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of the sun. It finally broke and disappeared in a shower 

 of ashes. 



The first landing on New Bogoslof, so far as known, 

 was made by the officers of the Revenue steamer * Cor- 

 win' (Capt. M. A. Healy),on May 21, 1884, nine months 

 after its discovery. Captain Healy, who from the first 

 appreciated the importance of accurate observations and 

 records, visited the volcano four times during the years 

 1884 and 1885. To his intelligent interest in the sub- 

 ject, ably seconded by the enthusiastic efforts of his offi- 



FIG. 17. NEW BOGOSLOF SHIP ROCK OLD BOGOSLOF. 



FROM PHOTOGRAPH BY LT. G. H. DOTY, MAY 21, 1884, FROM THE 



SOUTHWEST. 



cers, we owe nearly all the trustworthy information and 

 measurements and the only photographs showing its con- 

 dition and appearance, and its relations to Old Bogoslof, 

 in the early days of its history. In his report for 1884, 

 Captain Healy states : " Lieutenants Hall, Doty, and Cant- 

 well, together with Assistant Surgeon Yemans, were de- 

 tailed to go on shore and gather such information as they 

 could concerning this remarkable volcano. Lieutenant 

 Hall made a flying survey of the island, Lieutenants Doty 



