Ka Lahui Hawaii, Volume III, Number 37, 13 September 1877 — Mauna Ararata. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Mauna Ararata.

He maunpi keia no Asia. Aia mawakonu o Tureke, Busia a me Pelesia, ua kapaia kona inoa o Ararata. He mauna kiehie loa keia, a ua maak& kau ana o lia Lau ma kona piko; e like ine ke kau fcna o ka liau ma Mauna Kea i Hawaii, iia oi nae ko Ararata kīekie, no ka mea,;o konakiekie, be 17 tausani kapuai, iaH) ko Mauna Kea, lie 14 tausani kapuai mai 'M ilikai aku, lie 2 tausani kapuai ka oi o Ararata mamua 0 Mauna Kjea. Elua ona mau piko, a ua oi nae kfc> kiekie o kekahi, e like me ka hoike ana ma keia kii. I kekalii |nmnawa ua nui loa ka hau malunn, a no ka pali-ku loa o ka mauna, ua pahde akn ka hau arhaule maialo me ka walaau nui, me he hekili la, a liaaiulu ka honua me he olai la. Ma na aoao o keia mauna i hoomaka liou ai ka lalia ana'ku o kanaka mai ia !\oa mai, a piha ka honua nei i na kanaka. Ua hai mai ka Baibala, o Ararata ka mauna i ili ai ka h;deiaua o Noa \ ka pau ana oke kaiakahinalii. Ua nui na mak;lhiki inai ia mauawamai; a ua nui ua kanaka i hanau a make, a nalowale ko lakuu inAu iuoa; aka, koe no kvia mauna, aia no oia ke ku paa la. Ua hoao pinopine na haole u pii ma kona puu e makaikai ai, hookahi wale no mea i hiki aku, o na mea e ae, ua f>au e ka ikaika ke aho, a manaka a iho mai. oka inoai o kela haole lanakila, o Prof. Forest, ma ka makahiki IBv>o koun pii aua, aueane hiki ole no. Ma koua ana ana i ka piko o ua īuauua la, he 17,kapuai ke kiekie mai ka ili ae o ke kai. Aia no kekahi mau hnle malalo me na laau. He nui ka poe i heio e nana 1 keia mauoa.