The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-22

up in the air for some distance before ex-
panding | should say that there was
about twenty seconds between the appear
ances. Toward O'Clock the smoke Was
Trimmed down 10 small yellow colnmn.
After the haze set in. OF course. nothing
could be seem"
City Electrician A. B. Pinckney and
Police Sergeant George Templeton also
saw the smoke, and confirm JaiIer Snrry's
story.
DE- LEssEY DESCRIBES THE CRATER.
DR.. l. u. Lesley, who was one of the
Ingraham party last summer, expressed
no opinion on the phenomenon. but gave
an interesting description of tho crater.
lie said:
1.-THE crater is situated in the south
western part of the crest. Ii is one-haif
mile across. and thousands of jets of hot
air and steam issue from the ledge of
rocks that form the rim of the crater.
From one of these jets of steam
We succeeded in making cup
of chocolate. This ledge of rocks is fifty
when We visited it. was filled with snow
and Ice, and was cut up with innumerable
chambers or rooms formed by escaping
steam. Rev. Mr.. Smith i've years ago
went under this ice for a distance of 100
feet. Prof. Ingraham intended to explore
them last July. but was prevented from
lack of candies, the man having them in
his charge having gone back to camp"
CALLS IT An AVALANCHE.
III. r. Holmes, who was one of the In
graham party that climbed the mountain
last summer, gave his views OF the matter
last evening rs follows:
IF there has been anything, Ii Is either
in the nature of a tremendous avalanche or
snowsiide from the northern side of the
mountain. Either that or DIR. Lessey's
theory has some foundation. La other
words, that the snow and ice field inside
the large crater. which is about
half mile in diameter, through
the melting processes underneath. which
are continually going on, has fallen
inward. There certainly must be n con-
tinuai wasting of The ice underneath.
Perhaps the better way TO express the
crater would be TO call it a perpendicular
glacier of unknown length. the lower part
terminating az its melting point some
where in the bowels of the earth. As the
lower end of this crater core is melted
away there must be a downward move
ment, and III any violent disturbance has
taken place. in my opinion IL is caused by
the downward movement OF this immense
core of ice.
II don's think the dome has settled, as
the rocks. in my opinion, are immoyable.
and wherever changes have taken place |
think il will be found that it is In the
snow and ice. 1 do not think there will
be aud change Of the rock in place. but
that tae conditions which surround the
downward movement of the snow and ice
on al sides of the mountain may have
suddenly Welded 10 the immense pressure
aud movement taken place IN a few
minutes which ordinarily would take GEN.
turtles. F"
MAI. ISGRAHAM's WINS.
Mai. Edward s Ingraham. when seen
and questioned about this phenomenon
Yesterday said:
II hardly believe that there has been
any great amount of change. III there
had been any great eruption so as
10 produce the cTevasses said 10
have been seen. there would nee
so great that We would have felt il here.
IL is well known fact that la-ge volumes
OF steam can be seen coming from the
large crater. bat no sulphurous fumes,
while ia the small crater there is q less
amount Of steam. bat larger amount OF
salphgrous yapors. The amount of
steam thai escapes from the large
crater depends on the condition of the at
m0sphere, iow barometer being always
followed by greater escape of steam. The
white cloud generally seen hanging over
the crater - formed by the condensa-
ton Of escaping steam coming in contact
with the current of cold air. IT,
however, these steam vents should
follow y blowing oaf. or explosion OF the
accumulated gases don't think there
has been any 0utHos or change in the
contour of she dome AZ. @eon "a I can