The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-12-29
THE SAMOAN ISLANDS.

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G,-g-- b. zse Mlzgzas q Teano. d.
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~ sc1eu-Ilc suclsEss hsin- also hcncrz-v
z1sGasr q tie Blstar efeog-anhical 50
-zsEE, $40 : az rrssezt IN E1eoirlr- The
E-rrsr r recug-zzad szsha-ltv IN geots
si-L rsse1rraas and u his rru,iIrrson
rreSe11s s,lEs-- -sLzzlse sa the geology rE
r1s lsl1nsis EsnzlcEs.1 newer b,sfrrs puh-
ls,s-- z.s rzS1r--E-1cc crrveTed L q
srecsL lZpCrr1lce ID Scsersisc bostles
111- z-=hsr geological researches AMONG
thar nr11chss cf statiy The MA-uzls
srs1Elas r1s Eager -bepcrr Cn >dzu,a or
SEvl--z1ur aslE-l.S~ a-G wrrses IL fellows
Tha SG-paz rru1p cuns.S1S cf nina IN
z1lsssd ishHasis VI MGrua. Olcsera-n.
Or. Azza. T-zu-la- | Up,afz- Mz1cnu. Apo-
@L ard >aEE There 1-e tr1r lsiass
szrstchin-S 1sycnd the resf upor the east
sE end II Gpoi-- Naz-lza. S1-al1. Tara
sdrL ard NE=las zlso AZ i=cLS.a1 islaf
between Mzr-n1 and Apol1z-a called Me
AGpc. Trough separated f-onn the Ia-ggr
auss hv sA1a-s and ecral reefs, they a-e
A ef tEs sGze t1rnz-a-n ard physical
Structure ~ rae u-ln- -l1-G The entire l.
osrwssn Is 2 11d n : Is sogzh lzsi-uais.
nd s--snis -uu 1925 WEST long to
LIl.&> Ehe Eu1er spaces between the izl
LalsS z-e trse s1u <Aaals er gu-lyias reefs
sszung currents tregusE1iy set thrucgh
z1e eAaz1sl and hsa1t1ng to wlrGwa-,i
ssreclaLly VITA sqzare-ri4-ged vessels.
As1e-rhsn the paSsage frun- oce island to
11athsr- The entire gruup = 1s volcanic
uEEn. hUE eFeryEEare gives evidence cf
--sa- a1zIg-ltv- though In 1855. a g-eas
-oIzaan Of h-e burst forth from ths ocear
lsrwesa Manna and Oiossnga- and rose
l1e q pI-a- 90 li-a haigt- af j thous1rG OK
more tset cuu1zuns Tor "a perlod u two
weeks and tasn s51ts1Gs1 Thls L Ger
uzl1lv an a1lmaly y III The klssoryuf Samoa.
Ihe lsllll1s seem 10 have been Lifted
hruE the ces11- aad By ! Haie-h-y eunvul-
sE1n- q ss-lte-ra1aa1 gpheaYal p-srlUzz t1
t1e sa--h> trusts beng broker On the
aslA1I IF { p1l1 masses Of coral are found
4 tns wI1er eouEses. lz.be,liaJ In anciens
csllE lava az 2ia0 feet 1h,1Te seq Level
E-la marine shells exists upon the pia
1slE Ard mountains thru1--naur the gruup-
B1A gpcn tbs 5sLAn5s I 5Ave found very
--a-SlhIs Intentions gf primitive foru1a-
--E CT secul1L-y rocks. the entire l11d
s-1Ece PLlz1ly skgw-g the immense
lws Ct lava subsequently ta the aphsayaL
-- lie western shore Of Irsuila and also
re ne coast Inc so1zh Of fewer Rock a-g
sTu-a1ces Of critters opening through
lid rock. Here l found whznstcnrs
l5= md areccll- rhs tr1p 1recclzs listed
the ocsa1 1rR ezrGse,1 This a--zinnne
-Izl1 q nEzeruLs Is ccmpossG of sharp
L1EEr and Eraqusntlv rounded rag
Es1zs. the whole mass stained with
-sr-olazin-- water q a ehalyben-a enarac-
sr. tha vezsicEIllr ATa slightly deeun-
posed In the trap f1rn1-l1n failed 70
md fal6=uar lr klrnhlsci the II+ser Nv
lg pLase To 1z.-zse and the ensirs group
1sE- nov properly composed gf laal.lla
-r EugrElc rasL-1s the entire absence Cf
z1Zas CT tts zscEss f1-z1Ilv Suggesting
rsls-C fur 1Aa r1C-3accn position of the
lava zs found II the Hnw1aa volcanic
lszz.is In 1hs Pacific Red earth I16slds
1r -Iysrs sl.h a cover Lzrge TRACTS II the
>,lczslT LslEn,5s l. E5t found II Sau1a-
zzcept a species Of red oshar II snail
--z--z-lss On tEe zlrrh SIDE VI CpuIZ
Is = used By the EI1lves for painting
-asr c-1nln-iln cloth saEpg tH1Ealza1 TIpa-l
The evl5eEce Of t1a most recsEt volcanoes
E5En5 N the rcrrh-cuaSt u >aTaE whsre
l1s Ersp hreecIls Ee plad np several hun
z-e{ fast Esrn tie Seazs and folds seem
1- z11E recent e1ol-- and I-e scarcely
Egru bF the elements whilst the vegetation
LLA-EA --i-L---=A A--a- -NA~---Et-
II the western portion q Cpslz L the
z--u-sain q Sut1a- Al s-lnct volcano
$50 tzsr h-h Ths crater L about $40
5aar deep the circular EiE cf the GOES L
-,,zrfs,.r n Is l1nzflr--zty. ths Iznar walls
.-sr-Iv ss1uIu.z AMI Ensd with vegetation :
tn door q rhos11 so acres. level and
,,-rarai with u-a-E5eanE growth Of I'm
bsr- II Elct f-resl uf sta1aly trees Upon
the SOUTHEAST pcI-E gf SAM L headland
70 E-eu hz-h md called Aga1ca his
z-s1- + N szlncs crater, the inner walls
Z F1-ch Era nearly psrpszdlc1-1r- the d.
