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THE LAST CRUISE OF THE CARNEGIE 



The hunt was really sportsmanlike. We were armed with a 

 tiny ".22" gun, and they with powerful claws. They would spiral 

 upward high over our heads, poise a moment, and then, if we 

 faced away, manoeuver behind us, and swoop straight down at 

 our heads, with blood-curdling cries. The odds were all on their 

 side, and we did not even wait to exhaust our supply of shot. 



Before turning back along the southeast coast toward Hangaroa, 

 we rode about a mile to the famous platform of Tongariki. Here 

 we saw the best examples of masonry. A great pavement, made 



Crater-lake of Rano Rohaku, Easter Island 



The image-mountain and lake, the latter where Paul and Seiwell towed silk-nets hoping 

 to obtain interesting fresh-water plankton. 



by fitting together gigantic stone-blocks, acts as a pedestal for 

 several of the largest images we had seen. They had fallen, and 

 were now lying face downwards, with their red tufa hats rolled 

 many yards inland. One of these hats was a solid piece of rock 

 twenty-seven feet in circumference, and nine feet high. Under 

 this platform one comes across caves in which are human bones 

 and skulls. 



During all this time it had been raining. Of the large amount 

 of film exposed here, only a few negatives were worth printing. 

 This was a pity, for this platform offers the best "shots" of all. 

 Should any of the readers happen to stop off at Easter Island, 

 they might bear this in mind! 



