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Mr. Harwood, who had arrived during our absence, 
informed us, that on reaching Kaaraara last night, he 
took up his lodging with Maruae, the chief of the 
place, by whom he had been hospitably entertained. 
Mauae, and his two companions, who had also slept 
at Kaaraara, arrived with him, but nothing had been 
heard of Makoa, or our baggage; and we began to 
suspect he would not follow us, even so far as he had 
promised. 
Between three and four o’clock in the afternoon of 
the 31st of July, a party of travellers, consisting of four 
men and a woman, entered the house in which we 
were stopping, and sat down to rest. We soon learned 
that they belonged to Kearakomo, in Puna, whither 
they were going, by a road that also led to the great 
volcano; and having before experienced the great 
inconvenience of travelling without a guide over a 
country of which we were entirely ignorant, it ap¬ 
peared desirable that some of us at least should go 
with them. W e expressed our intention to accompany 
them. They were pleased, and told us they would 
wait till we were ready. 
No tidings had yet been received of Makoa, or our 
baggage, our biscuit w as nearly expended, and being 
without even a change of linen, we did not think it 
expedient to leave this place altogether before our 
baggage should arrive, especially as we knew it would 
be several days before we should reach any of the 
villages on the shores of Puna. Messrs. Bishop and 
Goodrich, therefore, thought best to wait at least 
another day, while the rest of us should proceed with 
the travellers. 
Having made this arrangement, we immediately 
