VOLCANIC ACTIVITY.
SIGNS ON NGAURUHOE.
Per Press Association
AUCKLAND, Sept. 16. . Activity at Ngiuiruhoe last week is reported by an Aucklander who returned at t'he week-end from a visit to the Chateau. He said signs of an eruption had been noticed by several people who visited the mountain on Friday morning. A smoke cloud was hanging over
the crater late on Thursday night., and it was still visible, though considerably smaller, on the following morning. He* and several members of the ITutt Valley and Tararua Tramping Clubs decided to make a trip to the mountain. They made their climb from the Chateau side, and during the ascent they noticed that the snow was blackened w>th dust particles and the air was laden with dust.
On the north-west shle there was very little snow, hut there were distinct traces of black mud. The ground was steaming in this locality. The “party proceeded to the ridge between the two craters and found clouds of steam being ejected at intervals of about twenty minutes. Annrt from this and subterranean rumbling, the only other signs of recent activity were the deposits of black mud. Most of that had been carried to the northern side of the mountain by the prevailing southerly wind. ,
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 248, 17 September 1940, Page 2
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208VOLCANIC ACTIVITY. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 248, 17 September 1940, Page 2
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