NGAURUHOE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 479, 12 April 1909, Page 3

NGAURUHOE.

AS SEEN FROM THE MOUNTAIN'S BASE. (BY TELEGRAM—SrECUL COBBESPONDENT.) Auckland, April 11. Mr. J. A. Jickell, whoso son, Mr. W. Jickell is ono of tho party of eight that is making an assault on Ngauruhoe, returned to Auckland on' Saturda- morning, after ■ accompanying the party-as far as the foot of the mountain, where he left them yesterday. Ngauruhoe, reports' Mr. Jickell,-'is in a particularly mood at present,. so far as dense masses of black smoke are any manifestation, and he describes : the sight of the great mountain as he viewed it yesterday as bcin<* grand and awe-inspiring. "As wo approaclM tho mountains," ho rekt-es; "the cone of-Ngauruhoe "was belching out vast columns of dense black smoke, which swept up somo five or six hundred ■ feet above the crater, and then, billowed away in. great rolling masses before-the wind, in tho direction of. Tokaanu. From where we were we could not see if much or any ash was falling, but it seemed as if for.the■ timo the crater was confining itself to making soot'on a grand scale. A dull rumbling and occasionally a roaring noise came, from, the'volcano,.which, together with the issuing trunk of smoke, caused ono of the party to liken the effect to 10,000 gasworks, blowing off at once: .1. was. unfortunately obliged to return, to: town, .but tho climbing party ' should have a. splendid opportunity of obtaining a close view, of the outbreak, as. tho weather seemed clear and settled." ■ ' According to .Mr. \ Jickell, the party purt posed.doing Ruapeliu on hoe on Sunday or Monday, and Tongariro on Tuesday. [bt TBLEornrrr—ritzss association.)

Auckland April 10. Passengers arriviup; by the Main Trunk railway report that . Ngaiiruhoo was showing renewed activity yesterday. It belched out columns of black smoke to a< .height of, fivo and six hundred feet above the crater. There was no sign of.ash being ejected,, but a dull rumbling noiso was heard occasionally.