Austrian health resorts and the bitter waters of Hungary / by W. Fraser Rae.

  • Rae, W. Fraser (William Fraser), 1835-1905.
Date:
1888
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Austrian health resorts and the bitter waters of Hungary / by W. Fraser Rae. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    was a time when the surrounding plain was sub- merged, and when this small volcano may alone have reared its round head above the waste of waters. Appearances indicate that the plain was once the bed of a vast inland lake, and it has been conjectured that the volcano may have become extinct whilst under water. This theory is advanced to explain some appearances which are not easily explicable on any other supposition. The Kammerbiihl is supposed to have been active for a short time only. Many researches have been made, as Dr. Palliardi sets forth in a small but exhaustive work on the subject, to ascertain the inner constitution of this volcano. Shafts have been sunk and levels have been driven towards the interior, but the work was suspended before it had been completed. It would cost a considerable sum to elucidate the mystery of the volcano's constitution, yet the outlay might yield profitable results in the form of scientific facts. The present owner does not appear to care for these things, as he is disposing of the contents of the crater for the purpose of mending roads. In the course of a few years the greater part of the volcano will have disappeared, unless the work of destruction be suspended. As an unique natural curiosity it deserved a better fate.