NEW BOGOSLOF IN 1895 317 



the north end. The steam was usually impregnated with 

 fumes of sulphur, and deposits of sulphur, some in very fine 

 needles, were observed along the margins of the cracks. 

 Most of the rock was hot and pools of hot water were 

 found on the beach. 



Captain Tanner expressed surprise at the altered ap- 

 pearance of the volcano since his visit the previous year: 

 the connecting spit had disappeared, the island had de- 

 creased in height at least 100 feet, and the pinnacle had 



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FIG. 26. SUMMIT RIDGE OF NEW BOGOSLOF, AUGUST II, 1891. 

 LOOKING DOWN FROM HIGHER POINT. 



fallen and was lying in huge masses on the steep incline. 



Two years later (1893) Captain Tanner reported the 

 volcano " in active eruption, as usual " by which he 

 doubtless meant that it was steaming violently. 



In 1895 Bogoslof was visited by Becker and Dall of the 

 U. S. Geological Survey, and an assistant, C. W. Puring- 

 ton, took several excellent photographs, some of which 

 are here reproduced. At this time, according to Becker, 



