The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-22
Our Western Earthquake and n Volcano

Early in the week the upper portion
of New England and parts of Canada
experienced earthquake shocks, and the
week closes with the record of n SINH
lar experience in parts of the States of
Iowa and Nebraska, and the Territory
of Dakota. These phenomena are I'M
usual in districts so far north, especial
ly with northern regions rs far inland
rs the scene of the latest shocks.
Evidently the completion of the forma-
ton of the earth, even in the northern
hemisphere, Is not yet reached. The
grand work of Nature goes on, whether
man may enjoy the sensations of her
ponderous travail or not.
That the northern portion of North
America has its earthquake region,
clearly and distinctly defined, is not Il
question for further doubt. and that
shocks are liable to he felt in districts
remote from the s~ca-shore, MS against
current geological theory, is plainly
proved; but how many people know, or
would believe, that North America has
in its upper ATTITUDES n volcanic local
ity?
The latest earthquake shocks, which
especially affected Western Iowa, and
were still sharper in Northeastern
Nebraska and Southwestern Dakota,
bring to mind the fact that the ''Ione
%yolcano,n known TO u few scientific
investigators of the West as existing in
the high bluffs rear the little village of
lone, in Northern Nebraska, is directly
in the centre of the area traverscd by
the earthquake vibrations of Thursday
This little lirc-mount has ut
times, in the memory o Indians and
white settlers, put onall the airs of an
embryogenic but ambitious volcano.
From out the seams or assures in the
bluffs in that locality have come vapors,
heat and rnmbling sounds. No snow
could long accumulate in winter in
close proximity to this place, since the
heat of the ground would melt it, and
springs of water running from the side
of the bluff have been made too warm
for drinking uses. Being in n retired
spot, miles away from any line of travel
on the west bank of the Missouri river.
in n blufy region, the little volcano
has attracted the attention of only a
few of those who make such subjects n
study, and hence is not mentioned. rs
we believe, in any of the works on
geography or geology.
The occurrence of the earthouak,,.
with its key or centre mt the lone VOL
cano, makes worthy of remark the fact
that for a few months past this little
American Nesuvius has been unusually
active. Its vapors have arisen almost
constantly, and, for the first time since
white men have viewed its action. these
vapors have beeneasily distinguished for
n dozen or more miles away. This
truth will doubtless attract an investi-
CATION of the spot by students of nature.
and probably lead to n complete erpose
of all the habits of the mysterious bluff.
1t may be that what is now so small n
display of volcanic connection may be-
come of marked Importance, with the
aid of the recent earthquake shock; and
it may be that, with cur great Niagara
taking off the palm for waterfalls, we
may yet divide attention in the melted
lava line. with Italy and her Vesuvius,
with Ecuador and her Cotopaxi, and
with Iceland with her Hecla. tChicago
Journal.