 The sides of the gulf before us, although composed of different strata of ancient lava, were perpendicular for about 400 feet, and rose from a wide horizontal ledge of solid black lava of irregular breadth, but extending completely round. Beneath this...  Hawaii and Its Volcanoes - Seite 170von Charles Henry Hitchcock - 1911 - 322 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Putnam - 1828 - 314 Seiten
...fused. us, although composed of different strata of ancient lava, were perpendicular for about 400 feet, and rose from a wide horizontal ledge of solid black...towards the burning lake, which was, as nearly as we could judge, 300 or 400 feet lower. It was evident, that the large crater had been recently filled... | |
 | Ephraim Eveleth - 1829 - 242 Seiten
...below. " The sides of the gulf before' us were perpendicular for about four hundred feet, when there was a wide, horizontal ledge of solid, black lava; of...breadth, but extending completely round. Beneath this black ledge, the sides sloped towards the centre, which was, as nearly as we could judge, three or... | |
 | Ephraim Eveleth - 1831 - 218 Seiten
...below. " The sides of the gulf before us were perpendicular for about four hundred feet, when there was a wide, horizontal ledge of solid, black lava, of...breadth, but extending completely round. Beneath this black ledge, the sides sloped towards the centre, which was, as nearly as we could judge, three or... | |
 | James Bell - 1832 - 750 Seiten
...before us, although composed of different strata of ancient lava, were perpendicular for about 400 feet, and rose from a wide horizontal ledge of solid black...towards the burning lake, which was, as nearly as we could judge, 30Ü or 400 feet lower. It was evident that the large crater had been recently filled... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1832 - 338 Seiten
...although composed of different strata of ancient lava, were perpendicular for about four hundred feet, and rose from a wide horizontal ledge of solid black...towards the burning lake, which was, as nearly as we could judge, three or four hundred feet lower. It was evident that the large crater had been recently... | |
 | 1832 - 440 Seiten
..." The sides of the gulf before us were perpendicular, for about four hundred feet ; when there was a wide horizontal ledge of solid black lava, of irregular...breadth, but extending completely round. Beneath this black ledge the sides sloped towards the centre, which was, as nearly as we could judge, 300 or 400... | |
 | William Ellis - 1833 - 362 Seiten
...although composed of different strata of ancient lava, were perpendicular for about four hundred feet, and rose from a wide horizontal ledge of solid black...towards the burning lake, which was, as nearly as we could judge, three or four hundred feet lower. It was evident that the large crater had been recently... | |
 | Timothy Flint - 1833 - 418 Seiten
...the boiling mass below. ' The sides of the gulf were perpendicular for about 400 feet, where appeared a wide horizontal ledge of solid, black lava, of irregular breadth, but extending completely round the crater. Beneath, this black ledge sloped toward the centre, which was 3 or 400 feet lower. The... | |
 | 1834 - 438 Seiten
...gulf before us were perpendicular for »bout four hundred feet ; when there was a wide horizon- \ tal ledge of solid black lava, of irregular breadth, but extending completely round. Beneath 'tliis black ledge the sides sloped towards the centre, which was, as nearly as we could judge, 300... | |
 | 1835 - 538 Seiten
...us, although composed of difl'erent strata of ancient lava, were perpendicular for about 400 feet, and rose from a wide, horizontal ledge of solid black...towards the burning lake, which was, as nearly as we could judge, 300 or 400 feet lower. The gray, and in some places apparently calcined, sides of the... | |
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