THE NEW VOLCANO.
The Marine Department hare reoeired the followihg'telegram fr'dta Captain ]&• child:—l| There is nil mistake about 4 'the volcano reported by Capt, Anderson, near Channel Island; off Cape ColvilhV : \7e found it wjtJjQut any trouble.' the i 8 boijing 'ujj like a Spring (or the, a'pa'pe of about 1(X) feet. Channel Island'hears $ by W. 1 tTiree : qijarteri' of. a mile/ The water is muddy and yellow.' The water drifts away with. $9 tia>, and is jq ahapa tnupli lik/e % tajl of a. ooiuaL There wag no change ji} th.e sounding, Thi water we found was 24 fathoms, so navigators need not be afraid to go their usual track when passing there. I took the Stella on the spot and dropped the lead into the oentra of the boil, and then found 24 fathoms.. I left the lead down as long as I oould to tee if it would come up hot, but it camt up quite cold, and brought up broken shells.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 833, 30 July 1881, Page 2
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164THE NEW VOLCANO. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 833, 30 July 1881, Page 2
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