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for the growth of fresh -water algae were 

 very favorable, as there is a heavy 

 rainfall in this section, and running 

 streams and dripping cliffs are numer- 

 ous. As these rivers cast themselves 

 into the sea from the high rock walls, 

 beautiful cascades are formed, which can 

 be plainly seen from the deck of the 

 ' * Kinau " if one is interested in looking 

 out. I believe that between Hilo and 

 Waipio valley there are about ninety- 

 seven gulches, each one causing a 

 deviation in the road from a quarter 

 to a half of a mile, and meaning a 

 long downhill and a correspondingly 

 long uphill ride on the opposite side. 

 Our driver could talk absolutely no 

 English, but he was able to swear 

 dreadfully in English, and did so very 

 deliberately whenever the horses balked. 

 This occurred at the foot of each 

 hill, presumably because it was here 



