84 WHALING AND PISHING. 



frequently lost in the immense rifts and fissures 

 everywhere visible on the sides of the mountain, 

 and which proclaim the volcanic origin of the 

 island. 



The main cone is, in fact, an extinct volcano, 

 and we were informed that in its crater there is a 

 beautiful lake of pure fresh water, from which 

 issue numerous rivulets running down the side? 

 cf the mountain and emptying into the sea. 



Fishing seemed to form one of the important 

 avocations of the colonists. They had several fine 

 whaleboats. As we pulled toward the shore two 

 boats' crews were engaged with hook and line. 

 They shared with us in the evening the proceeds 

 of a very successful day's sport. The fish caught 

 are principally bonita, Spanish mackerel, bara- 

 couta, and a smaller kind of mackerel, such as are 

 met with on the American shores. 



They have upon the island a breed of very 

 beautiful, long-haired dogs, somewhat resembling 

 in expressiveness of features the Newfoundland, 

 Out not so heavily framed. I was pained to see 

 several of these fine animals limping about with 

 huge billets of wood tied to one fore foot. These 

 were inveterate sheep-killers, and this was the 

 manner in which they were prevented from com- 

 mittiiig their depredations. 



We hove-to off the landing at 8 o'clock, A. M, 

 Shortly after Governor Glass came along side, in 

 a whaleboat. He was at that time, he said, eighty- 

 five years old, but walked as erectly, and had ae 



