Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-08-10 | Page 7 | Discover Active Volcanic Vent

DISCOVER ACTIVE 1 I VENTI VOLCANIC VENT FALLS Ore Aug 10 By The Tho Associated Press Press- Frees Discovery ery of o an active t volcano vent clouds of steam and gl glIn giving giving ing In forth an odor suggestive of burning pitch or oil was made Sunday In the wastes of ot the Lava bed region of Modoc county In northern Call California Cornia The discovery was made by J 1 D Howard local scientist and Elmer Anderson local manager for tor Swift Co on a week-end week trip they re- re re revealed vented today They were ere explorIng exploring Ing the tha little known BIg Glass mountain monument to the tho terrific fires Ires of ot a past age which left that r regIon glon a waste of pumice stone lava lav lava a aad ad d obsidian gla glass The vent is about two feet teet In diameter almost perfectly circular In an area of ot small loose pumIce stone slone At Intervals of ot about 30 SO minutes there Is a 1 noticeable decided In- In increase In Increase crease crease In the amount of ot steam ris- ris risIng ris rising ing from froni the orifice but the entire lIng action Is noiseless both men de declared do- do declared dared on nn