THE GEYSERS.
The activity among the geysers at Whakarewarewa, recorded in our last issue, continues, to the delight of sightseers and the natives (soys the Hot Lakes Chronicle of ; yesterday. " '■■'',"'' ,"• '■■.'■■"
On Saturday morning," at an early hour, I Te Horu (Pohutu's cauldron) was in a very agitated state, boiling furiously at intervals, and at twenty-five minutes to seven Pohutu geyser, commenced to play, and continued to erupt foi an hour and a-half. Waikorohihi, the Prince of Wales' Feather, and Kereru geysers were all playing at the same time. At a-quarter past nine the cauldron was again active, and on two occasions sent the boiling water several feet into space. • Four minutes later Pohutu erupted, and played continuously until twenty-one minutes past two p.m., the : shots'being fully 60ft; this display, which was a very fine one, lasted for five hours. ; Waikorohihi ceased playing 17 minutes iafter Pohutu. The Prince of Wales' Feather, .Waikorohihi, Kereru, and Papakura geysers played all day on Sunday.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13451, 30 May 1907, Page 6
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