T. Coan on recent volcanic disturbances of Hawaii. 97 
walls are, in some places, perpendicular, in others, overhang- 
ing, and in others, on an angle of 40°, everywhere jagged 
and threatening, When I was there a little light, or faint 
blush, was seen at night, but no fire was visible during the 
day; but there was much smoke, 
My daughter H. has prepared the outlines of a map of 
Hawaii, on which you will find some marks which may help 
you as to localities, courses, etc. We have no really correct 
map of the island. 
of lava-flows. The eruption of 1855 was immensely greater 
than that of 1859, but his map makes the latter much the 
rger. | 
| © Sea rose and fell three to six feet once in ten, fifteen, an 
twenty minutes, for three days. Iwas at Keaiwa at the time 
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