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the centre, to- the height of 5000 feet, is III


chief. This upland for twenty miles on Ii


coast 10 the northwest, forms prccipice.


in the Hawaiian tongue, pati, of its fy
.heiyht, 1000 feet, and which presents one


the grandest spectacles of nature. In mos


places i. is perpendicular, and accessible


one spot only from the sea, where the native
have With much labor constructed a sort j


ladder by which they ascend to the heghX
above. Its surface runs at times into tn
mos, tiInc.ul and fantastic shapes; sometime
Ibeciiing with crags, or sicepened sides whic
appear Ike the walls Of some mountain fotN
or broke into rugged masses and sharpene&
peaks, resembling the castclcd ruins of 7
.cudal age. Masses hang totcring over
head, fearful to gaze upon, and which annu.
ally are precipitated into the ioaming surg
beneath. These frequently leave points s.
sin yuar and 50 huaaa in shape, that the na,
Itives in former times looked upon them as tn


iocaie of supernatural beings aud RENDERED
them worsh p. At one spot can be trace


the giant figure Of Il head, projecting in boI
relief from the clear sky, and imagination ;
less supersttious than these Of heather /
could easily iniilsc spirit of life and undc }
! iined fear into these singular and Formidable
freaks OF nature. At the base of this hug
pile, the ocean has worn many caves, int (
! I, Al, ;,I,
and startling rcverberation. The passag
from one extremity of this preclpice to tn
other, is frequently made in calm weather d
canUrs, but should the wind arise, SO great
IS the swell there would be small chance Il
saving life, and nIaay have peri5hcd in tad
attempt.


At Hacnu, its northern extremity ard
found caves Of considerable extent, one q
which runs 400 feet into the solid rock, iorm1


ng spacious but low chambers, of almcsI
equal breadth. In it is shown a lurking
place, formed by an indenta!ion in the rock,
so well concealed that in former times chiel
when pursued by Ills foes, took refuge there
and though they came near enough for hnI
to touch them, he remained undiscovered.
and saved his life. According to the natvcsi
this cave is gradually sinking from above,
and diminishing it's limits. Near it are twi
others, of less extent, containing ponds Cl
fresh water, 80 feet in depth, their ROOFS hc-
ing ofthe same height. One of these is en-