Show 1 MR OG IN OLD M Former Salt Snit Lake Mining Engineer Experiences Had lad Lately In Iii 11 Sister Republic SAW A VOLCANO IN ACTION Thousands of Tons Toos or of Rocks Hocks Hurled Front From Mount Mou nt Collmus Crater Phe tIie Phenomenon Lasted jo ia Minutes Charles L I 1 the mining engineer who ho In iii I now nol In Mexico re ro related roo to the tho Mexican Horald some IOle ex ox hail recently In iii the this Interior ot of that country where whom ho Ito went sont to mining property for H mu 1 New Now NewYork NewYork York anti anil Int Boston syndicate lie le left lef Tuxpan with an tin 11 J 3 11 U 1 Fletch Fletcher er or and several Keerl guides and all ni the tho necessary ny equipment for tor n it 1 success fill tul expedition Including Instruments for correct ob observations At AI lint said 1111 Mr tr Dignowity U It I Its s ns nM If IC we iso would bo be to get Bot arty any mOWN or guides to accompany us till 18 owing to 10 tho the grent great they the have havo against such an nit ni undertaking fear fearing fearing ing thu tita tm volcano nod and tho the wild wid mil that thai frequent the mountain there Wo We engaged several mind ald they re ro refuted to ga gu after they thoy learned our des doe destination Finally wo we 10 wore were successful rul I III In Iii II getting a I good corp of attendants Our trip wan Wi full Cul of at great hardship hut but also replete with lh moat meet Interesting observations anti and Instructive data It H took us its three thre days duys of ot hard riding and climbing to roach reach time the top tOI of at Mount Moult Nevada Neda our destination the extinct ox volcano which Is about a mUe north of oC Mt I Collma Colma and over 1000 feet teel high higher highel er em titan than that active neto crater Our OUI first day we wo covered some 25 5 miles mleH over a I gently elevated section westward tram from Tuxpan tho the last 10 miles mies was Ins through n a line lino forest Coro t of ot long hong yellow plug trees and Ild tutu luxuriant Then having gained nn an eleva elevation thou tion of OMO feet our fliNt hard harti climbing began helln Time Tha next live Ivo mItes miles us wo we 0 as ascended a to nn mat 11 elevation eleton of ot feet Ceet when wo e were vere confronted by what seemed an nn le forest Jungle Peeing trouble ahead we 0 decided to pitch camp for tor tho the night but lut our woes OS Immediately Imm multiplied A terrific storm prose arose and raged In II for tor two hours Though It II wan only 0 I p n J m at wo we were ero enveloped In inthe tho the darkness s of ot midnight It seemed nn flu It If wo wu were wele In lii II the tho midst of at tho the storm steno clouds they rolled above us below lelow us usand usand and around UH us while the thunder was van waso vanso 10 so o It made hilado tho the mountains trem tremble ble Tho The lightning toyed with the he hi nil hug pines near by UH us 11 ns as lB If It gleefully split splitting ting hug more mor kindling I for Hades lindes The Tho ruin pouted In II torrents and moro more like Iko an 11 ocean turned loose on our heads than a 1010 rainfall Though wo we were u a I party of at sturdy men used u ed to t hardships Ind not easily elly daunted wo we felt helpless as its IS children In II tho tue hands of oC a II mighty Titan Speechless SI anti wo we stood the tho awful grand tiro uro of ot that terrible storm awaiting our doom doomit oom We Wo were spared but hut none of ot us euro care clr to repeat the thi experience The Tho next lays Journey WI exceed hd on man luau and elst The mount cut paths through tho the dark for Cor forest est eat sl and Jungle and 10 t o it followed up the tho steep steel tell courso course climbing an 1 angle of at 30 to 40 43 o degrees rite Tho rh forest Jungle was suns Ia Iaone one of at tho the Interesting features of ot our trip amea hen pine trees tree six st si feet In diame diameter 1111 ter tuil 1 11 fully Culy 10 feet teet to tn the tho first limbs red reI mind and Spanish oaks oak four tour to tl five c feet teet through besides rush ish sh mid other timber I I Ial all al covered from from root to topmost bough with wih most luxuriant growth seine trailing species of cacti or air plants hang humig tram from 25 feet Ceet tumid and ablaze with wih beautiful crimson blossoms title mis mistletoe thug Its Is leaves nod berries 10 In amid 15 IG feet In the air orchids of ot surpass surpassing s lag ing beauty hiding hid In their priceless treas treasures tras ures utes leM In iii tho the gloomy forest forcHt ferris fernl of at In Innumerable numerable varieties mosses mos es of oC every kind and Ind fungous growths galore hid hidden hil den In It depth of Jungle mill all 11 those com with wih the thick undergrowth pines a I darkness dense leno an nit ni night nt at II nil mull 11 hours It I ivan really n a I black forest en tho the toll hall was suaN wal black Volcanic cinders three throe feet deep resting upon n 8 deep depp bed of at Ilott yellow porphyry which holds hauls holl tho the tree treo toots loots Underlying this yellow formation Is which forms the tIme visible base bae of at the tha mountain Tithe black forest has line an nit 01 altitude of 1000 feet teet above sea seti tM level leol and amid all abounds with wih wild 1111 gamp turkey pheasants anti and 1111 squirrels as wall suell as mis 11 deer mountain lion lon and tutu other oilier lug big hi game tempt tho the wily wiy huntsman Wo We worl nil ni that day go going goIng ing lag live Ito miles anti our second night camped In time the dark forest Karly 1 tho time next heat day wo uvo emerged from time tho cloudy limits of ot tho the Jungle Into n ii I section where oaks nourished without tho the dense tienso undergrowth tho the open upen i beneath being covered with wih thick hunches