leaves, too fresh to have 

 been killed at the eruption 

 of June 6. They may have 

 fallen, because the bushes 

 were slowly dying through 

 suffocation, or may have 

 been withered by a more re- 

 cent volcanic blast. Fumes 

 were noticeable while we 

 were there, in spite of the 

 fact that the wind was pre- 

 vailingly from the east. 



I believe that a steady 

 northwest wind at a time 

 of only moderate activity 

 would have carried suffi- 

 cient fumes to make even 

 vegetable life precarious. 

 The only indications we 

 saw of animal life in this 

 locality were soaring eagles 

 and tracks of foxes. 



Amalik Bay heads back 

 among the high mountains 

 at a distance of about 15 

 miles from the volcano. 

 We here realized that we 

 were indeed in a volcanic 

 land, for through the clouds 

 of volcanic vapors which 

 were pouring over the 

 mountain crests and under 

 the thick covering of the 

 volcanic detritus of last 

 June could be seen layer 

 upon layer of columnar 

 lava, aggregating at least 

 3,000 feet in thickness, 

 which poured out from 

 some mighty vents, prob- 

 ably in Miocene time, per- 

 haps a million years ago. 

 These ancient volcanic 

 rocks, mantled by those of 

 June, except on the cliffs 

 too steep for the latter to 

 lodge, are shown in all the 

 views taken from this bay. 



It was near the head of 

 Amalik Bay that the thick- 

 est ash accumulation was 

 found. Fifty-five inches on 

 the level was measured at 

 one point, this thickness 

 representing the original 

 fall and not a secondary ac- 

 cumulation. The material 



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