The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-04-23


i't'le OF Spanish SO We manage,o make
Known our prioeipaI wants witb fair
success. fhinking we taust De sorne-
what bpo@ry, we sra tgyitad ~ >
tunth al 7hteb eagoae ana aneo,,
.ofmea she Injuries. She sized us np
l'"e toe n@lority OF Americans who
come Dat mere, Sat we did amoi. ins-
tlce to the rest of the repast. She sa,t
hef husband (esposo) to procure = h;,
oauca 'or US, so we could rest aud en-.
JOY the sights, OF course We no.h had
along our cameras and telescope. and
the latter proved very interesting ia
Tue household. The house was n,aas.
sn'iy SITUATED and gave a nice view Of
Che Volcanoand the neig boring shores.
we Knew the volcano was sitna,aa IN
an island and so we, tried to locate if
we could see only one which was nan.
oS' SO we concluded it must be the one
'hoo2o there seemed to be no cratar
or lava fields such as we imaoined
there should be. Farther awav how
ever, on the mainland. we conld 900
peak whose sides looked very much like
volcano crater. and wondered what
IL was. Imagine our surprise. whom nm
going TO the volcano, we went 10 this
mainland and not to the island 49, ~,
nc 'sh'no was SO far distant that it
looked like portion of the mainland
II was afternoon when q stout banca
with bamboo outriggers and manned hv
four oarsmen and a steers,,.n -.
around TO take US on our journey onr
sooa lady put up some water and lunch
ana insisted on our taking her two
parasols. They came in very rood ser-
we on our ride over the waters for nv
wrists and neck were showing tina Of.
iece VI uhe frequent and incessant kiss.
ing OF the sun. However. the breaze
was favorable. and after a ride of ne.r
~ an hour ana half, we landed on the
island. The place is inhabited and be.
fore we commenced the ascent. we pot
TWO men who acted as guides. They
led us through grass and brush nm and
up over cinders and lava. Onr bo.+.
men wore no shoes or sandals, but an.
peared to walk with comfort They
carried water and food for orr needs
| we are soon on ridge and can look
ao"n into what looks to be an old era
ter whose sides and bottom are now
scanned by many bitches, caused nv
ooWnpours from the clouds in wet
weather Up we go, following the crest
OF sloping ridge, one side nearly ner.
clplt'ous the other not quite 40 had
we cl'mb on and the perspirati,n free
~ oozes from our bodies, while orr
hearts set increased pumninp tn koon
pace with the extra exertlon.
vegetation is found in spots up to the
very top, in fact, the northern part Of
the island, on which side of the crater
we are, looks quite green, and I nndar-
scano' supports goats. ponies and other
ANIMALS. Soon we are high enough to
zee the opposite side of the real or pres.
ent crater, and stop moment to gaze
on nature g handiwork and also 70 cot
allttle rest. A little farther and we are
on top and for the first time in our lives
are looking down on real live volcano
crater. 1t is grand and awful. The side
on which we are is apparently perpen-
alcular. but when we took a rock and
threw 1t out as far as we could. # strnck
the side before reaching the botrom
so our eyes deceived us. The other s;da
did not appear quite so steep i a. in
places. Though the wind is not blow
ing toward us, we nevertheless oet
whltts OF sulphur and birthstone which
makes one think of the Glover raoion ;,
From crevices in the sides of the crater.
steam is issuing. Way down below in
an lrregular-shaped depression, IS the
most active part of the volcano, If an
pears to be filled with water and 70
constantly boiling and seething, and
while we are looking at all this 10, a
cloud OF steam and water is hurled mn.
ward for hundred or more feet ac-
companied by kissing sound, and we
nave really seen small eruption. Az
soon as we recover from our surprise
and admiration, our cameras are train
cd on the spectacle, and the incident is
preserved for future history. We con-
tlnue to look until the last yestipe If
steam has mingled with the clouds a.
Dove Even afterwards, we look toward
the spot often to see if another demon
stratlon does not take place. On we
walk close to the edge of the cliff. The
ground now seems to be coated with
stone, but on breaking into it, there is
only thin stony substance, perhans
one-si1teenth of an inch thick, while
underneath is clay and sandy soil. Here
and there is bush growing. 80 If 10
probably long time since there has
been flow of hot mud or lava over the
sides. When we throw rock on This
crust, or STAMP hard with 49, e. ;.