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from the latter by only a narrow, sliallow strait, about a fourth of a mile 

 wide. A double-pointed crag off its eastern extremity, together with the 

 precipitous, craggy nature of Olosenga, give to the neighbourhood a remark- 

 ably romantic appearance. 



The population of the Manu'an group is about 1,500. Of these about 320 

 are Church members, and some 200 are candidates, or one-third of the 

 population seeking salvation through the blood of Christ. 



AuNUU. — Sixty miles west of Ofu, is the island of Tutuila (Too-too-ce- 

 la). A mile from Tutuila, off its south-east point, is the little island of 

 AuNuu (Ou-noo'oo). This island is about five miles in circumference. 

 Population, 200. 



Tutuila (Too-too-ce-la), is a most beautiful island. It is seventeen 

 miles long, five wide, and sixty in circumference, and contains two hundred 

 and forty square miles. Its population in 1866 was 3,948. It has a 

 mountain range running along almost its entire length from east to west. 

 From the main ridge spurs branch off north and south. The island appears 

 to have been formed by a number of volcanoes situated in a line extending 

 in a direction from east by north to west by south. As these have thrown 

 up their burning lava and scoria, they have formed one united ridge, and 

 many craters on both its north and south sides, with wide openings towards 

 the sea. The spurs running down from the ridge are the sides of these 

 craters, and near their junction with the main ridge there occur at intervals, 

 along the island, mountains towering far above the ridge and spurs. Thus 

 are formed mountains and ridges, slopes and valleys, and bays of varied 

 forms and sizes, which, covered with the luxuriant vegetation which a moist, 

 tropical atmosi^here produces, furnish scenes of surpassing beauty. 



Upolu is situated north-west by west of Tutuila, at a distance of about 

 thirty-six miles. It is about forty miles long, thirteen broad, and one 

 hundred and thirty in circumference. It contains five hundred and sixty 

 square miles, and has a i^opulation of about 15,600. 



Manono. — Two miles from the western point of (Jpolu, and encircled by 

 its reef, is the island of Manono {Ma no no). It is nearly of triangular 

 shape and less than [five miles in circumference. It contains nine square 

 miles. It has a mountain a few hundred feet high, from whose summit can 

 be obtained a splendid view of Upolu and Savaii. It is itself " one entire 

 garden, in looking at which the eye can scarcely tire." It has a population 

 of about 1,000. 



This island held a very extensive political supremacy over Upolu till the 

 war in 1847-54, in which she lost that supremacy, and was obliged to take 

 her place on a level with those over whom she had formerly exercised much 

 despotic power. 



Apolima {A-pO'lec-ma) is about two miles from Manono. It is a crater 

 somewhat resembling a horse-shoe, while its depth may well suggest the 

 idea of the hand with the fingers contracted, which is the meaning of the 

 name. That is, according to the conjecture of some, but native tradition 



