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“...factory, and the extension of the trip to this place
gives the visitor an opportunity of passing round the base
of the two conical mountains known as the Pitons, or the
Peaks, which form prominent landmarks on the leeward
coast. Some writers have stated that the Gros Piton
resembles the main peak of the Canigou, near Arles in the
Pyrenees; but unlike the St. Lucia peaks, that mountain
is quite destitute of verdure and rises to a far greater
height. The Gros Piton is certainly not unlike the Pic
du Midi. It is said to be 2,619 feet high, the Petit Piton
2,461 feet. The Gros Piton is comparatively easy to
ascend, but until 1878, the smaller Piton was unconquered
by man. In that year, however, a M. Lompré succeeded
in gaining its summit, and it was ascended in 1885 by
Mr. Charles de Brettes, who two years later conducted the
then Chief Justice, Dr. John W. Carrington, and a party
to the summit. The start was made from the western
extremity, which was reached by clambering over the
rocks. The party...”
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