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the center one, which is the higher, threw up stones and ashes like the 
latter, but with less force. As they completed the circuit of the crater 
rim, a strong explosion with a quantity of bombs surprised them and seeing 
that they could not endure another they had to return. 
13 - A column very thin and simple in the form of a curtain drifting toward 
the northeast. The crater emits heavy noises. The sky is blue, without a 
cloud or winds that raise the dust. How clear a day, a sun that warms 
everything! Today is a beauty - a joy! What tranquility! Such days are 
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few and it is because the vapor column is simple, Although at times it rises 
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3y this term Celedonio Gutierrez probably means a lazily rising column of 
steam without explosions and ash. 
in volutes with a noise that sounds like thunder but the vapors disperse at 
a low altitude. During the night explosions with much scoria hut little ash. 
14 _ Today a simple column drifting toward the north. At 8 or 9 in the morn- 
ing the dust begins as usual. In the crater one can hear small explosions in 
raoid succession, one each second or 100. per minute, then a long blast, a 
pause, then beginning anew as before. In the afternoon the explosions cease 
somewhat and the column changes toward the north drifting at a low altitude, 
showering ashes. At six the explosions return. A small quantity oi scoria 
in the night. 
15 - Strong winds at dawn blowing from east to west. The vapors from the 
crater, mingled with the windblown dust drift low over the fields to the north 
of the volcano. At 3 in the afternoon the winds change to the east. The 
yapor of the crater drifts to the northwest. All the region is filled with 
dust during the day. 
