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branching flow (about 5! miles long) to the southeast and south- 

 southeast, with many minor spreading tongues, is all that could be 

 developed as a result of this reconnaissance. 



When we were in the neighborhood of the new lava, smells of 

 subliming sulphur, sulphur acids, charcoal, and cinders were very 

 noticeable. There were also smoke smells from burning vegetation. 



Fig. 1. — A diagrammatic map of the 1916 flow and the neighboring region, 

 adapted from a reconnaissance survey by the Hawaii Territory Survey, June, 1916, 

 with corrections and modifications suggested by field work and reports. This plate 

 also shows a diagrammatic correction of the course of the 1907 flow near Puu o Keokeo. 



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The thorough exploration of the region of the source of flow 

 made in company with Dr. A. L. Day in late June and early July 

 served to correct or confirm the findings of the hurried reconnais- 

 sance made in the last of May, and to enlarge their scope materially. 

 •Also many photographs were made, affording a fairly complete 

 pictorial record of the results of the action at the source. However, 



