38 L. H. Gulick on the Climate and Productions of Ponape. * a 
he that along its whole western wean presents a very precipitous 
face, and. may be in one place 300 feet high. TZapak is buta ~~ 
repetition of the same, of less elevation. Those rises with 
much of the usual perpendicularity to the height of perhaps 
300 feet. The mass of its hill is of a reddish rock (No. 14). 
“ae in certain spots a red earth is found that makes an admira- 
gins of this islet have I succeeded in finding anything ap- 
prosching to cellular lava (No. 8). Zaman island has a general 
el of about 75 feet, and descends quite steeply to the — 
on nearly every side. Near it, to the south, are several v 
<— an oe a islets. 
need scarcely be remarked that the general surface of all 
the bast stitial of the Pona Lave is very Rocks 
and stones are 
scattered over e antes surface i in i. 
_ greatest : proteases: and but few plains, oa of a 
extent, are to to be a anywhere seen. The leeward slopae-ie in ihe 
_ Kiti tribe present a few spots that may te termed level. Ba- 
: = saltic = may be found on almost every square rod of the 
ss ut on certain spots they seem to be adventitious rather 
_ than native. In such spots the earth is a reddish clay, under 
wiieh will usually be found what seems to be a decomposed 
rock (No. 11), with frequent seams of red earth (No. 12). Be- | 
neath the sana we strike upon the substratum of basalt, in 
compact m 
send, eelcnepuatsy, a number of mineralogical specimens, 
“which I trust some one will describe for publication at the same 
time with what I write. I cannot but think that the very com- 
pact nature of all the island structures will be remarked with 
interest. Do not many of the specimens present almost the ap- 
pearance of uninterrupted igneous rocks ? 
My principal object of geological inquiry has been for positive 
evidences of ae I epee S may be we oe termed volcanic 
oe and craters themselves. 
ize aa a crater. 
ved as they are with luxuriant vegetation, that reg: 
contour which I suppose one feature — 
; but, on on close in area! faces of © 
be fe hich, 
