The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-15
TEMPTED BY GAIN, THOUSANDS
risk LIVES ON SLOPES OF
TREACHEROUS VESJJVIJJS
Soil, said to Be Enriched by
Ashes Of Voleat1o, Very
Productive. S# hi
REFUSE 10 Be 81: WARNED v, n I: .
Often Driven Away, as Regularly.
Return to Fiery Ms Mountain VI
III The Recent Eruption
Bv Edwin Bowen.

NAPLES. June There are many man; y
Interesting places which of lu I. nay n't.s
i,is,t IN the vicinity Of Naples,
lorRthe city IS situated in locality N.Y..
II legend and history, but. OF 1ne , ,..s;,,,
5nlaces none parllaps. s,lrpn sses Nesu, ~
II, point of popular interest SeI.a',,iy
yesuvius has attracted more p ,,. II.
tention In thu past few months ,'.',lis
+ ofror nlace about Naples. But TINS VOL
n, !, ha 1,ee, In such an ugly mood OF
late that very few tourists desire 70 come
into close proximity to It,, Most visitors
are content this season to behold IT from ;re m
I Il safe distance, and leave 1t serenely
fnlone, s # a.
v,is. especially If you first see It from
6,he ship coming into the larborHo ~ ~ :. 4
Enies. Is somewhat OF a disappointment.
\ I'VE ara accustomed to picturt It N our 'll
minds as "a solitary peak r. sing 1igh ou y
/ al the plain east of Ma pies and appear e
Ing In the distance from the city b 2.
this Is not an accurate picture. IorrV &
suvius Is no "a high moulntain. ana y
has another mountain, called Monte
isnmn,a. Immediately by It's side, from
which the volcano is separa ted only by
small valley. Moreover, 4 as you behold
8vesuyius from ,thA ship entering q th 8
harbor / If Naples. the mountain appears
very near and rathfh unlmposng. m
iced, SO uni1nposing does this famous voi-8
cano seem to be from the deck OF N 4
q ship that many of our passengers couIl 9d
hardly he persuaded that 1t was iVes;l-
8vius beltehring hiatt was simply one one
Of the many mountains which lio to the
Il east 1.-THE Bay Of Naples. 3EJ al 5Ss
Formed by Volcano.
g3i The companion mountain OF Veslvus,
3 ,an,e,y. Monte Sunlma, ): IS about $500
feet high and is said to have been form n
ed BY the vast quantities OF lava an ~
ashes thrown out by the action Ct the Z g
volcano during the cen turtles. 23 l IN topo- <:
Eraphy Of Wesuvius change $ more q or, Or
less from age to age. according TO the =
8degr4e of its activity. Likewise It's
height varies IN proport 70 u 4 70 IT'S ~ az
L tivity.%S \: Al III 34.
Vesuvius rises out OF the plain Q { the
4 Champagne, Il in the vicinity Of the Bay or
Naples. and reaches a height usually OF
y 4. OCO feet, or more. However, q q III esent.
\ as result OF the recent eruption, n the ~
mountain Is not so high several hundred
! feet Of its rerats, having; been blown OFF
Tor fallen lii. So,snow It does not appear
higher than some Of the many peaks
5of the spur Of the Apennines to the south.
asof the Bay Of Naples in the direction Of
#Sorrent to. fs.t .5s Ill Z XII
The slopes Of yesuvius haNe hitherto
been covered with nourishing Vineyards;
Sand seen from a distance, the mountain
even up toward It's top, appeared clad
But many Of these fine vine ne
yards have recently been entirely oyor-5
$whelmed and buried under the flow 9 :.
lava. Still the destruction wrought ny
the recent eruption does not SEEM to he
SO extensive as first reports Of the4&catas-
topic led us to believe To be sure, he
destruction Is great and a vnst&area Of
the cultivated mountain slope toward the
Svea now lies buried deep under fresh
lava But much OF the surface lies un-
touched by lava and many Of the fine
vineyards are still In a flourishing con-
5dltion At least 50 It appears ITO one
viewing the slopes from a. distance &c in the
Royal Observatory In Naples By III,
way n magnificent view OF Vesnylus may
be had from this point, and the mountain
stands out in all It's grandeur and majes-
.ty. But frequently clouds envelop the
top OF the mountain. and the view Is
thus married. Sometimes the clouds ap-