The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-27


Volcano there II no telling but what the eject would
be sSoh shaking up OF the earth as would destroy
Chma and all the villages or this beautiful valley
The sight We had there during the night OF tho 3st
well repaid all trouble OF the journey to tins city anu
danger we rlsked by passing near the base OF Inc
mountain Right before aud above US were three
craters-the old one ut the summit and two OF The
new eruptons. From their gaping mouths VAST
volumes OF seething Kissing, crimson matter shot
upwards, and great stones or clnders dropped from
the upward current, ever and anon bursting with
the laundering noise OF park OF artillery. Then
from their several sides pours streams OF liquid lava
which courses like molten iron from huge smeitiny
furnaces down the mountains sides.
Imagine accumulation or millions of Roman
candles skyrOckets and blue lights gathered In some
suoterranean vault. ana all touched on at once the
rambling confusion, noise, kissing and cracking OF
all those millions could not compare with the terrific
eject caused by the upheaving OF these craters II
is truly magnificent, terrible anu more than the
yastDess OF ocean or CLEAN OF lightning and rumble
OF thunder tells OF the omnipotence or the Creator
We came back here the LIST inst with aching eyes
aud weary bodies, well pleased with our night watch
to-day the greatest wonder of the world learn
from DR.. morrill,, an American druggist residing
here, that he has been advised that large number
OF citizens OF san Francisco will arrive for the
purpose OF viewing THIS wonderful phenomenon;
also that Governor Ramon Robes has sent very
this way when he comes to visit Mexico. / hope
that some Of our scientific Americans may consider
1t worth whie to visit this mountain OF volcanoes
soon. They Can reach here In thirteen days from
New York, by taking to san Francisco and
making close connection with the Pacific iall
Steamship Company's steamer which touches at
Mazanillo twice monthly. The entire trip here ana
back, will not cost more than $500.
Should Mount Colrrna keep up the present expul.
sion OF internal matter Tor many months 1t is feared
that this wealthy city viii become buried beneath It's
from the volcano, which means from the original
crater, not from the mountain ITSELF for in reality
the city Is built upon the lower edge OF the extended
slope OF the mountain. The time required by tire
tourists who have made the journey TO the crater
davis tourney on hSrssSacK pronuht them to the
verge Of red punice stone, from whete they had to
proceed slowly and cautiously on foot. Unlike tho
road up POpOcatepetl ana OfZava there Is not tree
or shrub To make the way cheerful, only rugged
volcanic rocks all the way. Birds and Wild turkeys,
which are to be found all the other peaks Of the
Cordilleras, make no homes upon the scared slopes of
Mount Comma. Bearing III mind that volcanic matter
composing the Peiral has been thrown fifteen
leagues from the great crater OF Colma at some
date IN ages past II cannot be denied that there
Is just apprehension entertained BY the people OF
TINS fruitful palm tree valley that they Will some
day see all engulfed by storm OF internal up
heavinps, and perhaps thousands Of the Inhabitants
ind the doom of Herculaneum. Now there are i've
vents, emitting vast volumes Of material, which
grows hourly INTO yaster proportions: The smaller
craters, being lower on the mountain, show more
plainly the vastness Of the volcanic bodies thrown
out.
From the neighborh0od of Jorullo we have the in
formation that strange runbling sounds are heard,
and that both steam aud smoke are being emitted
from us crater. 1t has been long acknowledged as
scentlhC TACT that nature has established chain
OF volcanoes erth vents) the continent at this
narrowed point and there every reason to believe
that this series or line OF volcanoes, which the
COldilieras In two places reaches down deep be.
meath and under the entire ranges OF mountains and
which cause at one vent or another, a constant
activity. Facts establish this theory, for when
!9 m rose IRON ~ eve PLAIN ana Its crater
then POpOcatepet Is more demOnshatve. The same
with Tuxte, Nevada de Touca and IztaccihuaOl or
the Mujer Blanca Of the Aztec In ilans.
C0lima may be called the city OF palms. In ap.
preaching it from any direction you see only the
Lighthouses winch, with but about a dozen excep.
lions, are OF one story The city resembles the coast
with red tiles, and less poverty exists here than
the generality OF Mexican towns. The people being
separated from other portions OF Mexico by deep
and almost impossible barrancas have but
very little intercourse with them. All the
goods imported here are brought from Europe,
China, Japan, ana, in late years rom san Francisco
to Manzan,l.o, thirty leagues distant she Pacific
" is the best port IN the exican republic next to
by the merchants OF Guadaiajara Durango, Moreia
and Mchoacan are made through Manzanllo and this
city. The coffee grown in this State Is the best III the
republic, and even In this city brings from sixty
cents to dollar ana u half per pound. kice Is the
staple product next to coffee and then follows wheat
loaded annually at Manzanillo with cOcoanuts
grown in This state which are taken TO Hamburg
desired, and resembles that OF the Yosemite Valley
OF California: Cod silver "copper" iron, ana coal
factories Coma, which are now nearly
supplied Win cotton grown IN the State.
1s e er c Use WAS Is
connected by telegraph with GuadalaJara, GUIANA
JuatO, MOrelIa, QueretarO, the CITY of Mexico and
Vera Cruz. LoAada's permission has been obtained
to allow the line TO be extended across territory
to Mazatlan from where 1t Is proposed carry 1t up
the Continent to Guaymas and so on to San Fran
CISCO Cal. in three months tine General Esco.
bedo's line from San Luis Potosi to Monterey and
Matamoros, on the Rio Crande win complete an in.
teroceanlc line connecting Brownsvire, in Texas
with Manzanillo, on the Pacific and two.thirds OF
the State capitals OF the republic OF Mexico Then
ali some enterprislng American company viii have
to do ia 10 connect Galveston, Texas, with Browns.
vlle and the HERALD may daily chronicle the reVO.
lutOnary movements in all the States OF Mexico and
publish the police reports Of all the great central
cities OF this country.