J. D. Dana—History of the Changes in Kilauea. 485 
have enabled him to present, contains little, it is true, that is 
important to the science of volcanoes. After a careful sifting 
of all the earlier accounts with reference to statements bearing 
on the progressive changes in the craters of Kilauea and Mt. 
Loa, I have found that very much more is taught. What, and 
of what significance, the following pages aim to show. 
I. KILAUEA. 
Besides the publications already mentioned, the following, 
relating to Kilauea prior to 1841, are cited from beyond, and 
referred to by means of the Roman numerals here prefixed. I 
add some descriptive and critical notes that the facts reported 
may be received with proper discrimination. 
I. a. Journal of a Tour around Hawaii [in August, 1823] by a 
Deputation from the Mission of the Sandwich islands. 264 pp. 8vo, 
with six plates. Boston, 1825 (Crocker & Brewster). ‘ Drawn 
up by the Rev. Wm. Ellis, ” of England, one of the party, “from 
minutes kept by himself ‘and by his associates on the tour, who 
subsequently gave it their approbation.” Contains, facing p. 136, 
a night-view of “the south end of Kilauea,” from a sketch taken 
by Mr. Ellis, looking southwestward,* engraved by S. 8. Jocelyn, 
of New Haven, Ct. See also Missionary Herald, xxii, 25, 1826. 
6. London edition, “ with large additions,” 1826, under the title, 
“Narrative of a Tour through Hawaii;” 3d edit., March, 1827, 
480 pp. 8vo. Contains, facing p. 226, a day-view of 'the “ south- 
west end” of Kilauea, engraved, from the same sketch, in England; 
but a large cone stands where was the foot of a lava-stream 
descending the west wall; two cones are omitted; the active 
cones give out steam quietly. See p. 438. 
II. Polynesian Researches, by Rev. Wm. Ellis, 2d edition, 4 vols, 
12mo, London, 1831. The first edition, 2 vols. 8vo, published 
in 1829, contains nothing about Hawaii. In preparing for a 
second edition, the Narrative (Ib) was added (as the fourth vol.); 
and, for a fr ontispiece to this volume, a new engraving of Kilauea 
(from a painting—a night-view) was ‘introduced, having the sub- 
script, “The volcano of Kilauea in Hawaii. Sketched by W. 
Ellis. Painted by E. Howard, Jr. . London, 1831.” A copy 
of this plate, with the subscript, i Blowing Cones. Reproduced 
from Ellis’ Polynesian Research, 1823,” is contained in the Report 
of Captain Dutton. An outline copy is introduced beyond, on 
p. 441. The plate differs widely from those of 1825 and 1826; 
* Leaving the north end of the crater, says the ‘‘ Journal,” p. 145 (and ‘‘ Narra- 
tive,” p. 247) “‘we passed along to the east side, where Mr. Kllis took a sketch of 
the southwest end of the crater.” And then, in the next sentence, ‘‘ As we trav- 
elled from this spot we unexpectedly came to another crater” nearly half as large 
as the former. The native name of it is Kirauea-iti [ Kilauea-Iki, as now written ] 
“it is separated from the large crater by an isthmus nearly 100 yards wide.” 
The position from which the view was taken was hence north of Byron’s hut 
(p. 440), either on the isthmus referred to or farther north on the bluff adjacent. 
