1946 
Feb. 22 - contd. 
two barrancas of the principal drainage of the villages of Gan Juan and 
Paricutin. Only a few meters of each remains uncovered by lava. The 
eruption continues in the form of a black pillar accompanied by a small 
white column. The noise one hears is like panting or snoring like one 
frequently does when one sleeps deeply. Dusty winds from the west, with 
v<r pop eoluinn d lifting "toward *th6 east;. 
23 " A little after 8 M the strong dusty winds begin to cover the entire region 
and since the column drifts toward the east, the sun is obscured. The 
temperature feels about 18°-20°(C.). Sr. Krauskopf, who has collected 
samples of condensed vapors, sublimates, bombs of the crater, ashes, sands, 
scoria , has made studies of the clouds, temperature, elevations of the crater 
as well as the lava vents and the whole volcanic region. He is a man of 
superior intelligence. At Brio in the evening an eruption of liquid lava 
m the form of a gorgoton soon continued as before. Quantities of scoria 
27 
Probably means borboton - gushing up in large bubbles. 
and bombs fall with each silent eruption each 10-15 minutes from the crater. 
24 Gray column with very fine ash 600 meters high, drifting toward the north- 
east* 
With each strong eruption at 10*15 minute intervals, homhs are 
thrown out and fall on the northwest flank of the crater. After midday 
dense black clouds form in the northeast. At 5 PM storm thunder 25 kil- 
ometers from the volcano. Dusty gusts of wind from the east. At 4 HI 
some explosions are stronger than others. At 8 PM thunder and rain all 
over the v;est » north and northeast. Two eruptions at 9, with great quan- 
tities of bombs of all sizes that cover all of the northeast, north and north- 
west slopes. They continue all during the night but with less frequency. 
