Volcanoes and History
Cascade Range Volcanoes - "Volcanoes and History"
Alexander Begg
Eruption of Mount Baker, November 26, 1859
(Published in 1894)
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Excerpt from:
Alexander Begg, C.C. F.R.C.I., 1894, History of British Columbia From Its Earliest Discovery to the Present Time, published by William Briggs, Toronto, p.333.
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Mount Baker, November 26, 1859
[p.333]
... Mount Baker, a short distance south of the international boundary line, showed a spurt of energy. The passengers by the steamer from New Westminster to Victoria, on the 26th November, reported that volcanic peak to be seen in a state of active eruption, "puffing out large volumes of smoke, which upon breaking, rolled down the snow-covered sides of the mountain, forming a pleasing effect of light and shade." ...
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Digital version of Alexander Begg's publication
"History of British Columbia From Its Earliest Discovery to the Present Time"
was found at "Google Books" Website (2007).
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