544 THK FIKE WALK C'EKEMONY IN TAHITI. 



as deduced from tho above data, was alK)ut l,2t»0 F., ))ut the temper- 

 ature of the sui'face must have ))een indetinitely lower. The tem- 

 perature at which such a stone l)egins to show a dull red in daylight 

 is, so far as 1 am aware, not exactly determined, but is approximately 

 1,300 to 1,400^^ F. 



To conclude, I could entertain no dou])t that I had witnessed sul)- 

 stantially the scenes described by the <^entlemen cited, and I have 

 reason to believe that 1 saw a very favorable specimen of a lire walk. 



It was a sight well worth seeing. It was a most clever and interest- 

 ing piece of savage magic, but from the evidence I have just given I 

 am obliged to say (almost regretfully) that it was not a miracle. 



