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there are heavy forests in the moist region which would prob- 

 ably have less undergrowth in them, than the bushy areas en- 

 countered in this region at Academy Bay. Should another 

 party ever attempt to reach the interior of the island from 

 there, they should keep well to the south of the group of cra- 

 ters, about four miles inland, as the country is not so rough, 

 nor is the vegetation so dense as it is north of these craters. A 

 low monument of lava boulders w^as built by the side of the 

 trail where we came into it in coming back from the interior. 

 It is likely, however, that the trail will bo entirely obliterated 

 before another party attempts to explore this island. 



Northeast Side. 



The island was visited on this side at a point about three miles 

 west of Gordon Rocks Avhich are situated a shoi-t distance off 

 shore. The coast is bordered by low cliffs in this vicinity, which 

 rise abruptly fifteen or more feet above the water. There are oc- 

 casional small sand beaches, however, so that landing from boats 

 can be easily accomplished. The country is very flat for some 

 distance inland, and for the most part, is covered lightly with a 

 reddish colored soil. Farther inland there are rough deposits of 

 lava. We had expected to try to reach the interior of the island 

 from this place,- but we did not attempt it after we had dis- 

 covered the rough character of the country. 



There are no true halophytes along the shores in this vicinity, 

 a condition that is accounted for by the lack of extensive sand 

 beaches, such as occur on the other sides of the island where there 

 is a more or less extensive halophytic flora. Such plants as Cryp- 

 tocarpus, pyriformis, Discaria pauciflora, and Maytenus obovata, 

 which sometime grow under semihalophytie conditions, occur, 

 however, at this place. 



The country is very barren in the vicinity of the shore, and 

 there are no trees present unless a few stunted specimens of Bur- 

 sera, and Prosopis could be called such. The country farther in- 

 land, however, appeared to be covered with forests of Bursera 

 trees, but as we visited this region during the dry season, the 

 general appearance of these forests was too uninviting to tempt 

 one to venture far to examine them. All of the vegetation of 

 any considerable size, leans in a northwestern direction showing 

 the influence of the strong southeast winds during the growing 



