CHAPTER XII 

 ISOLATION; OR LAND SHELLS ON HAWAII 



Imagine yourself on the Hawaiian Islands, 1 in 1852. You 

 are on horseback, on the island of Oahu, riding from valley 



THE ISLAND OF OAHU 



to valley, hunting for land shells. Your guide is an en- 

 thusiastic young American student. 



1 The Hawaiian Islands take their name from the largest island of the 

 group. They are of volcanic origin, lie just within the tropics, and are 

 2500 miles from San Francisco. Because of their great beauty they are 

 called The Paradise of the Pacific. 



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