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lies off the southern and of the 
the slopes are steep and i; some places precipitous though in most 
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y careful choice of routes it is practicable to climb up or down along 
nail ledges. The rock is decomposed and care is required in choice of 
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'cot holds Soil is scant and there is little vegetation. Slopes 
everywhere are covered with the excrement of birds but not in sufficient 
volume to make it profitable to gather guano. The peaks unstained lie in 
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l somewhat curving ridge that a kj one nor <^h end partly encloses a small 
bay. This bay at the present season is on the waather side and landing is made 
onthe western side of the northern end. Here there is a broad rod 
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id at the western end wh re this ledge ioins the main cliff boats may be 
broad side to even in heavy swells when by fending off with boat hooks they 
will ride clear, rising with the swells and dropping as the water recedes, 
carried out by the back wash. Below at this point the water is ’deep and there 
are no dangers. 
There are numerous clefts and caverns on the sides of the hills but 
none are extensive. The stone platforms in the summits of the hills are the 
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most interesting feature of the island. Today I saw two that were at 
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st 70 feet long by 25 broad. In the ordinary from theseoare perfect 
ctangles with a platform of stones a foot high and three or four feeet wide 
along one of the large sides. The larger and more prominent upright stones 
stand at the back of this. Other upright stones may be ranged at three or 
wo of the other sides. To my mind these are all temples. I see no 
that Necker has been regularly inhabited and believe that people came here 
for worship at certain seasons of the year. 
Four or five turtles haul out on the rocks of the little bay in early morn- 
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see others from the cliffs swimming in the water. Sharks and other 
