The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-05-25

snowbank near the summit and the
fierce heat OF the explosion together
with a great mass OF hot oindors rapid.
~ melted the snow. and the water
mixed with the ashes and the sand to
muddy consistency rushed down the
mountainslde In an irresistible torrent.
covering portions OF the valley for a
width Of two miles with mud from one
TO two feet deep
UpheavaI Tha, Made Larsen.
There was time In remote
geological ages when Lassen peak did
not exist. when the waves Of the IA.
cihc ocean rolled over the broad ex.
panse OF what IL nov Sacramento val.
ley and washed the shores of cont.
nent which terminated az the base OF
tho Sierra Nevada mountains. Then
began a wonderful uphcaval OF the
earth's crust attended with a ire.
mondous display Of subterransau
energy and tho most brilliant series OF
thermal. explosive and volcanic out.
bursts tho world has ever known.
This was when the giant volcanoes
OF Lassen and SHASTA and the noun.
tains OF the Cascade range were born
The foundations OF the great deep we're
broken up. During the uplifting Of
basic rock by stupendous subterrancan
forces they were mctamorphoAed BY
the intense heat and veins aud dikes
were filled with the melted rock from
below.
In the imaginative language OF an
early writer The funeral dag Of the
old world had come. Il must be buried
The momontous event was ushorcd in
by one OF the grandest displays Of
terrestrial fireworks earth ever wit
messed. But there we're no human spec
tators All the pngoautry and pomp Of
earth and heaven we're presented on
a scale OF magnidccnce never since
equaled. The roar OF heavens artil
lery was drowned In the more terrible
crash OF breaking and hraying noun
tains, the sun was qucuchcd by the
tiercor CLEANS OF red flames that shot
from a hundred volcanoes. along hall
a thousand miles. from the foundations
Of LaEsea and Shasta 20 those oi Hood
and Rainier. the earth was opened 10
widegaping chasms and tremendous
foods OF surgng. burning liquid lavas
were poured out. and black ufocat
ing showers OF ashes and volcanic dust
were shot high in air and carried faf
out over the ocean. now Swallowed by
the terrific uphouyals."
The area that was affected by this
great turning over OF nature In her
sleep Is OF immense extent Il In.
cludes parts OF California. Nevada
most OF Oregon and a large part o.
Washington. l,s extent IL about 100
600 square miles.
Volcanic phenomena" SAYS n pro
fessor In tho University OF London
are the outward Manifestation OF
forces doepseatod beneath the cTusf
I " AAN NNNN' itN NAANfN NmAAAH ~ AAAN".
phenomena all over the surface OF tn
globe In past and present times md.
Gates the existence OF a general cause
beneath the earth's crust
The similarity OF volcanic lava over
wide regions is strong evidence that
they are drawn from one continuous
magma consisting Of molten matter
beneath the solid exterior crust"
Since the FIRST outburst Of the Las
sen volcano theEs have been 90 date
several hundred other eruptions carry
ing gray ash and fine. dry powder and
sometimes rock aud rounded lava
powders. but AZ no time has there
been any flowing melted lava Yet
every explosion. every discharge O.
ashes and proiectlos Is accompanied
by powerful Jets OF steam and vapor
and roar like the firing Of some mon
ster gun. 1t gives no signs Of letting
up.