366 ALEXANDER AGASSIZ 



thirty-five men who presented arms as we passed in the 

 Palace yard. We sat and talked back and forth for an 

 hour or so and then took our leave, asking the King 

 if he wanted to come on board and see the equipment 

 of the Albatross." 



After a reconnaissance of the Tonga group the 

 Albatross was headed for the southeastern edge of the 

 Fijis. 



u We left Vavau day before yesterday afternoon with 

 a spanking trade and all sails set, going altogether too 

 fast, so we had to slow up and lay to for a part of the 

 night so as to make Yangasa early this a.m., and sure 

 enough the first island I saw looking out of my port 

 was Yangasa, which is most peculiar in outline and the 

 like of which there is not in the southern part of Fiji. 

 On going to the Pilot House I told the Captain what 

 it was, and he with great glee told me I was quite mis- 

 taken and that it was another island to the south. I 

 didn't stop to argue, and after half an hour's monkey- 

 ing with the chart to make it suit his views I noticed he 

 changed his course and said nothing! He then confronted 

 me with the sailing directions to show he was right, and 

 I confronted him with a photograph, which settled the 

 matter." 



Agassiz stopped at Kambara, which he had visited in 

 1897, in order once more to examine its cup-like summit, 

 so characteristic of the limestone islands of Fiji. 



" It was very funny to see how pleased the natives were 

 to see us again. The old chief and his wife greeted us 



