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CHAPTEli XIX. 

 FLORIDA— SOLOMON GEOUP. 



(SEPTEMnEK 5 TO 7.) 



Aspect of the Island — Gulf of Mboli and Aiir-liorage in Port Wiseman — Native 

 Canoes — Ornaments — IJartor — Judicious Advice not to land — Fishing on 

 the Reef — Unea'^iness caused by the Prolonged Absence of our Hydro- 

 oraphic t)lllcer. 



On September 5, at daybreak, we left CuraQoa Harbour, 

 preceded by tlie ' Southern Cross,' wliicli was still to keep 

 company witli us. For some time we coasted along the 

 island of Guadalcanar, and passed in sight of the small 

 islands of Nura and Rua-Sura, all to the north of us. This 



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■]-WO-'nii:l! ISLAND. 



part of the northern coast of Guadalcanar looked veiy 

 pretty. About two o'clock in the afternoon, we saw on our 

 starboard side the island of Malanta or Malata ; and soon 

 afterwards a singular boat-shaped island, known as ' Two- 



