The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-24
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were eruptions among the volcanoes, and
that Bogusloff was especially angry, that
the island gave out great showers of hot
ashes and steam and black smoke The
Rush made the run of sixty miles to the
island. and long before she hove TO those
on board could see that the whole top of
the volcano had fallen in, forming an i'm
mense crater. from out of which the smoke
not only rolled. but pulled like the ex-
haust of an enormous engine. Those who
went on shore did not dare go near the
summit. because of the intense heat. By
the top falling in the height of the mount
ain was reduced fully $50 feet, leaving only
200 feet above the sea level. The lieutenant.
upon this cruise to Alaska. Will watch
Bogosloff even more carefully than ever.
He does not know what to nnally expect
of this eccentric mount. He would not be
at all astonished should the volcano. in the
event of another eruption, blow itself ont of
the ocean: or perhaps a second eruption
would result in another island shooting
up out of the sea, and, joining Bogosloff,
would make q far larger mountain than
ever before. Tradition says that when
Bogosioff came up from where he had
been sleeping at the bottom of the ocean
until 100 years ago, there was violent
shaking among the neighboring islands,
and tidal wave was only ayerted because
of the smalness of the island and its dis
lance from the other shores.
Clear days are thing almost unknown
in this land of ice and volcanoes. When
it is not raining in summer, it is foggy,
and when it is not showing in winter, the
wind is fierce and howling. Once in a
while, in the early spring, mariners are
favored with few clear days. The wind
dies down, the sky is free of clouds, and
the deep blue azure of space looks down
upon the trembling ocean with cold, IN
feeling gaze. At this time of the year the
country is covered with ice and snow, the
land being distinguishable from the sea
because of its whiteness. The scenery
from the deck of q cutter or whaler on
such day is enchanting, and the view re-
mains indellible upon the memory for
ever. During the latter part of April, last
month. while the Bear was en- route from
the Pribyloff islands to Unalaska, such
day as described was enjoyed. Morning
broke while the Bear was forty miles from
Bogosloff, and Umnak, Makushin, Pro-
gramnia, Akutan and Shishaldin came out
in bold relief to the southwest. All were
in active operation, and Bogoslof, not con-
tent with merely smoking like the rest Of
the mounts, was putting sayagely.
Umnak, which is 5000 feet high, lies the
fartherest to the westward of the group,
and Pavloff, also 5000 feet high, lies farth-
crest to the eastward. Between these two
are ranged in order, from west TO east, the
other four mounts-Bogosloff, Makushin,
Programme, Akutan and Shishal-
din. The latter is big, round
mount, 1900 feet high, and is by far
the grandest of the group. He is al
ways grumbling. and a steady volume of
smoke continually wreathes from the
summit. Programme is $500 feet f1igI,
and Akutan towers up 1900 feet. Maku-
shin is $500 feet high. The grandest view
of the volcanoes can be had from the Pa
ciiic ocean side.
The Bear left Friday for Bering sea and
Eastern Siberia. She will not return
until next December While up north
Lieutenant Jarvis will make it point to
further study the eecentricities of these
volcanoes of the Aleutian islands.