,-7 Moiworaph of Marcus Island. 



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disposal (lid not permit of making systematic soundings; neverthe- 

 less a number of attempts were made at various times to find 

 anchorage for our schooner close in to land, with the result that 



KiG. 2. Showing large flag rock of shingle conglomerate that has been broken 

 loose from the water line and carried inland by the acftion of the sea. In the tree 

 are three nests of the Noddy Tern, Ainnis slulidm (I^nn.)- 



bottom was found at a depth of eight to fourteen fathoms on all 

 sides of the island, within a few hundred yards of land. The bot- 

 tom was of solid rock — probably- coral — with occasional patches of 

 sand and .shingle. I believe that no ves.sel has found a satisfaclory 



