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“...the district which
produces the world-famous Blue Mountain coffee
The expedition to Blue Mountain Peak (7,388 feet) and
back takes two days, and should only be undertaken by
those who can ride or care for hill-climbing on foot.
Arrangements for the trip can be made at the offices at
the Tourist Trade Development Board {see page 266)
Tourists are recommended to drive to Gordon Town or
Mavis Bank early enough to arrive by 9 a.m. There
they can be met by ponies, ordered overnight, and
proceed by zigzag bridle paths up the mountain side,
past Petersfield coffee plantation, over Guava Ridge
through Mavis Bank, passing the church on the left’
down Green Valley, over the river, and then turning
abruptly to the left. Magnificent views are obtained
of Cmchona, Catherine’s Peak, Content Gap, and the
valley of the Clyde. Cinchona was the scene of an
experiment with the production of cinchona for the
manufacture of quinine in 1868. Agriculturally the
experiment was a success but the planters embarked...”
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