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ward. The islet was surrounded by white 
smoke, like steam. The same evening, after 
nightfall, being then about twenty-five miles to 
windward of it, they saw the fire on the island. 
On the 27th of October, 1883, just one 
month after Anderson’s visit, Capt. Hague, 
of the Dora, saw the island at seven a.M., 
approaching it from the south-westward (just 
as Cook had done one hundred and five years 
_ before). He first passed through a streak of 
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Both captains agree in saying that the island 
is larger than the old one, and is about half a 
mile north-north-west of it; that it rises very 
steeply, with a rough, ogee curve; and that the 
outline on the eastern side is broken on the 
shoulder and at the base by masses of rocks 
(see view, below). On the western side there 
is a level space just above water, and thirty or 
forty feet in extent, where a landing could be 
effected. The top was hidden by clouds; but 
white smoke or steam could be seen issuing 
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water under both conditions having the appear- 
ance of being very deep), but, fearing shoals, 
tacked ship to avoid a nearer approach. He 
came no nearer than about one mile, and had 
the island in sight about three hours. At that 
time there was black smoke issuing from it, as 
if tar were burning. The weather was cloudy, 
and no observations could be had for position ; 
but its proximity to the old Bogosloff fixes it 
with equal precision. 
from near the cloud-line, which was estimated 
to be from eight hundred to twelve hundred feet 
above the sea. The sides are very steep; and, 
apparently, it has arisen from the depths 
without developing outlying dangers, because, 
with a heavy swell running, no breakers were 
seen. Around the base are great steam-jets, 
somewhat like those near the summit. At 
night it looks as if the whole islet were in 
active eruption, and covered with fire (this 
