Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1920 — The World’s Most Beautiful Volcano! [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The World’s Most Beautiful Volcano!

Nevertheless It Is a Reservoir of Titanic Destructive Powers.

Mount Mayon, in the province of Albay, Philippine Islands, is declared, to be one of the most beautiful volcanoes In the world. No matter from, Which side the mountain is viewed, the cone is almost perfectly symmetrical. The setting of the volcano has much to do with its exquisite beauty, as it rises to a height of 7,948 feet from an almost level plain. The peak is visible for mere than 00 miles, its regular, bare slopes near the top giving rare reflections from the illumination of the sun, while at its base is on« st the most productive and picturesque landscapes to be seen anywhere in the world. A magnificent road, 120 miles in length, circles the mountain at its base, passing through the most varying scenery. Mayon has a history as an active volcano. It has destroyed whole towns. The most destructive eruption was in 1814, when 1,200 persons were killed, it last came to life in 1900, sending a river of lava Into the sea at a distance of 8 miles son| *** crater. Since then it has been quiet. . •*'

Mayon Volcano, now quiet, but which in the recent past has taken many Ilves and destroyed much property. The Philippine Islands-are one of the most interesting lands in the world for the American tourist to visit.