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Monte (iella Guardia, which on the fide to- 

 wards the fea prefents only fteep and rug- 

 ged precipices of lava, and, confequently, is 

 deprived of all vegetation and verdure j but 

 on the land fide, which is oppolite in one 

 part to the city, it is formed with gentle de- 

 clivities, and covered with vineyards ; for, 

 as its foil is tufaceous, it lefs refifts cultiva- 

 tion than any other volcanic product. 

 While ftanding on the fummit I was ftill 

 more confirmed in the opinion, that this 

 mountain is not an accefTary to, or prolon- 

 gation of, that of San Angelo ; but that it 

 forms a whole of itfelf, and may be called 

 primary equally with the other, from the 

 diftance between them, and the wide valley, 

 running from eafl to weft, by which they 

 are feparated. 



Having vifited thefe two mountains, 

 which are the loftieft in the ifland, I pro- 

 ceeded next to examine the lefler emic 

 nences, and found additional confirmation 

 of what I have already obferved ; I mean, 

 that thefe eminences have entirely loft the 



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