The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-04-30
DR.. STUBS
ON HAWAII


WASHiNGTON, April l2-ln re-
port on the agricultural resources OF
the Hawaiian Islands william -
Stubbs, director OF the LOUISIANA bNper
iment Station, discusses at some length
the geology and soil OF the ISLANDS
In writing OF the geology OF the lb-
lands Mr.. Stubbs points out their Vol-
canic origin The rocks are mainly
basaltic lavas, with here and there a
few remnants OF elevated sea beaches
composed OF consolidated coral sands
The Islands extend from northwest TO
southeast showing that through hs-
sure IN .ne eurth orus' 'oioa,ioes ioy ,o.',
oeen punt up Do'ai,i'ai % a''u seo'oe' ,,l.
cai eViuences 80 " snow 'ha. 'iIe % ase
VI '"e uiii - ene $50. ny ,rat
p ,n'' T., .,s,.,,, -
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no"eu as VI. s'.,inaua'., @ ,ha
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o
REEFS bAiENLlNu ~" AMI 'A
rAN'
Continuing Mr.. Stubbs says:
Northwesterly or the HaWahah
group there Is a succession OF reefs ana
low, uninhabited islets extending Tor
distance of 30 degrees longitude, near
ly half way to japan, revealing mar
row band Of elevated sea bottom with
an average depth of not over 1000 faith
oms. as is shown by the chart OF this
portion of the Pacific. These are all
IN the continuation Oh the main axis
OF the Ha"aiiah group aiors 'he saihe
,s.'.,Is. -, as,',as ~, -
a,'h,.,asa,o, ,,o,oa,,oas a,,taaatinr T., an
.i,,,,,, tbos. ,,,,,,or bo,,a nrodroad tho
ru.s ,s,o,ss Do,,t,,o,. ,,o,oar,o
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Iii, a,,aa .o,,thaa,tan,,, tor,,i,,otIn,
1T, - ,taIso - 49,. 80
,aat,a., a,,.,,'o, 49, ,r.nsr.osa MI
to,si1,o ,,ostn.,, uta ne ad pr eho ro,sad GO,
.a..a,,s 4" s.,u r,,,o,,os ~, go a,.
t,,s o,,a,,.,,,s 49, - ,st
go, o t,e ooraa. . ,ani 80 ~ rhet
go ,,,s ,,o.. , ~
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~ os @st., 49,.
30 49, 49, ar ,s,",,s.
-, San $780, " na IIa,,,i
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- -, . ,',. a.' 80 T.. ,..
ee ~ 49,. sos,a .ha
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$500 -, C,n.
PALMYRA and others which trend in the
direction of the Society group. There
is, therefore, no evidence to show a
terrestrial immigration of plants to !
these islands In former times.
FLORA RROITGHT RY OCEAN CIR |
RENTS.
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a ueposl,s 49,, ,w1ou :"
pine ,oss upon 'ne isas ms
ne',eu .. IS leoioeu w 1890 ,e
on i's eou.e I'oI,i
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oiiyone VI '"o iii'aoi'uits Vi CaI'
~ oiiiia' anu 'ii1s iioiii 'he nssness ihou
'a,is, VIM .ne Aiuean ] ii'ia 10 qui.e
M "pui'uant' ne eaua'oiial M oou..et ., oul
may uulins .ne .ois 'o,'i,uetoe 'l, Wv.
y, t,, .n sou.nM,y ,iDn ~ :,, eaS' m'trn sn,. ,
quehlly prevail III winter, nave ueposil-