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1946 
March 9 - The light of the lava vent is so bright at dawn# During the 
day the cumulus clouds form little by little. At 12, the violent winds 
blow from the west and a little after 2 it begins to rain* but heaviest 
rain can be seen 50 kilometers to the northeast of the volcano. At 6 in 
the evening, although the vapor of the crater has changed to the south* 
the clouds remained in the region where the rain has ceased# In the eve- 
ning one sees the clouds in the vicinity of the volcano suffused with red 
from the light of the lava. 
10 - At early daybreak until sunrise one sees the heavjr white cloud above 
the crater, formed by the pure gases that the crater emits. .at midday the 
deep noises sound like distant thunder. In the night the scoria and 
stones from the crater illuminate the whole cone. It is a pleasure and 
a joy for the tourists that visit here these days. Very contented are the 
tourists. 
10 - Many black clouds at dawn, so that the sun does not shine. They are 
cumulus clouds that have formed not only from the volcano, but come from 
distinct horizons of the region. mmong the small explosions at midday, 
a strong one, resuming then as before. At night, all the stones thrown 
out by the explosions fall back into the crater. 
12 - The lava vent is on a high mesa where a lava pool has its origin, 
with its center more fluid. The lava stream, at its beginning is a meter 
wide, spreading to 8-10 meters and flows by the same route as before. 
Since it has again become more active it has spread further along the base 
of the cone. In six days it has advanced 400 meters, flowing toward the 
north of the cone. The explosions in the crater are regular but continued 
and the ejected rocks roll down all the flanks to the base. There are 
moments when they are ejected with vapors and simple gases and moments 
when only bombs arise. The winds, that always blow from the west, are 
