L. H. Gulick on the Climate and Productions of Ponape. 37 
name Mi, Guerite. In the west end of the island is enol nee- 
dle rock, which I have never visited, much like Mt. Gueri 
number of very active streams ge through the afte 
on the southern side of the island. e largest is probably that 
eihede at the base of Takain. On the north of the central 
e there are no streams, save one or two draining the Nut 
“a ey. These streams, during t the course of ages, must have 
effected great things. I question whether any bodies of water — 
in the world are more active than these. During freshets, which 
occur with almost every heavy shower, they are deeply per- 
turbed by the black and red earths with which the ig Bo 
These alluvial substances are deposited along the s an form- 
ing in many places immense flats, over which the tide ebbs and 
ows. Itis only on the south side of the island, from the Me- 
talanim harbor to Point Kittlitz, that these marshes are of any 
considerable extent, for on this side alone are the principal 
streams, and these southwest shores are protected from the 
roughened ocean acted upon by the northeast trades. The 
island at the mouth of the Nut valley is but one of the alluvial 
e The insulated basaltic points about the main island of Ponape 
7 are very interesting features of the group. Muiok, or Mt. Tene- 
a nedos, as named by Lutké, is in reality an island, being only 
sitnakedk to the main land by an extensive alluvial marsh. It is 
a sort of double hill rising very precipitously on its easter 
aspect 150 or 200 feet. Jekoits island 1s an irregular 
each side being perhaps a mile and a half. Along the eastern. ‘- 
pena running and south, is a high ridge 800 or 1000 
in height, Saeaanie precipitous. The northwestern 
se of the island is elevated from 150 to perhaps 250 or 300 
feet and along - northern and. western shores presents very 
precipitous ascents. The columnar Bettie may be seen in 
_ of the jedges of ats island, though perfect prisms are 
The Rev. Mr. Doane resides ~ the northern margin of 
the ‘western portion of the island, n the edge of the preci- 
pice, up which a tolerable path has oa formed by taking ad- 
vantage of this columnar arrangement and removing successive 
ocks,. Lungur and Poitik are but points of columnar basalt, 
100 feet or so in height with a talus about their bases, their cir- 
sumference at the water's edge being perhaps half a mile. Parum 
s about a mile and a half in length, and in one place a half mile 
idth, with a central r that may be at points 300 feet in 
neight.. The Manis rise very abruptly sr the water's edge. 
iderable hillocks of coarse nn Pa eer Nos. 
The larger Mant is but the crest of a ridge of zee 
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