NEW GEYSER AT WAIMANGU.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12912, 1 March 1906, Page 2

NEW GEYSER AT WAIMANGU.

A message from Botorua to tie Anckland "Herald," last week, says: Shortly after eight o'clock, this morning news was received here bv telephone from Waimangu that a new- geyeer bud broken out, and from particulars given the eruptions resembled very much those of Waimangn. Great excitement was at ©ncc amused, and coaches were soon in demand, and were on the way out in a very short, time. The following particular* come from a reliable source:—

At half-past seven o'clock til* morning a. small crater, on the ciown oj the Black Crater Hill, near Waimangn. burs! into eruption, and continued to plav until balf past eleven. It is situated on the top of the hill, and shots were thrown bv it to a height of 250 fee:, the material being similar to that emitted by Waimaagn gcys-er. It was a grand .-.ud imposing spect.itlc! At fiisu the eruptions were within a second of c3cJi other, the fmi four g«ifig about 250 fee; abwe the new shelter *,hc<i Tltey were witnessed by a few .>-pcctat«r>. who bad arrived from "WAiotapu. •Some 50 visitors wrfao travelled fj<gm RoJortia were less fortunate, as thev »n!y behtld the eruptions from a distance of about two mile* away, and by the time thev bad reached the locality tic great activity bad ceased.

The site of the eruption is an old crater, and is about 50 feet below the shelter sht*l A* the laltei is quite 200 feet above Waltnangu ba«in, and the new gcv*er *ent mad and water c,f a black nature afoiort identical with thai jhi own «p bv WaiitMnga to a he:ght of 260 fctt above the belter «hed. some idea of the spectacle mar be imagined. The crater where the geyser broke oat, is the only one that wa* not active daring the eruption of T.mwcrs in 1886. The caretaker *» Waim-niiiu had no!iced abnormal thermal activity ~ for the im*l, ffcree days, and informed tfiariri* yesterday that he had a pr*»catimtr4 that there was going to he .in eruption. The new *er hart ranted »«ine exciUmeffl bet*.. The «»(break «f the ikw geyw will he greatly by the Government Tearist Department, which W to great ; cxpenss to make jcaina a.r-«W;»3*".si: ? ii a stay in the vicinity »gj«ie.»blc ; a»d residents nl Hototwa. j-ineailwrina the; palmy dny* of btSMtue** when the Watmangn geyser w,i* playing in foil farce, wsl! greatly appreciate an addition to Use s!» ir.jrtira* vi the Ro!<en» districts