New-York tribune., 1842-03-22

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.ici is necessary slow the al del Bove here copied
The following ere all the explanations necessary
a-highe>t cone OF -ttna.
bend Of val del Bove.
lre tie extremity OF the rayine * little village called
lafarana at The lower border The woody region Rep
After entering upon the woody region and riseng
about one Thousand feet from the base, YOU reach
great prccipicc or three thousand feet high;
then comes :; plni: covered deeply with snow and
lastly the cone, ccvcn thousand feet above the
level of the sea. from ;shich steam or aqucou,
por-is constantly emitted, Wien these views
were taken which Vas IN October, there was less
saoN upon the rI."iintsn than at any Other period
OF the year One eruption from the summit oc-
ours for every two OF tie cones on The tl,tlls.--
Nhcno oil these hnppcns the melted lava pours
liz. SHOWS, "Eiicn suddenly melted,
and rush dowI cin0Untain, producing sometimes
floods which Swecpdown the tIa,Iks aad across the
valleys. Except whenfloods thus occur, there Is
singular absence OF running water on the ianks OF
the mountain ne silence which pervadc> onthiS
account quito remarkable Tor no torrents dash
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nom '.' :i'! ,'' az T'.c 'ie''i l'i' I'LL.
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than thousand feet IN perpendicular They
consist OF liquid matter emitted BY tissurcS, winch
as it rises is=consolidacd, mixed with tufts and
scori;r, and thus becoming harder than ;hc ellis
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emitted ''Iu =I'S"l, showing dlc !heahuesceAt
lava at a great depth below he lava flows some
times ninc. or ten niles down the split mountain,
and whe! tits cooled and clyStalaed II forms ono:
OF these vertical dikes Similar dikcs are formed
in Madeira, where basalt has been traversedby "o
canic rocks
1t Is supposed tina: a oIte; a. Mount TINA L
rent open, there may be slight upheavai OF the
whole nassau uplifting bodily o, the whole
mountain: and ii We suppose that this has hap
ered from the earliest periods. II may explain tn:
great difficulty which mas lfzz!ed some g"oloc7,s
II endcaTorlns To explain wing the ancient
part OF the mountain has not been coTercd by pos
teFi7r erupt'ons |: has been=oRiected that II
INC whole mountain was formed Gas t'9iieye II
rTas] by=successIye eIupilons. that The ancient
parts OF me volcano ought TO haze beer bl'fied
long ago BY the mere modern ernp;ion.. ought
Eefha2S 10 nave remarked, t!ii4, tece i & general
dip u the beds all directions, which thcre are
two wayszof endeasorins % explain. One attrib-
u;e> to sheets Of !aya ao.riag to certain point
and the other ie=an upeogal in the centre, fitting
the oc'is all directions Bot!l ;hese ma; DC "
a9iiedcsree true '.I! toF eideasor 70 -'''%
WY the i;.eent parts Of N" mountain 2@ogl'
not :, % c'*sred y i;'' .s'sf'ioYsii!s lava"
.l si';i', "a l''i' al ''.'
y iloie 'i1i,ss :" Tina a. 10 r'ino1 ,.ti.'
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~ ,e 1,.,iIo,a, a5I,., haze f.or ais =, carr m
The .sl,a,. mountain, and 4; .;,.-I..~as did no.
cover AZ caci. successive eruption. nor. and more
,nnriac strata. We should be .l, N -ace !,
10 a greater hight az tue mountain. A j, i've
md il ;bort 1000 feet aboyc the eye, Il the an
ciert part OF the mountain has been thrown 10 in
,Iis .lay.w we -eadilv j.not the explanation of the