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descent, a luxuriant valley, a series of foaming cascades, 

 mighty precipices and leaping waterfalls. The palis of 

 Kalae, on the north-western limit of Molokai, stand 

 close to the shore of the ocean, perpendicular, three 

 thousand feet high. The fierce trade winds keep its 

 brink bare of vegetation. From the base of the pali, 

 the plains of Kalaupapa extend seaward, where is located 



THE LEPER SETTLEMENT. 



These plains are bounded by the ocean and forti- 

 fied by the pali of Kalae, and here all lepers are 

 collected. They are effectually imprisoned in an open 

 enclosure made by nature. No one can escape, nor can 

 they be visited without a permit from the Board of 

 Health. The disease of leprosy has reached its limit 

 and cannot be diffused any longer. All anxiety and 

 alarm on its account have disappeared. Those affected 

 with it are separated from home and friends and kept 

 in this secluded place at the public expense, being well 

 cared for, and generally contented with their lot. 



WATS TO REACH MOLOKAI. 



The usual means of access to Molokai is By small 

 schooners from Lahaina or Honolulu. The steamer 

 Kilauea touches at Kaunakakai once a month, and for 

 travelers this is the preferable way to reach the island. 

 There are but few foreigners living on it, and less at- 

 tractions than are presented on the other islands. 



