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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...”