CHAP. XVIII.] KAUA-KATJA RIVER. 259 



the districts lying to the northward, has no place 

 for the anchorage of vessels, and is, moreover, open 

 to the whole force of the north-easterly winds. 



The Kaua-kaua has the aspect of a broad river, 

 bounded by steep and wooded hills. In small nooks 

 on the shore Europeans have erected humble-look- 

 ing houses. Inns are not wanting, and abundance 

 of fowls, geese, and ducks render the scene very 

 homely and English-looking. 



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