bunches of at stilt salt grass very VCr nutritious for lor trod food fOOt stock This class cities of country extended to 10 an nit IU altitude ot of feet teet then followed the scrubby fir nr III no to timber lino feet teet where the naked porphyry ricks covered tho the surface and mutt extended to the crest of ot the critter crater WI c e now IO had reached an nl elevation of ot 1250 feet and were upon a n narrow ridge or hogback of or Mount Nevada nearly hourly level lh the tho top of ot 1 crater and just Juit a little Ille north of It I There one nIle gets gett the best beet blet view of or the ac no acte live tive te volcano volano and there thero we paused ou I In great groat awe nwe tumid and an admiration as R we gazed upon the only on active volcano on this title continent Collma olmo tho the spokesman of or ortho tho the great range Interpreter for tor the many companions companion that stand stain majestic and voiceless through tho the ages ly 10 I we le gazed slid and waited for tor Its Il mites mes message m f sage Ile conscious of ot a n lurking fear lest come collie It might be b yet et hoping U It I would The top of ot abrupt peak nek k down for 30 feet f et IH Is II covered with wih loose loo l e dark clrk grey rEY ashes mind cinders while white steam or OP in great grent curl curlIng curlIn big Ing In clouds pours pour out cult front from UK its Il enormous chimney as flu well scell wel as oh front from many other places for tor feet below tho time crest There l I is also a n small Ilal mountain peak penk that stands out alone on 01 tho the northeast Ito of at Collma olmo about 2600 2100 feet Ceet the top This TItle small peak hint hns an active crater rrt r anti and would seem scent Ilem to bo ho far tr more flare dangerous than thon tom for a n How of at lava hwn would nn on outlet hero before attaining the tite higher crater While we were ivere at nt the tho point of oC view Just described Ie Mr r my com corn companion panion was waa overcome by the altitude anti and laud had to give le up any an further ascent n DO so 10 I 1 waa Jn forced to go 0 on 01 with wih only ealy the tha Mexicans Mexican for tor guides It I was WS a I great Kreal tusk task to climb at It that tha elevation as IH we wo could only go 0 a 1 few Cew f feet teet ct without rest resl restIng lug Ing for breath My Iy lungs I ro sore for Cor several days front from the thu pumping pump In they haiti had to do tic to get t Ins inn IQ up UI that tha t Html Vet Ael et but ut I when I 1 reached time the up Ip that the end orith eli Justified me the means of ot Mount Seated upon the crest t over feet Ceet high bight mimic 11 1100 feet above Collma I took look photographic lous Ios of ot the time latter and Its It cloud of at steam also of ant extinct crater critor which Is II about Q 50 by feet teet In area TInt Thu top of or the clouds a n mile or moro more below me moo le whore where n it seven rainstorm WIM utile as raging also made an tin unusual unu ual spec spectacle tarla antI and a ii 1 fine subject for lor a 1 picture which I was n fortunate fortunata to get Iet While hIle taking the time photographs I was tune startled by b a n mighty rumbling of at Old Ohl Hastily I ne t my m Hold glasses I saw east a n tremendous of or rock seemingly thousands of tons tomis fall tram from rout the tho mouth of ot tho the crater antI and antIgo go RI crashing the tIme sides for Cor over 0 feet Tho rumbling crashing noise us terrific and for awhile It I seemed as Its ni If It the tho world was suns falling through This occurred three times lilacs within 40 O minutes It I thought It might aught have haue been caused oust from tram tho the sudden cool coolIng log Ing of o tho time crest c l as ni a n heavy cloud clouti clout heal had hung against the top tap before antI and this together with wih n mu hard hurl cool wind blowing no doubt produced time the crashes I 1 will 11 add that the tem tent temperature at itt II time was about 42 de do degrees grees F P Trouble seemed scouted brewing In tho the cra crater tee ter tel now as tie great black clouds of ot smoke curled high In II the thc heavens helens above Us its Is dome Iome for tor nearly on alt 0 hour when it re resumed Its usual initIal white steam anti smoke I 1 fully expected an explosion lon to follow tollow my m tull enthusiasm having reached the point where I hoped It would hut but 1 I was disappointed and auth no doubt for tor my myown myown own safety ott it II was as well such weil I was This was my most successful day I 1 covered the tho object ot or my may IY expedition amid thought though time the most mind dangerous repaid me metor for tor nil I endured The oi final day dllY of at our oar examination of the geological features of ot both moun mountains ns 05 al far as ma 11 we wo were able ablo to study tully them In such a limited time I found no evidence of at nor any Iny trace of molten lava 11 anti and no earth lie fis fissures ni ures The rho uplifts were gradual only uncovering tho standalone straItS strain which formed tIle tho Ull basis basic of oC the mountains the tho upper covering comprising two layers of ot volcanic cinders mind and Inel ashes depos dopol pd at ot long Ion Intervals At Santa I Maria In the Tuxpan vat val vaIle Icy ley le feet Ceet above sea ea level and over oer feet below elow peak Is II an nn extinct crater which nt lit some canto period long Ion passed ed gave out an al Immense now how of tf t I black lava filling up imp mulch much of at tho the valley Tradition says Ily a ii 1 small village was hurled burled hy by 1 the tho How vl I am tint quite quie with wih my trip to Collma but hii do ito not care to take nuch Irh risks again I 1 leave leavo leno tho the republic I hope to make roke the ascent accent cent of at and |