Scaling the great peaks of Hawaii Isle

Author:

n/a

Title:

Scaling the great peaks of Hawaii Isle

Periodical:

Sunday Advertiser

Year:

1905

Pages:

1

Subject:

Mauna Kea Summit Quarries and quarrying Lake Waiau Scientific expeditions Mauna Kea Mauna Loa

Summary:

Eben P. Low led the ascents to Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. The team included Prof. W. H. Pickering of Harvard who came to make a comparative study of the craters of the earth and moon. "On the summit of Mauna Kea were found quarries where the old native stone axes were made and mound after mound of rock chippings were discovered and thousands of imperfect axes." "Caves were also found in which the stone-worders used to live and heaps of opihi shells were discovered therein." "A lake was found on Mauna Kea as far across as a strong man may throw a stone. It is 160 feet deep and native tradition has it as fathomless. The water was icy cold, but dead in appearance." "Spring water is plentiful on Mauna Kea, clear as crystal and very cold."

Label:

Mauna Kea - Early Accounts

URL:

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85047084/1905-08-20/ed-1/seq-1.pdf

Date:

August 20, 1905

Collection:

Periodicals