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200 foot in Height, 5 Miles in Circumference, and a 
Mile over at its broadeft part. 1 As to the Form of ir, 
it is oblong, and refembles in feme meafure the Figure 
of a Dragon 3 as may be feen by the Qefign of it, which 
I took from this place. 
After having tarried fometime upon the Gi-cat Kam- 
mcni (where we had the pleafure to fee often, not far 
off, a great many Stones thrown violently out of the Gulf 
of Fire, and fall down again with a terrible Noife upon 
the Ifland) we took a Refolurion to coaft it round, and 
to go to the other end of it, not doubting but that we 
might get on Shore there, becaufe that part of the Ifland 
had not increafed for feveral Months, and there did nor 
appear any Fire or Smoak there; We were within a 
hundred Paces of if, when putting my Hand into the 
Water, I perceived that it was warm, and that the 
further we went the hotter it grew. At this Inftant the 
v Mine difeharged itfelf j and the Wind drove upon us 
the thick Smoak, which broke out with fuch violence 
every time the Mine took Fire : And a Shower of Allies 
and little Stones, not larger than common Hail-Stones, 
falling upon us, we were forced againft our will to quit 
our defign of going on Shore upon the Ifland at this 
Place. This Shower of Stones and Alhes being over, 
we retired a little by reafon of the great heat of the 
Water $ and letting down our Plummer, we had at this 
place 95 Fathom of Water, without finding the Bot- 
tom, our Line not being long enough. Viewing after- 
wards the fpace that was at this end between the Ifland 
and the Lejfer YLamtneni , we found in feveral places that it 
. was narrower at this fide than at the other \ and that if 
the New Ifland ftiould continue to grow bigger, feveral 
Rocks, which were already half above Water, and rofe 
up nearer to the LeJlerK.ammeni , would in time fhut up the 
Paflage and joyn both the Iflands together, fo as to make 
a little Port between ’em, which would be very commo- 
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