Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-02-03 | Page 12 | Lassen Peak Spits Steam and Smoke over Snow Coat

LASSEN PEAK SPITS i i t. STEAM AND SMOKE OVER SNOW COAT DING Cal Cat Feb 3 3 Laasen Lassen k only active volcano within the limit tr I of ot the United States was wear wear- fee ta a smudgy coat today Instead of tta js usual winter covering of or spotless as as a 11 result of ot an eruption yes- yes which was continuing at latest leport The Th The eruption at first consisted only it Z f steam team which was mistaken for tor Ing clouds of snow snow but later smoke mote billowed out In great puffs putts and and Apparently carried with it some ashes as a. t the e snow was darkened for tor some latance down the mountainsides The smoke was visible for many miles roiles late yesterday esterday The mountain bad nad lain dormant for several months prior to yesterday esterday