=,a-- f1r I'D feet les over rugged ami ll-1-
z< misses If lava and = extremely d-t1l
---z= bzr1rl3 -hzs and far heL1E the Oeeaz ;
=-sL the walls aru neH-iy perfectly F'sr-
-=l5i-.s-zr Ens h--nas5 E-Gn1Ea-ns II
sze- e nls z=-zuils arH c0n1cal ar sE-e-
=-zraf When Al aEidazcss q cr1zsrs
have 1ser Destroyed hE TINA and the az
E-1 z the elements UPON sIzen E-i1111 1aI-is
az t-nd a-ciant TessIcui1r lava and
81T-s Ids. Eta ul1FIas 1f1an G-sIE-e:-
rast q n found II the water cgurses.
La7a =tr-z-i5ca1llr or f1lcS l. gg1ersLlly
Es - over the lsIa.tis. often pressant
--auzlar arpsarance. Ii ApIa
-s=E an areiaE1 work br-lz ue eEE
sara= ai1gr-- -rs GEvss travel n shs Es1Jzu-
-z-zs. sn- 81 tv the natives the Home ef
>-s- ] found ztgre pillars and slA1s
IN s1,r7---sL,a whole f1rME- cIrrte.
he u-z r--z-T 1f the SIZE u Stones and
z-sr snzac1azisss certainly looked Ike the
z-re--T-Hrll- wl.rE These r--1s were II
1sEse forest WIKI heavy growth q IN
1ar hr-zn EscsErlrIn.z this found u
Ezr an 1vsrhar--ln- elf a quarry Of Iai11,
--z1a5 Lava .-razIla- II appearance an
Z 5re tazrurs- Thzs discovery fz-n1's1'ati
an l--zzesiza-a s1iz-l1r of the -r---sas7ns
uruhleu Bz- hT EAsu and Ensn VA
Tins sarr1cr1-n erected and tlr VIAL p1r
1osss. and whether tins lsia-t ever na1
E a-E analogous 70 that q the lrr-1iis q
ea- q the Cenrra1 MeEeo found ~ n
Suanasa. C.snsz--asz INST rena1E ErsutTe1
E1r the Izhz5IEal-rs have Id h-=ta7rlca4 IA
g.u. rr Essrsnsfs EtieE- throw any E-hi
n TIE suhsech.
The Ene II the EcE-El11s h7l-n~ Ehi
--a-evz1 ,.,,---z. rF the Stands from East q
Wa-z- she s71rh side -HnsralE pret1pI
t.y-z. f7r--E a ru1-zh and bruIEn sea
s--n. ufrn the klrtcrS gr =ecTre a1-ncr
ara zpnn tha .g1-h TX weather. szl1e cf "a
aszusf.s. rhl1r.-a tharH are Ert.eEsafl1rs
sIra r,,u=r T7r.e wherH the inner wazerS ar
urvra,-rssf i1y a c,lral reef stretching zcru=
me 5rer5ng. ss1ci- l. n IEpa--aa On >aEzl
and Far.s-Izls On UpgIu- With sT-i.h ezlssE
r5rs rhss s,11rh enazt II Er1rhuu1l1T n
la-n f-rEn- 4 lssEul and rahEa1 pia5sai
E.=rza.sr the hills and the sen HsrE "a
.-uas zrs.lE u the acenn breaks ci1Ir1nlzilll
nj, 5afzar-n-- -gar--T ngsss lava sea wal
z-p f-,u n ID ID feet als1vs the sen l=Fss
knneEruu1h.sd N uanT parts By cavern
shhr1r-z.H which the sea wafer Eze CHI &
cIsaa-ty s.ssE. ty- FsrrIta- ursn--E== EE1u u