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and which was so well developed (43)
here that it then received the name of
"Wallison action." [Hovey, Miss Bull
and Nat. Geogr. Mag. Russell.]
[See. xxxii, 63 A. cf. photos same
area in 1902, 1903 & 1908.] The
concave side of the gorge now shows
nine terraces one above another. The
uppermost and possibly the two
next below it are the original deposits
from outbursts of the volcano and are
now covered with sparse vegetation.
The remainder are flood-plain terraces.
In 1903, hot water was seeping out
from the bottom layers of some of these
banks and there were places in them
where steam or hot vapor issued [cf-
1903 note books]. In 1908, the out-
flowing water still was warm (?),
but now the drainage level is be-
low the old outlets and there is