. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. nty miles. No freshly moltenlava has been seen and no heat has been noticeable except that ofescaping steam. Sulphur fumes and slight sulphur deposits near thevent have been noticed by nearly all observers. On June 28, 1914,the new crater was estimated to have a length of 400 feet. (See photosNo. 1 and No. 2.) A heavy eruption took place on June 14th, and two new cratersopened up a mile from the main hole. A shower of ash and stones fellfrom the craters and the smoke rose to
. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. nty miles. No freshly moltenlava has been seen and no heat has been noticeable except that ofescaping steam. Sulphur fumes and slight sulphur deposits near thevent have been noticed by nearly all observers. On June 28, 1914,the new crater was estimated to have a length of 400 feet. (See photosNo. 1 and No. 2.) A heavy eruption took place on June 14th, and two new cratersopened up a mile from the main hole. A shower of ash and stones fellfrom the craters and the smoke rose to a height of 5000 feet. (Reportof J. M. Stark, United States Forest Service Lookout on MountTurner.) That volcanic activity is not yet extinct in the Lassen Peak districtis shown by the presence of numerous solfataras and hot springs. AtBumpass Hell, near the southern base of the peak, there are boilingmud pools and occurrences of vigorous solfataric action. Near by,at the head of Mill Creek, the sulphur deposited by such action is soabundant that attempts have been made to mine it. 748 MINES AND MINERAL SHASTA COUNTY. 749
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