The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-11-23
BEHIND A DARK CLOUD.

Meaat Raisisr Believed 10 Bs:wssklss
fuii shifs.
SEATTLE. Nov. s2.-Hasy weather has
prevailed throughout the Puget Sound
country to-day, and Mount Rainier has
been obscured. For this rsassn Il has
been impossible to make observations or
obtain further information 40 to The &C.
tual condition Of the mountain, believed
by many to bo in state Of eruption.
THEY ARE SEVEN.
SEATTLE. WASH. Nov. a-Dssplte the
incrsdulity Of some psrsoss who have no
means Of knowing, not having even tho
evidence Of their own eyes, thsre is no
reason to doubt that some natural con.
vulsion has occurred ct the sumsuit OF
Mount Rainier. Those who observed the
vspor, are seven in number, and are posi-.
tive In their adherence to the original
statement, and several Of thsm examined
them through powerful glasses and have
made drawing Of the summit shewitg the
new psak.
IT'S TRUE ENoUoH.
TACOMA, WASH, Nov. 22.-Thsrs we're
no new Developments here to-day - the
Mount Tacoma story except that oany
moro persons reported having felt the
slight shock of earthquake as $50 oAslock
last night. Reports havo been rcesived
showing that it was fe:t it every section
Of the city, despite the assertions Of IN
evening paper, which, without inveeeiga.
tion, tonight pronounced the statsuisut
Of creditablc witnesses to be unfoundsd.
rAcoMA w0v'r HAVE TT
TACOMA. Wash. Nov. 2a.-Mount Rainier
was obscurod to-day hv clouds. but 20 far
~ can be asesrtainsd from this city there
has t,ecn no eruption OF volcanic disturb
ances. The report Of an earthquake hero
last night appears to be without founda.
tion.
sEArrLE's SIDE or IT.
SEATTLE. Nov. 22.-That Mount Rainier
10 In state Of eruption there can b no
reports Of yesterday. and testify that they
saw the great monarch pufnng out smoke
and steam from the crest. The mountain
has been obscursd to-day owing 10 the
cloudy atmosphere and no new obssrva.
tions could be taken.
Yesterday afternoon . rsportsr, equipped
with o ileld glass, ascended the court
house hill and for half su hour got visw
Of the mountain from the dome Of the
court house building.
Itappears that the dome-llks espping oe
the mountain has fallen In OF had been
blown out by the force Of an explosiou, and
all the snow. except small amount on
one corner. had disappeared. Steam was
issuing from the crater In great quaint.
ties and floated behind the jagged peak
and then rose up to the clouds.
Tho top Of the mountain has changed
materially and peaks and crsvicss sp-
psared that had never been seen before.
CAN HARDLY RELIEVE IT.
PORTLAND, Nov. 2e.-Advices from So
attic to-day are to the effect that the story
Of Mount Rainier being In state Of srup.
tion 10 huge canard started BY local
paper.
GONE TO CHINA.
SEATTLE, Nov. 22.-Aspecisl to tho POST
Intclti0enccr from Ellensburg says: "The
eruption of Mount Rainier has explained,
10 the satisfaction OF many, 0 mystery
here which bafIled all. The waterworks
reservoir hero suddenly became ex.
aus,ed. Investigation showed Q ersvics
running along the ball north and south,
from one inch to one foot In width and Of
unknown depth. II ran directly through
tho reservoir. letting the water out. It
had been traced several hundred feet
along tho hill. No shocks Of earthquake
have been felt bore 20 far - known