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PORT coon cave. V 89
3e the party,‘ is generally provided with‘ a loaded pie-ce,
e upon the discharge of wlnch, a tremendous reverberation
5?‘ , of sound is produced: musical instruments also, when
‘0 ‘played with judicious management, 2'. e. by allowing a
119 short pause betwe'en the succeeding notes, will be found
K?‘ to produce most agreeable echoes. This property of V"p,-,2:5:."335:'3i$l:
’P‘ affording musical echoes is also attributed to Fingal’s ':"‘:f’:7
10- Cave in the Island of Staii'a. ,. -.
in ' -Adjoining this cave is the little inlet called Port Coon, ’ 2 5 “‘f‘ 35"‘
A ' formed by a very remarkableii whyndyke ; it seems to
)Cli have been composed of seven walls, and to have been 1,;
lo“ separated from the dyke in front of the precipice, by some
ill‘ . great convulsion. In this shock a small pyramidal
' basaltic rock was detached from the great mass, and n W
my stands now insulated in the centre of the small bay. The jg; % jL1.‘.l"‘":':',“‘
the K ruins ‘of the whyndyke are attached to its eastern side,
ion separated into a ‘number of distinct walls, exhibiting 1 , 2 p
are A their ieonstruction by horizontal prisms, and forming, :-fgi =3’? :
:65, V altogether, a very instructive object. Beyond the pro-
nes jecting excavated rock, of which Port Coon Cave is com- I ‘l
‘he i posed, is a second of these whyndykes, being one side , ll::;‘:g;.:.:;.
an of the little estuary of Port Nabau. ’ ) 14;‘! Q;
is c On the west of Port Coon Cave and Dyke, in the dark
he ' perpendicular cliff; is a deep and lofty cave, accessible by 1 (“l T“
ed water alone. The entrance assumes the appearance of a l is -
3- pointed arch, and is remarkably regular. The boatmcn ‘pX77‘,‘l.'
n. are very expert in entering these caves; they bring the ?."
tn. boat’s head right in front, and, watching the roll of the +7
lSt wave, quickly ship the oars, and sail inumajestically upon '7'; ”i:‘.:::::::t“
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‘es i 3 i ' - A’ ' ' 11 b erved b Dr. iiiliill
The construction of whyndykes was ongma y o s y xlj ‘
P. Richardson, and will be found very ably detailed in the appendix to the . t :
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