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none of the latter were seen except that spoken of on the southwest 

 side, and none other is believed to exist. No pumice or capillary 

 glass was at any time seen, nor are they known to exist on this island. 

 On the wall of the crater, in places, the compass was so much affected 

 by local attraction as to become useless. 



Near the summit is a small cave, where they observed the silk-worm 

 eggs of Mr. Richards, which were kept here in order to prevent them 

 from hatching at an improper season. The thermometer in the cave 

 stood at 44° ; the temperature at the highest point was 36°, and in the 

 crater 71°. After three days' stay, the party returned to the establish- 

 ment of Messrs. Lane and Minor, and thence to Wailuku. They 

 were much gratified with their tour. 



On their return to Lahaina, Dr. Pickering and Mr. Brackenridge 

 took the route through the Wailuku Pass, as it is called, which with 

 its rocky peaks shooting upwards several hundred feet directly above 

 them, reminded them of the deep gorges of Madeira. Some fine 

 plants were collected, and unexpectedly among the most conspicuous 

 was a woody Lobelia, which gave its character to the vegetation. 

 The route did not prove so much shorter as was anticipated, owing to 

 the oblique direction of the valley. 



It may now perhaps be as well to say a few words respecting the 

 operation of foreign opinions upon the natives, who are more prone to 

 take knowledge and advice from the books that are circulated among 

 them, than strangers are inclined to believe. Their gambling propen- 

 sities appear to have been very difficult to overcome ; yet, from the 

 simple sentence " Do not gamble" having been printed in the first 

 books circulated among them, that expression has become almost 

 proverbial, and many have in consequence been restrained from in- 

 dulging in gaming to excess, while some have abandoned the practice 

 altogether. 



From the inquiries I made on the subject of their vices, I am 

 satisfied that these have been much overrated by both residents and 

 missionaries, and I fully believe that these natives are as susceptible 

 of correct impressions as any other people. 



They appeared to me to be wanting in that national pride which was 

 found a predominant trait in the groups we had previously visited. 

 They speak less of their country than other Polynesians; but Mr. 

 Richards and Dr. Judd both assured me that they felt a certain degree 

 of pride in their respective islands. As an instance of this, it was 

 stated to me that the government proposing to make the island of 

 Kahoolawe a place for convicts, wished to induce the people of the 



