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“...as to the times of departure should be
made at the offices of the company, 8 Port Royal
Street:—
Leave Kingston . Monday evening.
Arrive Alligator Pond . 6 a.m. Tuesday.
» Black River 10 A.M. „
99 Sav.-la-Mar 3 p-m- .»
99 Lucea 6 a.m. Wednesday.
99 Montego Bay IO A.M. „
99 Falmouth . 2 P.M. „
99 Dry Harbour 6 P.M. „
99 St. Ann’s Bay . 11 a.m. Thursday.
99 Port Maria 2 P.M* ,,
99 Port Antonio 7 P.M. „
99 Morant Bay 6 a.m. Friday.
99 Port Morant Noon „
Leave Port Maria 8 a.m. Saturday.
Arrive Ocho Rios Noon „
99 St. Ann’s Bay . 2 P.M. ,,
‘99 Dry Harbour S P-M- »
99 Rio Bueno 9 a.m. Monday.
99 Falmouth . II A.M. „ H....”
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“...128 GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES
Ewarton.
M I
Roaring
Rivet
Falls.
punt on the irrigation canal, rejoining the buggy
again within a short distance of Spanish Town.
After luncheon at the Rio Cobre Hotel, he can
return to Kingston by train, the whole trip occu-
pying the best part of a day. To Ewarton by
train and by carriage over the Mount Diablo (io
miles) to Moneague. whence a drive may be made
through the famous Fern Gulley to Ocho Rios fl -
and the Roaring River Falls, is an excursion to be
recommended. This trip will occupy two days;
but quite a week can be profitably spent in St.
Ann’s Parish. Hollymount House on Mount
Diablo is itself well worth a visit; the,views
from it are of exceptional beauty. There are
pretty walks through the forest amid orchids and
ferns, and many butterflies, also parrots, parakeets
Mandeville. and other strange birds are seen. Mandeville
I LCj (2000 feet) is reached by carriage (5 miles, 1 hour)
from Williamsfield, which is 2 hours and 20 minutes
Montpelier...”
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“...ST. LUCIA
191
Year. Revenue. Eto”di‘ Imports. Exports.
General. Bunker Coal. Total. ’ HI
1900 1901- 2 1902- 3 1903- 4 i9<>4-5 1905-6 £ 72,108 67.365 72.193 66,009 69,272 61,877 £ 64.75° 67,486 69,408 70,692 65,508 62,521 £ 4°3.597 302,652 326,324 351,086 370,706 285,986 £ 104,881 77.871 73.458 105,983 101,449 109,027 £ 124,555 110,196 84,295 63,506 70,581 102,626 £ 229,436 ' 188,067 j 157.753 169,489 1 172,030 1 211,653
as
The principal exports in the year 1905-6 were
follows:—
Value.
Sugar . . • • £45.163
Cocoa.......................38,041
St. Lucia is damp, and therefore less healthy climate,
for Europeans than some of the neighbouring
colonies. The temperature varies from 59° Fahr.
to 95° Fahr., the coolest month being February,
and the hottest July. The rainfall is between
80 and 100 inches per annum. The death rate
is 20 per thousand.
St. Lucia derives its name from the fact that it History,
was discovered on St. Lucy’s Day, 13th December
1502. Its possession was a constant...”
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“...312
INDEX
Nelson and Villeneuve, 211
Nelson, marriage certificate, 228
“ Nelson’s Quarter Deck,” 122
Nevis, 2, 106, 203, 216, 217, 225-
229, 298
Nevis, Mount, 228
New Amsterdam, 84, 86, 87, 88,
89» 93
New Providence, 155
New York, sailings from, 19, 20
Newcastle, 122
Newspapers, 301
Nicholls, Dr. H. A. A., 244
Nisbet, Mrs., marriage certificate
of, 228
Nisky, 265, 267
Nutmegs, 153, 190, 199
Ocho Rios, 113,128
Odley, Mrs. Elizabeth, 209
Oil Fields, 75, 150
Old Harbour, 101, no, in
Old Jerusalem, 247
Old Man's Fall. See Kaieteur
Olive Blossom, voyage of the, 60,
192
Onderneeming, 88
Orange, Prince of, 220
Orange Bay, in
Oranges, 102, 199, 235, 236, 283
Orangetown, 283
Orinoco River, 81, 82, 130, 139
Oropuche River, 131
Oruba, 282
Outfit, 27
Ouvernard, Madame, 241
Pagoua River, 235
Painton, Capt. Thomas, 219
Paleologus, Ferdinando, the tomb
of, 71
Palisadoes, 101, 121
Pali Mall Square, 222
Parcel Post, 39
Parham harbour, 202, 215
Pedro Cays, 100
Pembroke, Earl of, 61
Penal Settlement, 87,...”
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