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"ALBATROSS" EASTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC EXPEDITION. 



on the limestone plateau to the rear of the landing-place. Its vegetation 

 consists mainly of mimosas and wild cotton plants (Pis. 52, 55, fig. 1), 

 while the cactus flourish among the decomposed volcanic boulders and 

 attain a considerable height on some parts of the island, on the way to the 

 hacienda (Pis. 53, 55, fig. ^; 56). 



Since our visit to Chatham Island in 1891, the contract laborers rose 

 against Mr. Cobos, the former lessee of the island. He was killed during 

 the rebellion. The Ecuadorian government now maintains a small garrison 

 on the island, and Wreck Bay has become a port of entry. 



SALA Y GOMEZ. 

 Plate 15. 

 The island is somewhat less than half a mile long, and about a fifth of a 

 mile across its eastern part, which is rectangular and joined by a rocky 

 narrow neck with a small western promontory of perhaps 50 feet in height 

 (PI. 15, fig. 2). The southeastern point is nearly 80 feet high (PI. 15, 

 fig. 1). The whole island appears to consist of dark brown volcanic rocks, 

 deeply pitted and weather-worn into small rounded or mammary pinnacles 

 or sharply weathered pinnacles, the sea breaking over the low parts of 

 the island and the spray flying over the greater part. Judging from the 

 soundings given in the Chilian surveys, the island must formerly have occu- 

 pied a larger area than at present. Petrels, Gannets, and tropic birds were 

 resting in numbers on different parts of the islet. A comparatively shallow 

 area surrounds the island, and a mile to the northeast Scott's Reef is found, 

 on which the sea breaks. 



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From H. O. Cbart 1119. 



Plan of Sala y Gomf.z. 



Scale 1 mile = 1".50. 



