Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1899 — FINDS IN FIJI. [ARTICLE]

FINDS IN FIJI.

. .... 9m - * -At Mr ram bo they located an extinct volcano, open on the north side. Dotted over the surface of the water in the crater were numerous mushroomshaped rocks, and the water itself in the light of a burning snn revealed to the visitors hitherto unknown beauties offcolor. At Toloya a crater of an extinct volcano was found, into which ths steamer could eater and sail around. Here, as in other places, the visitors wetoe entertained with a “mikl, mlkl,” which seems to be something in tbe nature ofTTcorroboree. In the various lagoons visited dredging was resorted to for the purpose of see&ring specimens of coral and marine animalculae. On the rocks at the base, pt the Solos lighthouse, near the North Astrolabe reefs, at Kandava Island, two sea snakes were caught by Captain Thompson, who saw no less than ten of them liras many minutes. capture of several-live specimens of bulolo, or coral worms, appealed to have caused much gratification to the searchers, who, aided by the natives in canoes, discovered them in thousands. The worm is sa d to dissolve after leing about two hours on the surface. When thp results of Prof. Agassiz’s investigations are made public they will, doubles?, p oxide much meres ting and valuablejnformatlon.—Japin Gazette.