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resistance. We were, therefore, obliged to laj it down, 

 to prevent its being torn in pieces ; and Pansch, wlio had 

 to be careful of catching cold in his wound, and had lain 

 down to rest, was completely wound up in the violently- 

 blowing canvas, much to our amusement and his own 

 discomfiture. 



At last, on the 31st of August, when our work was 

 finished, we started to view the island, making an excursion 

 to ascertain the barometrical height of some of the tops. 

 The Stufeuberg was our first destination ; on the top we 

 found a large plateau, narrowing towards the north, and 

 also sinking to rise on the other side into a similar though 

 smaller plateau, separated from the Stufenberg by a great 

 valley. From this second high plateau run several 

 small ridges, which again rise to small low summits, 

 leaving valleys between, more or less broad in extent. 

 From here we went through the above-mentioned valley, 

 and then over the south-easterly declivity of the Stufen- 

 berg plateau to the south shore, which we reached at two 

 o'clock. The height of the Stufenberg was 1512 feet, 

 and that of the highest mountain, 1985 feet. Such 

 was the scientific knowledge acquired on this tour. But 

 the kitchen, too, profited by this excursion, for we brought 

 home four hares and some ducks ! 



