Excerpt from Canyon and Crater, or Scenes in California and the Sandwich Islands The tour of which this volume is an imperfect record was originally undertaken with a view chiefly to the restoration of the author's health; and in that respect, if in no other, it proved a gratifying success. In no quarter of the globe can there be found a climate more friendly to the human constitu tion than that of California and the Sandwich Islands. Of the two localities, the latter is entitled to the preference; and the only drawback upon its attractions is the long sea-voyage which the impatient traveler must endure before reaching the haven of his anticipations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.