavy surf on the coast, and often like thunder.—Hawaiian Ga- 
zette, July 6. 
Letter of D. H. Hitchcock, ea Hilo, June 30th, Looe 
ing fo rth j immense volumes of smoke. B aay noon the fies 
ae arms had all joined into one, and rushing into a deep 
but youl forced its way down "the gulch in a rapid flow. 
By Satur aibiay noon it had run a mile. On Monday morning it 
was re to have reached the flats, back of Halai Hills. 
‘Monday afternoon we rode up to it before dark and found that 
the stream was entirely confined to the guich = intensely active. 
It was than Bates half a mile from the flats s 
an average 75 feet wide aid from 10 to 30 
The flow was 
feet in depts as it oé - gulch up tov with - banks. The 
ome quarter of a mile. And what a scene lay before us a8 
we aoe a slight elevation. The on-coming overflow had 
acre, while the fires were Sire oe up their trunks and burning 
the branches and oa erhead. The flow was so rapid that 
the trees were not cut ees for more than 200 feet from the front . 
of the flow. In one place we saw a huge dome of half melted 
lava rise up, 15 or 20 feet high, and twice that in diameter an 
apparently remain ener while the fiery flood went on.— 
sear Sa saree July 6 
Letter from Rev. Mr. ‘Coan to dc yhry sie Chester 8. am ’ 
distal Hilo, July 21st, 1881.—By mail of to-day I send u the 
Hawaiian Gazette of the 6th inst. oe it you a will see the rie of 
the lava flow of that date. Since then the southeast wing h 
made fearful progress. I was at the lower end of the igneous 
stream ar “ picker Hie It was then teas two cies bie 
€ 
the outer cha nel was, at one time, 60 feet in 19 minutes. 
