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Show - j Tells of Witnessing Volcano in Eruption Joseph H. Sinclair, representing ihe American Geographic society, has returned to this country from a hard trip ol exploration through LYuadot where be had a terrific experience in an endeavor to reach a smoking vol cano which liad erupted, the whole count ry for miles around being do; uged wiih a Ibnv of lava. The ua lives had a vvlinloMime superstitious fear of tne great pile and could nei be inducer! to guiile the explore! as tn-ar ns he wanted to go. hut by his own eiiorls and alciie he managed to get within seven miles of the cone and Ibis was near enough for him wiitiess a number of expl.e inns which i-eju-aiedl.v i haivge, II. n .e:i ! .,v crater's rim. Lit ' 'e i t ' ' g . ; te-eu known ai"e:: ; ,i secured valuable data concerning its haraclet and location. I 'Mr. Sinclair pointed out that he was ! not the first white man to see the vol I eano--a mountain which the natives j call Heventador, moaning "Krupior. J Xeai the place the explorers came on a lone white man who could ma tell ' them how long be had been there nor ; by he hail petc-lralcd so far from ( civiii'-ri associate n Nor would tie i go wi b ihorn to the mouuiaiii. lie. ;oo. had In m info-ie-l by the snpe-rsll J ion of lie n:;ii.s which holds that ! v.licncer a tnini.in sies loot on ihe i -ide id the tail mi-aeo .'vt-iii;ilr ' - 0' nines ' ' i r r . : v Iii:i;i" or very brave Tia.e and s:i,.!;..0 .-tc.-a-d'inaiU sac J ' ccd vi:ere al! ..;!.( t icS fail. ' |
