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accompanied by heavy noise, rise rapidly. More strong and continuous noise 
at 6 F. M. , as well as in the night, and some dischargeof scoria. 
25 - Small, wool-like clouds over all the region but these do not belong to 
the crater but form in all directions. Since yesterday the crater has been 
discharging vapor in volutes and may contribute to these little clouds. The 
vapor column drifts toward the northeast and the bombs fall on the west 
flank of the cone. Today there was not much dense vapor, nor heavy noises, 
nor strong dusty winds. 
26 - The sky is completely clear; one distinguishes only the simple little 
vapor that the crater emits. At 10 A. M. some rather strong and frequent 
explosions. At 8 P. M. the short simple column changes to the northwest. 
The front of the new lava is a curving ridge of incandescent rocks that de- 
tach themselves and roll down the slope between Canijuato and Jaratiro. 
The only vent now in activity is the one where the sugarloaf was and the 
stream of lava flows toward the southwest, 
27 - The noises in the crater continue, accompanied by white simple vapors 
drifting toward the west. Bombs sre thrown out and fall on the west slope 
of the cone. Strong winds raising clouds of dust during the day. In the 
night rather many bombs with each regular explosion. 
28 - At 10 A. M. the regular explosions cease little by little, at the same 
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time the vapors change in color to gray, almost black. At no great Kid* 
distance away vevy fine ash begins to fall again; at. 3 P* j ;: * > a sma H 
amount of rain which falls as mud. In the night great quantities of bombs 
are thrown from the crater and roll down tbe northeast flank of the cone. 
29 - The activity continues with silent eruptions and a coluifin Oj. vapor, 
black with ash. Again the hearts of the people o: the villages of this 
region are heavy. Since for several months there have been no eruptions 
like this, most of the people thought that the volcano vjould not return to 
