Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-08-24
BIRTH or A VOLCANO.


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Yz'iaro. IN the little Ecp bile ~ San
Salvador, Il in many resp+ rs the ,,,a-t
rom kabie volcano on 20. n. lirs; he.
ci.aSe it, discharges have continued So
long and with sueh great regularity:
again. because the iumuh - the
earth : bowels is Away. Ia be- heard.
~ ihe rumhlings aud explosions are
constant hcing audible for Hundred
miles. and sounding like q = noise
which Rip Van Wrinkle heard Shen he
awakened from hi- sleep H. The tats.
kills; aud finally il j. the outy volcano
that ha- originated on thi. continent
since the discovery by Cols.mhus. II
uia'Sa suddenly from tie plains
~ tbs ~prtng Of l71m Ia the
midst ol what hnd been for
nearly n hundred year. the profitable
estate s,f senior pnn iatihazar Erazo.
who was absent from tie country al
The iimc. and was greatly amazed upon
hls return in discover that his magnifi-
cent rofle" and indigo plantation had.
without hi~ know ic,lg, orron-cnt. hecn
exchanged for tir,t.rlass volcano.
in December, 1863. The p,on~ on the
hacienda were alarmed by terrific rum
blingr under the ground. constant
irembin.S of the earth aud frequent
earthquakes. which did not extend
over the country "a usual. but seemed
to be- confined 10 that particular ,o,.al-
! ity. They left the place in terror when
the trcmbiings and noises continued.
aud. returning week or two later
found that all the buildings had been
shaken down, trees uDrooied aud large
craters opened in ihe fields. which had
been level earth before From these
ctaters smoke and steam issued, and
occasionally flames were seen To come
out 81 the ground Some brave vn.
qneros or herdsmen, remained near by
to watch developments, and on Febru-
AIRY %, l11O. th"J were entertained h,
spectacle that no other men have
been permitted to witness: for about
ten O'Clock on the morning ~ that
DAY the grand npheaval took place.
aud 4 seemed io them. a. they He'd In
terror. that the whole universe wa.
being turned upside down. First there
was u series of terrible explosions.
which lifted the crust 81 the earth
several hundred feet, and out OF the
cracks issued flames and lava. aud i'm.
mense volumes of smoke An hour or
two afterwards there WAS another and
grander c0nvulsion. which shook
and startled the country for hundl
miles around. Rocks weighing thou
sands Of tons were hurled into the air.
and fell several leagues distant. The
surface ot thr earth was elevated three
thousand feet. and the Internal recess.s
were purged Of misses of lava ard
blisicred stone, which fell in heap
around the hoir from which they
issued
lhes" discharges continued for sev.
eral days at irregular intervals. accom-
panied by loHd explosions and earth
quaSss. which did much damage
Throughout the entire Republic; the
disturbance was percepiihIe in Nica-
ragua and Honduras. In this manner
was volcano horn. aud il has proved
Ia be- a healihitl and vigo, ons child.
In less than Two months from level
field rose u mountain more than 1900
feet high. aud the constant discharges
from The crater which opened then
have accumulated round its edges until
it, elevation has increased 1000 feet
more. Unfortunately the growth ~
The monster has mol been scientifically
observed ar accurately measured. but
the cone OF lava aud ashes. which l.
now 2.j'n ieel from the foundation of
the earth upon which II rests, is con
stanils growing 10y the incessant dis
charges Of volcanic matter. From The
Capitals Of South America. =