Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-05

CONTAINS NO CINDER CONE
Positively Known There Has been
No Overflow OF Molten Mstter-Pe.
Rod Of Eruption May be Ended.

$3.50 a. m.-Prof, Angelo Heiprin, pres
ident Of the Philadelphia Geographical
party, who Is here for the National
Geographical society, came into Fort
de France last night from his explora-
lions Of the crater on the summit Of
Mont Peiee.
The following important points have
been settled by Prof. Heilprin;
The location of the new crater has
been accurately determined; II is posi-
lively known that there has been no
overflow of molten matter from the lip
OF the crater. there has been no sib-
slde,>ee of the mountain and the height
OF Mont Pelee Is unchanged The era
Ter does not contain a cinder cone;
there has been no cataclysm and no to-
biographical alteration OF the country.
Ihe period OF eruption is probably end
ed although the volcano may continue
10 be quite active for q long time to
come.
Referring to his expedition, Prof.
Heilprln said today TO the representa-
i've or the Associated Press.
May 81 we made our first ascent of
the mountain. The party consisted OF
MI Ledbetter and myself and three
colored boys. We were on muleback.
AZ an altitude OF 700 meters we began
the ascent or the airete. We passed
along It's east side and slightly to the
north OF the mountain. We arrived at
the lip OF the old crater and former
site OF Lake Palmiste at II o'clock.
Here II began raining Rain clouds
aud the clouds from the volcano en-
veloped us and we could not see ten
feet A terrific thunderstorm had be-
gun and We sat on the edge Of the
crater for some time, specializing whet-
err the detonations we heard were OF
thunder or from the volcano AS we
afterward found the River Fallaise to
be boiling, the detonations We're prob
ably volcanic, We could not tell how
near We were 10 the crater, as either
from local attraction or the electric
conditions, our compass refused TO
work. Its variation was about 20
degrees to the eastward, but later we
found that 1t acted normally at the lip
OF the crater We finally CROPPED our
way down that awful airete through
gloomy clouds>of rain and amid great
electric discharges. At every step
were dislodged the rainsoaked ashes
and We were In danger of being pre-
cipltated down the hideous gorges ON
either side.
1.-THE extreme top OF the volcano is
covered with cinders, seoria, boulders
and angular rocks which had been
elected from the crater. Further down
the mountain Is coVereu WIN ashes anu
niuu' anu theSe ale piieA vi .ile anete,
On our way uo"h, we saw wy nnei
raiiaise Iusnins aiohs WIN Stu, We
ioel.y' anu iu.' y. s naa a, W n,uu'
AZ acler we ii,e. ueol ~ ne''i ns, an,
ms parry anu ueser n'lne' W at.ep'
d secohu asceh' lhe mex u"y, 'p" =
IN, aseen. ilaue inns aaS wi Siaa mi.
nehna,l was i',oie 'yins an r',no 49,
man man vhe pns nau a pseNi So,, o n'1ue
WIN MI. Heuo.'.ei, ine Wy "% Is,,
lehsey no. anu ~ was raiii'ns, nnei'
we reached 'ne olu cratei, ~ was asalii
ehVelopeu III VapoI, me .eiii i'',l VI
.ne DASH oi hase raI,nis'e' tahe, .nsee
lnches peloW tne suriaee, Was - ue-
srees rahrenheil. petMeen nus III tl,e
CLOUDS OF vspor we coulu see the crater;
suddenly the vapor clesreo away anu
we mace uasn IoIMaru' we reacneo
tne euse Oh lhe ne" c,atsr anu lIon,
where we stVou We eoulu nave uIoppu
STONES 'nlo the WHY MOI mass within
me new crater ~ cIeNasse ,uIi-
ming north uIu souei anu eApahuii,s
INTO poWL inns SreNasse hearIy IlIt-
eo tile mountain ~ runs rahsVerseiy
70 the ola craler ana might DC called .
huge gap: FROM II voicahic materiai
hau peeh lreely erup.eu.
AS we stoou on lhe eege Oh Tue cra-
yer suphme spectacle began. ! nave
some conception Vi what rs going On
INSIDE the eaftn, ana nave peeh spec
tator Oh natures secret INFERIOR WORK,
we were assaileu Win NOISE rurlner
below there was Missing OF steam
like that OF n thousand locomotives, as
well as violent detonatiohs'