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34 A TOUR THROUGH
to have been, in his time, pretty much the
same as at this day; only that it then pro-
duced a great quantity of cotton, which is
not now the case. The greater! part of
it appears to be barren. On the north
side there are a few vineyards; but they
are very meagre: Opposite to these, there
is a rock at some distance from land; it
seems to be entirely of lava, and is not less
than 50 or 60 feet above the water.
The whole issand of Strombolo, is a
mountain that rises suddenly from the sea;
it is about ten miles round, and is not of
the exacl conical form, supposed common
to all volcanos. We were determined to
have landed on the iiland, and to have at-
tempted to examine the volcano; but our
Sicilian pilot assures us, that the crater is
not only inacceihble (which indeed I own
it appears to be) but that we mall likewile
be obliged to perform a quarantine of 48
hours at Me/Tina; and that besides, we
should
to have been, in his time, pretty much the
same as at this day; only that it then pro-
duced a great quantity of cotton, which is
not now the case. The greater! part of
it appears to be barren. On the north
side there are a few vineyards; but they
are very meagre: Opposite to these, there
is a rock at some distance from land; it
seems to be entirely of lava, and is not less
than 50 or 60 feet above the water.
The whole issand of Strombolo, is a
mountain that rises suddenly from the sea;
it is about ten miles round, and is not of
the exacl conical form, supposed common
to all volcanos. We were determined to
have landed on the iiland, and to have at-
tempted to examine the volcano; but our
Sicilian pilot assures us, that the crater is
not only inacceihble (which indeed I own
it appears to be) but that we mall likewile
be obliged to perform a quarantine of 48
hours at Me/Tina; and that besides, we
should