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tivated, till we came to Kaaraara, where we passed 
through large fields of taro and potatoes, with sugar¬ 
cane and plantains growing very luxuriantly. Maruae, 
the chief of the place, came down to the road side as 
we passed by, and asked us to stay for the night at 
his house; but as Kapapala was only four miles dis¬ 
tant, we thought we could reach it before dark, and 
therefore thanked him, and proposed to walk on. As 
our boys were tired with their bundles, we asked him 
to allow a man to carry them to Kapapala. He imme¬ 
diately ordered one to go with us, and we passed on 
through a continued succession of plantations, in a 
high state of cultivation. 
During the whole of the time we had been travelling 
on the high land, we had perceived a number of columns 
of smoke and vapour, rising at a considerable distance, 
and also one large steady column, that seemed little 
affected by the wind ; and this, we were informed, arose 
from the great crater at Kirauea. The smaller columns 
were emitted at irregular intervals of several seconds 
between each. On inquiry we learned, that they arose 
from deep chasms in the earth, and were accompanied 
by a hot and sulphureous vapour. About seven o’clock 
in the evening we reached Kapapala, and directed our 
weary steps to the house of Tapuahi, the head man. 
He kindly bade us welcome, spread a mat in the front 
of his house for us to sit down upon, and brought us a 
most agreeable beverage, a calabash full of good cool 
fresh water. 
The thermometer at sun-set stood at 70°, and we sat 
for some time talking with the people around us. The 
air from the mountains, however, soon began to be 
keen. We then went into the house, and, although we 
