The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-10-26

cnso' for leagues In every direction Tho Ia
w current iu placu seems 10 Lny
spread out ia shccl, flowing elsewhere how
ever in high and 'crpcutno ridges rr-cmbliu.
/ 'yrlopau WALL orcu rapdpiou-iy cnclo.iu,
pngc5 ofawhlr ground in which ycgrtatiol
/ b. WNurIanE these are called hy the native
s"yo'oa yards, Hot springs aud opening
Ia iho ground emitting hot air, smoke sn,
steam called HfrHuia, are common around
the bases oftlcso ,olrauocs, Forlarg, sp,c
o7 the whole ground seems rcsrng ,pon d
boiling caudrou, and is cuctlsted with mine
fal deposits. Around somc of these yolcauoe.
are many smaller comes Of great regularity,
composed OF asho-, volcanic sand and tritura.
TED stones resembling -cptsna They seldom
support any but few dwarf trees aud arc
covered with coarse grass, This grass when
grown gives them beautiful emerald appear.
ancr In the dry season this culori cArhaup-
Get for yellow which after tho annual burn.
ing- give place Ia black 1hcy constitute
with their 'hmugr- very singular and lrh
ing feature in thc Central American Land
-rfpc t,u the lih and lath dny. of ApriI
last, rumhiug sounds, resembling thunder
were hcnri IN rhC tity of Leon, situated in
the ccutrc Of the plain / have dcscrihrd.-
Ihry seemed 20 proceed from the direction
oI thc volcanoes aud were .uppo,ciT7 como
from The great volcano of Alouu,ouibo. which
often emit. noises and shows other symptom.
Of activity beside sending" out smoke mi.
volcano however, ou this occasion exhibited
nu unusual indications The sound. inrrca..
'1 'n l"U'ln"' aud frequency on the night of
the twelfth aud occasional trcmor- of the Garth
were felt o. far ~ Leon which near the
mountains were quite ,iolcul, terrifying the
inhihitant, Early ON the soruius of Sun.
day. the iath an oridcc opened near the lg.r
of thc long cEliueui,hcd volcanoes of Ln. III.
las about 20 miles distant from Leon. The
throc- ofthc earth AT the time of the ontb,r>t
Mete 40 tl.. ei,.itttt, r7--y-trririIrr
from The accounts ot the natives. aA'hr, ofs'
couru, 'lou, The precise point whore the.
opening ww made Nigh, Doc said to bc m the
plain. 70 wa,,-huWr,rr, somewhat elevated %,
'bo la'o which bad age, before 6oa,d down
hum the volcano and 60 was through thi, I,l
90 LAa ih1t thc guuGou took place. NJ
'''''' "''''n some n"los "i nh" -pU.
"'.l ''' "'' "'lI informed concern.
,'''''' l'''"'',n' exhibited hN the
nr" volcano, % ..,m- however. tlrt thr
''. '.'''''" 'H much i'ur aud
nt a tirtguauuiIe. oi urlud matter v,rr
''''' '''. ''"''a.-'t.- -!n-n''lA, direction. In .
lpon my Ni.Iti" the spot some da}- 'hrrcai. d
'r. I"r' "lu' DISTANCE around were scat .
r1ne large ""h'F i'I'mt'ins f7-'''..''-'.'-'
rom ! hi' regular discharge continued only .
'r 90 lr''' h"ur-' and "as iGII""'H '1 cur .
'ut ottawa, which flowed down ihc slope w
h "nd lo""nl the West ia the form of .
nigh ridge, rising above The tops of th" trees
'Td hearing ""An. evr''ti ihi"g which uppu.ad
- ,'s"si.ss " AA'!,sl.s !'' 4..i'i..... as iii,h
t did t,m the remainder of ihc da, ihr earth
Sa. quiet, excepting only a ser, slight trr-
NOR which va. not felt beyond q few miles,
I jpou thc llph however thr lava stopped
flowing. and au entirely NOW mode at ari'nn
followed, \ series ui eruption, commenced.
each lasting about three minutes ~urccrdrd
10y pause ofoqual duration. Each eruption
.g4alai isl..pI - c4.!rl--.4l- a. .Aa-...s.!
too slight, howe, rr.to hr trlt-at Icon, attcnd-
ed also hy an outbursl of flame "a hundred
feet or morr n hcishr shower. of red ho,
STONE. were also elected with each cuption
iu the height OF selrlal hundred feet Most
Of those tell back in lhc mouth. or the orator.
the rest falling outward and gradually build
ing up a cone around it. By the attraction
rrt5tg nro7zg Inc yr7u-s t,rrarur r7nrr 77r i,vv
ronnded Thus cxnlpining a rocul;or;ty IN III.
, ,oIc,ni, s,,n.. ,Ir.,d, oli,l.l q, Th,.o
c,,I,.ion. ,o,,;u,,,.I ,,,;r,c,.,,,,,.,l, c,,.,,.
o., a,,s and conlJ bc o,cpr,t,l, obsc,,c1
from, / ,,, IN III, ,;,,l,, I.,,o, ,., n,,,.,;,,,,
.oc tho ood ,,,,n,,,,i,l I,, ~, ! " ~.
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