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1946 
Jan. 29 contd, 
cold black shadow of the heavy cauliflower column that forms with each new 
activity of Paricutin volcano. During the morning there were some small 
explosions that resembled those of Zapichu. A little before nine o'clock 
the column was interrupted for a few minutes. A little later it made 
recompense and commenced to give eruptions forming a pillar of vapor, 
followed by tons of bombs that fill principally on the west flank of the 
cone. The column of vapor, which hung over the northwest, changed in the 
afternoon to the northeast, obscuring the sun and ashes showered on this 
area. 'That a terror, that continues to sow great sadness and misery, 
felt principally by the people of my age I It is a great pity to see these 
people so afflicted. 
30 Although there is not the same activity as yesterdy, still the sand does 
not cease to fall. The column is toward the west. In the crater one 
hears some heavy, deafening noises with the eruptions that throw out quan- 
tities of bombs during the day. 
" 31 The column toward the southeast, always with quantities of bombs that fall 
to the south. With these vapors that cast shadows and the clouds that 
form in the region, the temperature is very cold. 
