The Volcanic Disturbance.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2324, 18 June 1886, Page 2

The Volcanic Disturbance.

United Press Association,

Rotokua, this day.

A party returned from Rotomahana last night, and confirms tho previous statements as to the physical changes .in: the country. Prom the point whero the White Terraces stood, all.alougthe range to tho Devil's Cauldron, is clean blown out of existence.- The volcanoes at Tarawera do not show much activity, and look as if they were exhausting themselves and settling down. The volcanoes to the south of Rotomahana are also dying down. The Maoriea believe the woman who was saved to be a witch, and are chary of touching her. It is stated that tho Government intend shortly Bending up to the volcanic regions an artist and photographer, with' guides, in order to reproduce exactly the present condition of the country, and the physical features and changes. Rotorua lake is abnormally high, and springs are active, An avalanche of mud has fallen from tho mountain between Lakes Tiketapu and Rotokakahi, burying the ground eleven feet. It shoved into the lake bodily a spur 150 feet high, covered with .stunted, timber. It has been pushed clean over-by the hydraulic pressure of the sludge at the back, and toppled aoross whore the road had formerly been, into the lako, • , ;■,

Plenty of stores are arriving for the needy, but there is no case of real distress existing. Tho members of the boating expedition have now almost recovered from their hardships, Mr Harrow is suffering from lack of the free circulation of blood in his feetwhich gives an appearance of something like frostbite. Dr Ginders recommends an electric bath, MrMcOausland of Rotoiti reports three shocks of earthquake there on Wednesday night. The first at midnight, being the heaviest yet experienced, Intelli. genco has been received from Orahoikorako that Geysers are becoming more active and new ones are spring up in the immediate vicinity. The natives are dealing out.