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pendulum-frame, which had beea entrusted to a native to carry, had 

 been broken into two pieces. To provide, however, for mishaps of 

 this description, I had brought the armourer of the Vincennes with 

 me. There would have been no difficulty in his mending it under 

 favourable circumstances ; but, fearing that in our present position he 

 might not succeed, I at once despatched a messenger to the ship, 

 with orders to have a new one made and forwarded as speedily as 

 possible. 



Althousrh it was somewhat encouragiDg to know that snow had 

 been found, yet we were apprehensive it might disappear before we 

 could reach it. On holding a consultation, it was thought best that 

 all those who were not absolutely needed for the intended operations 

 on the mountains should make a hasty trip to the top, or terminal 

 crater, and then return to the coast; for our provisions, as well as water, 

 were so low, as in all probability to reduce us to a very short allow- 

 ance. It was, therefore, determined, that the consul, Mr. Bracken- 

 ridge, Mr. Drayton, and Mr. Elliott, should each be supplied with a 

 day's allowance, and go on at an early hour to the summit, unen- 

 cumbered, in order to satisfy themselves with a sight of it, return 

 before night to the Recruiting Station, and thence proceed down the 

 mountain. I resolved to go on with a few of the instruments, to 

 choose an encampment on the summit. 



The Recruiting Station was left under charge of Lieutenant Budd, 

 and it was afterwards made a depot for our stores, &c. 



All the parties set out at an early hour on their several tracks and 

 duties, while some of the officers forwarded the heavy articles ; for we 

 now found the necessity of advancing, step by step, towards the 

 summit. The main difficulty was the want of water at the depot, 

 but this I was in hopes might be supplied from above by the return of 

 the parties who were to carry up the instruments, provisions, and wood. 



My party consisted of the guide, Keaweehu, twelve Kanakas, and 

 seven of our own men, including the sergeant. At about twelve 

 o'clock we reached a spot where the guide pointed out a few- half- 

 burnt sticks, as the place where Lowenstern had cooked his dinner. 

 As the two Kanakas who had charge of the bundles of wood had 

 contrived to lighten their loads very much by dropping part of it 

 by the way, I gave them orders to take the wood he had left to cook 

 our supper. 



Mr. Brackenridge passed me on his way from the crater. From 

 him I ascertained we were yet three and a half miles from the ter- 



