(104) present in small quantities. This is as far as my growing knowledge would take me. Balbi ought to be a fine place for scientific investigation; a geologist with meteorological instru- ments, etc., could go up and spend a week. The botany around such a place should also provide interesting material; I collect- ed several specimens of hardy plant--reminding me for all the world of Maine forests--juniper, pine, and cedar. The native name for the mountain means "house below his master." None have ever looked at the craters. They are content to peer caution- ly from that look-out from which one can see the steam and smoke drifting up behind the peak to the north. If any of us two happened to look upon the crater he would get sick and die. Katu, is, therefore, a man among thousands on Buaka, having looked into the "pipe below Devil." His only remark on the wonderful sight was "pipe below Devil, he stunk too much." I tried to tell the old chief, through the tut-tut, that he could go to the fire now--that I had chased the Tambora away; also that we one would get sick because there was more fire up there in the water. This was of no avail. But we were honored men, so it seemed. On this day we broke camp about 10:15 A M. after finishing the birds. It is wonderful how well they keep at this elevation. Hicks and I carried some over 48 hours. The gang coming down stretched out about a half mile. I got a crested pigeon and David missed another. Heavy rain commenced about noon and drenched us right down to Hama village. Hicks, David, and I had a wonderful talk just before we arrived, al- though all the boys in Christendom couldn't get the dirt off my legs. The same legs looked as though they had come through a shrimp watch--covered with cuts, and scrapes. No matter--we have climbed one of the highest un- climbed volcanoes in the world and collected fifty birds in the bargain. I took several pictures around the village much to the amusement of the residents. As usual all the women had cleared to the bush. Now