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___ 2. The range has been only 54 inches, the lowest being in February, 
1857, and the highest in August, 1858, and in June, 1359; the mean of 
the two is 27 inches. 
8, In 1846 and 1857 the mean level lowest, and in 1858 and 1859 
—— Wighest, 
4, In 1853 the Lake was near the mean level, and in 1857 only a little 
though the first half of the year gave low water and the last half high. 
__ 5. The Lake was near the highest, or within four inches of it, in May, 
Jane, July and August, 1858, and in May and June, 1859, and of course 
We average of both years was high. 
__ 6. The Lake down to 50 inches or more in January and February, 
1846; in November and December, 1848; in January, February and 
March, 1849; in October and November, 1850; in February, November 
: ber, 1851; in January and February, 1852; in December, 
18545 in January and February, 1855; in November and December, 
: 1859, as the measures now prove. In November, 1859, the water fell to 
“Mean, and rose afterwards from the great autumnal rains at the west 
Mhich had flowed into Lake Ontario. _D. 
, De aruption of Mauna Loa, Sandwich Islands, (in a letter to Prof. 
1850) from Prof. R. C. Haske, Oahu College, dated Honolulu, Nov. 5, 
42 )—Sinee my last dates (June 22d)* the lava continues to flow from 
: “Pa area by many acres at least, by several hundred acres it is said. 
Pid ss ere has, however, been considerable action since you were 
‘ of oyny/ 240, for the crater is now filled up even with the “ black ledge” 
‘hag Wilkes speaks, 
_ “tom Kilauea, passing through Hilo, I went to Waimeu, intending to 
Keend ny and foggy that I 
¥8 unable to 
crossed, and at some 
wes 4.20%° Appeared to be five or six miles wide, At this time the lava 
Peds 
a tite an ajo 204 is still flowing into the sea. Without attempting to 
— Afew ng. duate description of the sight presented as-I passed, by night, 
fil "ods in front of the stream, which was more than a mile wide, I 
~ Mention one fact. 
* Vol, xxyiii, [2], 284. 
