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Show WHITE ISLAND. One of New Zealand Group Always Enveloped In Clouds of Steam. White Island derlvos its name from the clouds of white steam .in which it appears to bo continually enveloped-Its enveloped-Its area Is only 600 acres and Us height about 880 feet abovs sea level. In form and color It is llko a reposing re-posing camel, while its Interior, with Its gray, weather-beaten, almost perpendicular per-pendicular cliffs, recalls tho Coliseum at Rome. Overhanging the southern landing place stands a column of rock cloaeJy; resembling n sentinel, which has been dedicated to the memory of Capt. Cook. The water of the island Is of a pale green hue, nnd anything dipped Into It becomes a red brick color. The fumes of sulphur are always al-ways plainly perceptible. On n flno moonlight night a wonderful wonder-ful sight Is afforded to anyone who will sit In an open boat In one of the lakes of the Island. Covering an area of 50 acres is an Immense cat dron, hissing and snorting and sending send-ing forth volumes of poisonous steam, while all chances of rgre3s appear to bo denied by the steep, silent and gloomy cliffs. British Australian. |