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           Whenthesettlers,leaningfromtheirwindows,gazedonthehugewaterymassesbreakingbeneaththeireyes,theycouldnotbutadmirethemagnificentspectacleoftheoceaninitsimpotentfury.Thewavesreboundedindazzlingfoam,thebeachentirelydisapppearingundertheragingflood,andthecliffappearingtoemergefromtheseaitself,thesprayrisingtoaheightofmorethanahundredfeet.

           Duringthesestormsitwasdifficultandevendangeroustoventureout,owingtothefrequentlyfallingtrees;however,thecolonistsneverallowedaweektopasswithouthavingpaidavisittothecorral.Happily,thisenclosure,shelteredbythesoutheasternspurofMountFranklin,didnotgreatlysufferfromtheviolenceofthehurricanes,whichspareditstrees,sheds,andpalisades;butthepoultry-yardonProspectHeights,beingdirectlyexposedtothegustsofwindfromtheeast,sufferedconsiderabledamage.Thepigeon-housewastwiceunroofedandthepalingblowndown.Allthisrequiredtoberemademoresolidlythanbefore,for,asmaybeclearlyseen,LincolnIslandwassituatedinoneofthemostdangerouspartsofthePacific.Itreallyappearedasifitformedthecentralpointofvastcyclones,whichbeatitperpetuallyasthewhipdoesthetop,onlyhereitwasthetopwhichwasmotionlessandthewhipwhichmoved.DuringthefirstweekofthemonthofAugusttheweatherbecamemoremoderate,andtheatmosphererecoveredthecalmwhichitappearedtohavelostforever.

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