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beds conformable in every respect and apparently homogeneous with the various beds actually reached.  This end rises to 1500 feet or possibly 2000 the island gradually declines to the SW end with the dip of the gently curved strata.  Just at the extreme end of the Island the beds are for a short distance more steeply inclined.  The weathering is more or less rectangular giving castellated forms and, near the beach, undercut by the sea into caves and natural arches.  The bluffs on the mainland side appeared similar and also rise very high and continue high past the SE entrance.  Off the SE head there were no visible rocks or breakers and we were informed there is no bar but a clear channel in, but on entering and leaving a well