Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-06
PEAKS RISE and sink
oFFicERs or RGvGMug cvTfeR
TELL or sGA MARVEL.
Entire Island In osrins osa Changed
-evIdsnes Of MountsIn's otruo-
gle for Life Seen On
Every eide.

Washington.--LAst July he start
ling discovery was made By the on
GERS Of the revenue cutter McCulioch
that m island had appeared over
night In Bering sea. coughed up By {
volcano In the vicinity OF Unalaska-
Steam was issuing from every pore
and assure. and showers Of lava dust
slfted down upon the head Of the o.
GERS Of the revenue cutter. who sought
to 30 ashore 10 raise the American
nag above the volcanic visitor. Two
efforts were made TO land. one In July
and the other In August. but the cool
Ing process was slow and the banned
officers decided to retire for two
months. Meanwhile they speculated
on the possibility OF additions 70 Uncle
SANS island possessions. Possibly
the volcano might cough again.
II was October Is when the McCul
loch visited the scene again. and tho
remarkable transformation that had
occurred In the eight weeks Ii best
described In the words Of Lieut. d. H.
Camden. whose report has reached the
treasury department.
In this document he says:
over the land there was no evil
dence Of the cloud that had hitherto
been visible for such q great distance.
and II was evident that there was but
little steam escaping from Perry and
McCulloch peaks. from which dense
volumes escaped At the time Of the
visit Of this vessel In August
"McCuIloch peak. ss5 feet high. with
4 base LOO BY 1000 feet. had entirely
disappeared, leaving the half Of Perry
peak. with its perpendicular vail.
standing in grim silence ~ . head
stone 1t the grave Of the departed
peak.
However. . nearer view Disclosed
the fact that McCulloch peak had not
died without . struggle Or without
some evidence OF it, short e.
issence. for astonishing changes had
occurred in the profies Of the peaks.
the rugged outlines Of each Of which
had been softened to general sym.
metry by 4 padding Of lava dust that
almost disguised them beyond recog-
milton. while the sand spit connecting
the peakp had attained q height vary
Ing from 20 TO 100 feet. as shown BY
The contour lines In the sketch.
''Incalcuiable tons Of material. hun
ireds OF feet In depth. had been de.
posted over the entire island. Fire
Island and Perry peak now lowered
INTO the air with = gentle incline rio
ng from the beach several hundred
Yards distant 20 their submits.
AT intervals . mass Of lava dust
would be Jared or blown nom it, bed
high up among the rocks and como
earring down the cliffs TO the beach.
'aising . cloud Of dust with II that
. almost identical In appearance with
he vapor risIng nearby. and leaving
Il starting point bare and white IN |
contrast with the color Of the undis- |
urbed dust covering the adjacent
ocka."
The clicers decided not to land.
but they sailed around the island and |
'oticcd that while there had been .
OF the peaks and trans
ormation In topography. thes Island
I'D actually widened.
A deep bay more than half mile In
iameter had appeared since the last
isit. and on one aide OF Il . precipi.
ous wall 100 feet high appeared. From
be surface Of the bay = dense cloud
{ steam and smoke arcse. A thick
eposlt Of sulphur was on the beach. |
nd its fumes could be detected by the
nicers two miles away. The ofncers
,ok final leave OF their discovery. for
hey realized that It might disappear
ntirely before their next visit