The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-09-07

| light AID an almost boondless prospect 70 slia-
den twilight and a few feet Of broken lava vas
90 chilling and glomy, that j iof q moment
damped my ariur. Our guide however tod
Us u would soon pass 90 We rallied our spirits
and pressed on. When we reached the sum
nit prospect more dreafy uIan bad ever
before imagined pfesented itselE "A barren /
field Of stones and ashes and ragged peaks, |
across which fragments II mist were passing /
with he speed and noiselessness Of spirits, lay |
before u.s. Holes appeared e Intervals, from |
which TIE hot steam Of The burning wofld be. |
low was issuing,
AT length we reached the verge OF The era !
Ter, and The immense BASIN with is black smo- |
king cone in the centre, was below rs. From
the red-boi mouth boiled Oul fast and fierce, an
immense column Of smoke. accompanied At IN.
terYals With a heavy sound and jets Of red-hoi |
scoria. was disappointed. 1 expected 70
see only crater anda smoudering heap But
the mountain was 10 more than common agiia- |
ton and had been througout The winter Il
seemed Y synplthise with Etna and other
VOLCANOES ihatappoM 20 have chosen this year
for renerA waking up. Every one hasbeen
Anticipating an efnpiiou, and think there will
Be ode cou'd cQiapare i nothing bit the
wording b 81 immense steam engine. i bad
oard ne ihe working Of heavy
pH'a eh'le short intervals he valves SEEM
lfandih team scapo with an explosive
sous tnd 40 tho sant time ihe black smoke
M te would shoot rom Be month,
and H hof scota rice 20 d 30 ie8s To-
"a iho air. AZ the nomaat n exploit on he
mouth pf he conc Seemed q a blaze, and The
masses 81 scora Hlr0Wn out some 81 winch
gauld welghth ce b four pounds, tesemhled
lnee oonts Of bl1ed--lhe1 were 81 that deep
rex aesh.oolor daeusamyseli fortunate ID
lhe iune VISITED q, iof saw reqi tpilig
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cane Ihert alfn1i ahd reality ana pow
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ntuf da dlf az lllai Iemendous engine as
Numbered rs rs lhe oRelg b ihe earth, and
J $50 he fruits 81 rs internal labor az i hurled
diem into the upper air il as onporpQse 70 stare
Gle miHWith ihc preparations lat we're gong
a1mdeF HIM fIlatmaanlaiH nge as itFas
seeued llght % ne power ha IS pndeE Is
4 and ilodght x all Unsteady on 81 hase as
cofs9Ious Q Ne Strength q oes. bui
ludrroe q 'WeY nlnfd Nln the SUBJ
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81 Nf some lables, ~ Two e1g' That had
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down rsff aeHheaieig Is ea 30
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81 So Ioea. Suddenly ihefe Vas an ex-
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has
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ahd there 81 the crusled shelE While the con-
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