Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-12-29
NEW ISLAND ON
PACIFIC co asst
PROSPECTING
Connected Win Lest Earth
quake and OF Interest
TO Science.
sneeIaI corre.panaence

Special Correspondence
Seattle. Wash. Dee - There ls
a rcd headed baby up In Herring sea
a baby that although only few
months old. smokes vigorously an
Gay and all night The baby b. being
studied hy The Wise men Of America.
who win make an image OF him and
show him al the Alaska fukun-Parinc
exposition which a. 10 be- held I'M the
summer of 1898. tO exploit Alaska
and 90 encourage Oriental trade By
1850 the baby W q Thought. win
have cooled on sufficiently 10 permit
the wise mcn io iouk him over at
sh0u range. Just nov 30 iu very bot
and disagroeaile
The baby is e chip on the old
block, % you can call tho continent
of America a block. and De- is about
tao outest little island that ever p0k.
"a bis head out OF the ocean Sc
was born about the time at the San
Franciscu earthquake, ard that hor-
rihle disturbance had something 20
do WITH his coming TO De-
The island was dis 1vered hy the
crew Of the revenue cutter Perry
which came near humping into hls
babykins. for the chart showed clear
water where the Island stood when
the cutter came near. the little brat
was smoking There was smoke.
black horrd smoke. pouring from the
cracks on his skull and his hair was
burning Tho cutter sailed wlihin half
q mile and then backed away. for thc
atmosphere was hot from melted lava
They named his bahykIns Perry o..
land Perry island viii Doc shown GA
The next chart as e mass 90 lava 400
feet high and fnN feet in length as
Ne base. ~ o. situated l5 miles
southeast of Dutch Harhor. Alaske.
When the island WIS hrst nbscry-
ed, last June. great Cloudn nf smoke
and papnF lowered about 10. and che
water for several hundred feet all
around was boiling The sides of the
hssures through which the smoke
poured, ana the lava adjoining for
several Inches. are covered with sui
phur On top of the great mass OF
lava there is small crater, from
which smoke and lava ana Jets OF
fire were issuing when me Perry len
Z on september No. Since that time.
Il ls reported. the crster has ceased
10 De- active. hut fresh erupuons may
occur 40 amy time
A scientific examination into the
cause OF The upheaval ~ Perry island
is io BE- made. for the mass of lava
has interested Unclc SANS EXPERTS
A model of iho phenomenon viii CO.
uu exhibition at the Alaska yukon
Pacific exposition The United states
Wlil take @ prominent part in the bic
fair. aud Is speciality will be- mndo of
interesting exhibits from The far
north Alaska is noted for scenery
witch De- said goo excrI that of amy
oihcr part of the world and the geo
logical formations which result in
ihis display uf natural beauty are CT
absorbing interest
An amusing st"-. with a pathetic
Aido Is reiatrn bog Thornwcn HnyeA
United States cuunsUi 40 Rankin
China which E0cs to show how lguo
o. nee ui the way 90 go about trade
ia eos lng Americans money every
year The story is especially timely
ln yiCw OF the facr that western
worlds fair. the Amska Yukon Pacific
exposition Is 40 be- held in 1909 with
one principal object. the bringing iu.
gether IN trade of the people OF
China and tho United states.
"a would bee most unfortunate 10
we urc io be- forever tied down 90 This
uusysiematized. spasmodlc. hitOr-
miss attempt 10 gain trade by send.
ing over circulars which have nbso
luiely no meaning To q Chlnamnn.
said che consul Consul Hayes advo-
Gates The hiring Of agents who can
speak Chinese. and the use OF nd.
foftisiue matter printed in the Chi
ncse language Somewhere Ytcanlis
/ heard 81 the great good consul
Thought be was doing 10 Distributing
such circulars etc. There seemed 10
he an incossant demand for them by
the Chinese . would especially ike /
those with thick leaves. remarked
Chlnnman one day Ia calling for
American trade calaloes This. exclt. I
'ng consul's curiosity led 20 the as. /
covery that they were wanted as IN 4
Side aoiea foF shoes
The people who visit the Alaska-
Yukon Pacific exposition ia 1909 viii
have an excellent opportunity TO-
study at hrsi hand the llfn of the
Orient for China and the other cnun
rlcs across the Pacific will ne ropre
'euied hy interesting displays