A Mud Volcano.
The other morning one o! our woniiv inhabitants was sudJmilv aw ikciu-J mr. if his slumbers by a hissing ■ p uttering n , proceeding appaivmly ir, mi under In-, lw i'. Considerably nlanued ho mg • > ij>; window, when lo his niter UMommnnciu no discovered a nnul volcano m full active swing, belching up mud an i stone,-. along,-.,J,-, and partly under, his house, plastering n a:i over with a boiling p irridg,:-,iki; niixiuie. .\:ier exhausting Used lor some niuiir.c-.it .-.m'.h.J down to a regular mud lumarolc, and hi; continued ever since to hoii, buobie, ~nd splutter in a manner that must be anv'dim ■ but pleasant to the occupant oi tne dwell, nm However, he appeals getting quite Used to it, and apparently rather likes u. Tdie house is situated close on the beach, on the margin of Lake Kotorua, and adjoiumc Mi. l-'.’u, Scott's residence. Nearly all tiled welling!, in this locality will be liable to the same dis. turbance, as underneath the upper crust this state of ebullition spreads over acres, and a new vent is liable to burst out anywhere and at any time.—N. Z. Herald.
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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1680, 11 May 1885, Page 2
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190A Mud Volcano. Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1680, 11 May 1885, Page 2
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