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rain as well as the constant sunshine that prevailed ; and from all the 

 statements I received, I should, notwithstanding my own experience 

 advise all those who visit this port to be prepared for the interruptions 

 a few hours of rain each day may occasion ; with this exception, it 

 may be strongly recommended as a convenient and safe resort for 

 vessels. 



Having thus closed the narrative of the ascent of Mauna Loa, my 

 visits to Kilauea, and of the difficulties that attended not only the 

 excursion to the mountains, but the experiments performed near the 

 water's edge, it is time to revert to the operations of the parties which 

 were not under my own immediate command. These will form the 

 subject of the succeeding chapter. 



BLOWING CONE OF THE CRATER. 



