Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-03
VOLCANO FAILS TO |NTEf
Continued Eruptions of Mount 81
Come nj Times when Human
heavais Disturb World.

The continued eruptions Of Mount
sen. one Of the peaks OF the great Il
coast ranges would unquestionably|
attracted far more attention thanI
have. had not the world been Il
by terrible human upheavals. 81
a s is known, l.asscn is our one II
Of the United states though at ID
times there have been reports of
tons in other parts Of the vi
ranges, never being well authentiI
In the BEGINNING It was thought
the stories in regard to the obstreJ
activities Of Lassen We're fictitious
place was remote and obserVa tons
this time have been Inadequate TO Il
the true conditions Within the Lad
DAYS, however. the disturbances
been of undOubted violence, and
can he no douo. that we have Il
midst real volcano. already Id
tive TO fertile valleys and giving II
that the worst is yet to come
Extinct volcanoes. evidences Of 4
and tremendous volcanic action Il
Pacific country. are voluminrls. 4
that part of the United states wasI
ably much less substantial than
more recent long period. The
Eeysers are phases of volcanic unrei
are DOUBTLESS proof that the crust
earth In all that region of our topod
Is compa "a lively thin and the i
not far removed from very hot|
terranear fires.
The conditions at Mount LASER
naturally suggested to most mindi
intimate associations with the conf
that produced the San Francisco
quake The bases for that assul
are vague. Earthquakes accomp}
volcanic eruptionS are due to
ceivable explosions of interior gaj
vapors which have been liberated
rocky confines ny warping Of the
and are brought into contact With
nal fires which find vent from VI
craters. Earthquakes unconnecteI
volcanic erllptions are caused by grid
placements slide, faults of rocky
in earth's interior Earthquake
| have been quite thoroughly mapp{
most threatening Of the Americas
| that Of the Pacific coast. heginrt
the north British Columbia and 4
ing along the california coast II
Mexico and Central America, E{
Peru. Bolivia and Chile, It Is d
cas!onallv that - severe earthqtj
accompanied by volcanic eruption
when occurring in the region OF vol
| The recent destructive quakes
Albruzzis. italy. had no responsive
constructions from Vesuvius or Eth
the awful Messina CONFUSION d
occurring on the coast of Sicily
the Strait of Messina in proXir}
! Etna, had no apparent Eff
that always active burning mol
Such instances might be given Il
! volume.
In connection with the eruptl
Mount Lassen some imaginative
scientific persons predicted that 4
turhance was prophetic Of QuakingI
Pacific coast. ana that san FT'I
| now the scene of the wonderful II
Pacific exposition. might have H
tremendous shaking. That is rea |
to occur at any time on account
geological formation ~ that part
country. but the acton Of Lesl
| vomiting vast quantities Of muI
smoke and cinder, is in no way 4
of danger to the coast cities. I'M
phenomenon is merely due 10 Ell
Interior pressure. with accompany
plosions which produce quakes 81
or less severity.
The San Francisco earthquake c
Is. 1906. had many premonttions.
ming on the coast Of British Col
ard quakes extending To far
America All parts OF that immen}
have germs OF carthOuakes Whit|
eliminate at any time in tremendo|
vulsions Everyone will rememheI
ever. that the great destruction
Francisco was not the direct ia
the earthquake, but of the in
conflagration which followed.-Py
Dispatch.