CONTENTS. 



LETTER XXIX.— continued. 



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Ascent of Mauna ~L,Q%.—Pahoehoe and a. a. — The Crater of Mokua- 

 weoweo — The Great Fire Fountain — Our Camp — A.Night Scene 

 — An Alarming Ride 262 



LETTER XXX. 



Captain Cook's Monument — Dreamland — The Dead Volcano of 

 Hualalai — Lassoing Cattle — "Praying to Death" — The Hono- 

 lulu Mission 277 



LETTER XXXI. 



The Climate of the Islands — Their Advantages — Their Drawbacks — 

 Gossip — Nuhou — Evils of an Exotic Civilization — Aloha nui to 

 Hawaii-nei .......... 288 



LEPROSY AND THE LEPER SETTLEMENT ON MO- 



LOKAI . . . . . . . . . 293 



A CHAPTER ON HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS . . . .301 

 A CHAPTER ON HAWAIIAN HISTORY . . ..31° 



