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the hill. The strata in the middle of this mass were hori- 
zontal, while those continuous with it, and running from 
north to south, showed an inclination, or dip, of six degrees, 
and those running in the opposite direction, that is to say 
towards the north, had an inclination or dip, of eight degrees. 
At the end of the western cut there were exposed several 
strata of the western base of the hill, which ran in a direction 
from south-west to north-east, with an inclination, or dip, of 
twenty degrees, and overlying and resting unconformably 
upon others which ran from north to south, with an inclina- 
tion, or dip, of only four degrees. 
In all of these strata are imbedded stones of various sizes 
and weight up to fifteen pounds, as well as eggs and bones. 
The contents of the eggs has in all cases disappeared and the 
interior of the shells is filled with crystallized salts. These 
shells are cracked and more or less compressed and very 
brittle, as are also the bones found along with them, which 
crumble readily to a powder on being touched, being more 
brittle the deeper down they are found. 
Another of the proofs which he collected on these islands in 
favor of the hypothesis that by far the greater portion of the 
Whuano has become stratified in consequence of deposition, 
beneath the ocean, is found in the various deposits of sand 
underlying the Whuano. All these deposits are hkewise 
stratified and the strata dip more or less to one direction 
or the other. The greatest amount was found to be twenty- 
five degrees. Many of these beds of sand are already laid 
bare. but those which are still covered by Whuano present 
a similar stratification, and an inclination corresponding to 
that of the overlying Whuano. These beds of sand contain 
more or less Whuano, but present .after different modes. 
Thus, in one of the beds the mixture of sand and Whuano 
is perfect ; only that the upper portion of the bed is formed 
of sand and Whuano in equal proportions, while in the 
lower portion the sand predominates. In another part of the 
same island the sand contains numerous yariously-shaped 
masses of Whuano, which also vary in size, location, and 
distance one from the other. The sand is either loose or 
