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hydrogen, were found to be the gases liberated. One of the 
smaller fissures crossed the old cone of New Kaimeni, but it 
was only six or eight feet deep and about the same width, and 
did not give any gases. Another wound round the base of 
the cone, and from it there were many fumaroles, the tempera- 
ture of the gases being 30° to 40° C. The fumaroles forty 
yards to the north, of which the temperature had always been 
very high, had risen between the 12th and 20th of March 
from 400° C. to the melting-point of zinc. There was now 
much activity at this part, and the elevation of the sea bottom 
in the channel between the islands of New and Old Kaimeni, 
as well as much of the island of New Kaimeni, had become 
considerable, the depression amounting to sixty fathoms in 
the channel. On the other hand, the depression at the south- 
east extremity of the island, which had been checked, had re- 
commenced, though slowly. Flames also continued to appear 
at night from the summit of the three centres of eruption, 
but not from their base. It is worthy of notice that on the 
26th of March several rather sharp earthquake shocks took 
place in Sicily. 
During the remaining days of March, and throughout the 
month of April, the phenomena were continued with diminish- 
ing intensity. Early in May, however, there was a slight 
return of activity, a new eruption having been observed in 
Nea Kaimeni. 
On the 17th of May, we are informed, that the fissure had 
not increased, and that the eruption was confined to the craters 
at its two extremities. At that date the cone of the George 
promontory was regular, and measured about 100 yards in 
diameter. It was about 100 feet high, and was formed of 
rough and large blocks of lava. From the crater on the top 
jets of steam and thick clouds of ash occasionally rose into 
the air, appearing incandescent at night. Lava currents ran 
300 yards into the sea from the foot of the cone. At the same 
date Reka was cold, Aphroessa had a distinct cone and 
crater, from which were occasional small eruptions and much 
lava. The sea around was hot, the temperature varying from 
50° to 80° 0., and there was much sulphuretted hydrogen 
emitted. The old cone of New Kaimeni was altered and split. 
Such are the principal facts concerning this remarkable and 
interesting eruption, as abridged from the accounts of intel- 
ligent and scientific eye-witnesses. They are especially 
interesting, not only in themselves, but for purposes of com- 
parison. There can be little doubt that the eruption is now 
practically at an end. 
