1946 
Feb. 10 - continued 
One can not see the volcano but one hears the noise as deep explosions. 
In the night some bombs rise to a height of 1000 meters. It is a beautiful 
night. 
11 - Gray vapors and noises in the crater. At ten the noises cease some- 
what and the column increases in size. There are moments when the thick column 
rises and then continues with less force, black and with deep noises. The day 
ends very cloudy. In the afternoon there is thunder IS kilometers to the 
northeast of the volcano. Today we had no strong winds or dust. 
12 - The vents at the hornitos continues to throw out lava constantly with a 
noise "s-s-s-s” and flows with many fluctuations between the volcano and 
Canijuato. Between these hills and that of Jaratiro there is now a high 
1 / 2 / 
ed regal that almost reaches the high ridge formed in June of 1943. 
TT ~ — 
This terra is used for an extensive rocky place, such as the surface of an 
old lava flow, 
h © i g h t 
This ridge rose to a kxxite of about 100 meters above the original terrain. 
A uedregal also flows toward the village of Paricutin, in the form of a broad 
and high mesa. It is another layer upon others that have passed this way 
before. The other, which stopped before this one, came to a halt about 
6 kilometers northeast of the volcano in the plain of Inchar intipacua. 
The noises in the crater are heard as long and strong rumbles that 3,ast 5 or 
6 minutes and then cease. The vapors are not constant, sometimes uhey are 
simple, sometimes as strong eruptions in the form of a pillar, throwing stones 
out toward the south* The few ashes that are thrown out fall toward the 
northwest and north. In the afternoon they drift toward the west. Strong 
winds with some dust throughout the day* 3r. Krauskopf and Antonio Gutierrez 
today saw the crater, which was rather deep and had three very active vents, 
aligned from east to west. The east vent had white vapors and strong noises; 
