1946 
Feb. 19. Every place on the lava whirlwinds form, round and large, some very thin 
with a height up to 2,000 meters. From afar, one notes that some ascend 
the cone to the crater rim, others that pass on the sides of the cone. 
Some lavas now more than two years old do not show furaaroles, but there 
are places where it is very hot; when it rains one can see the vapors 
best. Very cloudy all day long. Bomb explosions and noises from the 
crater. 
20. Simple white vapors from the crater. Some explosions raise a high pillar 
of vapor and at times one notes two columns, when the two vents of the 
crater are active. In the three years of activity that this volcano of 
Paricutin completes today, the only feature it does not have that it had 
in the beginning is the heavy explosions, but all others, the lava, the 
vapors, the sand, the noise, bombs thrown from the crater, etc.^ are 
little diminished. The consolation we have is to see to what a distance 
one may again till the fields. With still some risk, they have worked 
at a distance of 12 kilometers, particularly on the more elevated slopes. 
During the afternoon rain to the north. 
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21 A fantastic column, weak, black t ornidos . It dawned today, showering 
ashes toward the north. At nine in the morning noises that sound like 
a deluge of rain. Large clouds over the area. In the afternoon showers 
toward the southwest. Strong puffs of wind from the east. In the crater 
strong noises, some like thunder. In the night one sees more incandes- 
cent rocks on the north and northwest flank o f the cone. 
22 The lava of the hornitos, that broke out more than a month ago flowed 700 
meters in nine days, according to measurements by Sr. Krauskopf . In the 
village of Paricutin it has spread over a previous one for more than 400 
meters and at the front carries a tongue that reaches almost to the place 
called Huiranbosta, on the land of Sr. Rafael Ortiz E. There join the 
