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“...PREFACE Every year our beautiful and historic possessions in the West Indies attract an increasing number of visitors from England, who find in them a pleasant refuge from the rigour and fogs of winter. To our American cousins these colonies have long been a profitable hunting-ground for health and enjoyment. For some little time, however, no attempt has been made to provide the tourist with a guide which, while including within its scope all the islands more igenerally visited, as well as British Guiana and some of the foreign islands, is still kept within such bounds as to render it sufficiently condensed in form to permit of its being carried in the pocket under a tropical sun without inconvenience. Such a guide it is the aim of the writer to provide. How far his effort is successful, it must be left to the reader to decide. If this small volume succeeds in inducing a few to follow in the wake of Trollope, Froude and Kingsley, who found so much happiness in a voyage to the West; in ...”
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“...Puerto Cabello, Curasao, Santa Marta and Cartagena; also to St. Thomas, Puerto Colombia, Colon, and Kingston (Jamaica). Fares: Barbados and Trinidad, ^17,10s.; Kingston, ^20; and St. Thomas, ^16 (including first-class railway fare from London to Liverpool). The Liverpool Line (Booker Bros., McConnell and Co. Ltd., 77 The Albany, Liverpool). First- class cargo steamers of this line sail from Liverpool to Demerara (British Guiana) direct every three weeks. They have accommodation for a limited number of cabin passengers. Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. The vessels of this company leave St. Nazaire, France, on 9th of each month and touch at the following ports :— Dates. Dates. Out. Home. Arrive. Depart. Arrive. Depart, j St. Nazaire 9 Colon 3 Pointe-è.-Pitre . 20 21 Cartagena . . 4 4 (Guadeloupe) Basseterre 21 21 Savanilla 5 5 (Guadeloupe) Fort-de-France 21 23 Puerto Cabello 7 7 (Martinique) Colon (touch- 29 St. Nazaire . 23 ing at various Pacific Ports on route) An...”
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“...INDIES The Azores, stormy. Four days out the Azores are passed, and j f though they are not always visible, the Royal Mail steamer occasionally stops to pick up coal on the homeward journey. These Western Islands, as they are also called, belong to Portugal, a and are supposed to be the site of the ancient | il Atlantis. They were discovered in the fifteenth o century by Van der Berg, of Bruges, and by II 1457 the whole of the islands were discovered, p and the name Azores given to them from the i number of goshawks (Port. Afor) found on o them. From 1580 to 1640 they were subject to t Spain. The islands must always have a peculiar tl interest for Englishmen as being the scene of the 1 memorable engagement between the Spanish and h British fleets on August 30, 1591, when the r redoubtable deeds of valour were performed by ii Sir Richard Grenville, whose ship the Revenge 1 engaged eight great Spanish galleons for twelve 1 hours, and was boarded three times:— p i i “ And the sun went down, and...”
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“... who are closely connected with the retail trade in the colony. With regard to the white population, the brief histories of the various colonies which are given on subsequent pages will sufficiently indicate their origin. In the days of slavery each slave owner was compelled to employ a certain number of white servants to serve in the militia, and these men helped to swell the population, while Oliver Cromwell sent out many Irish prisoners, I notably to Nevis and Montserrat; and Barbados 1 received a large influx of Royalists at the time of the Commonwealth. Many English gentle- men, Royalist officers and divines, were sent out to the island and sold as slaves, and it is on record that a number changed hands at a cost of 1500 lbs. of sugar per man! Their descendants, known as “mean whites,” are still found there. Even the ubiquitous Teuton is not omitted from the list of those who have helped to populate the islands, for in 1840 Mr. King imported twenty- nine Germans into St. Lucia, while...”
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“...importance in order of the size of their congregations. Presbyterians and Moravians have a large following, while there are also Roman Catholics and Jews in the island. In Barbados the majority of the inhabitants belong to the Church of England, which is endowed from the general revenue. The island is the see of a bishop, in which is included the Wind- ward Islands also. Small Government grants are given to the Wesleyans and Moravians, and also to the Roman Catholics, who are, however, few in number. The Leeward Islands also form the see of a bishop of the Church of England, whose principal followers are in Antigua and...”
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“...50 GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES ' is strongly represented in the West Indies. Much of this masonic spirit may be traced to the military occupation of these islands; while the register number of two lodges in Jamaica, 207 and 268, and one in Demerara, 246, under the English constitution, show their antiquity. Masonic visitors are, of course, welcomed at these lodges in true masonic spirit. Language. It may seem superfluous to add a paragraph regarding language, but the writer is prompted to do so by the many inquiries he has received from intending visitors to the West Indies, who seem to think that the islands are peopled by savages speaking unknown tongues. On the contrary, the inhabitants are mostly English- speaking. The mode of speech attributed to them in books, such as “massa” for “Master,” &c., does not really adequately describe their style, which owes its piquancy to the drawling and sing-song method of delivery which is ac- centuated to a marked degree in Barbados, where even many...”
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“...BARBADOS 69 763 acres, three windmills with the necessary building for the cultivation of sugar, 315 negroes, and 100 head of cattle, to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, in trust for the maintenance of a convenient number of pro- fessors and scholars, “ all of them to be under the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience; who shall be obliged to study and practice physic and chirurgery, as well as divinity; that by the apparent usefulness of the former to all mankind, they may both endear themselves to the people and have the better opportunities of doing good to men’s souls, whilst they are taking care of their bodies.” At that time the planta- tions were computed to yield a net income of £2000 clear of all charges. The erection of the college buildings was begun in 1716, and the masonry was finished in 1721; but it was many years before the college was completed, owing to a debt due to the Society from the estates, which was not cleared off until 1738. The stone used, which...”
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“...repaired, when it was struck by the terrific cyclone of August xo, and though the scaffolding was carried off by force of the wind and deposited in the mill-yard of the Three Houses Estate, three miles away, the building was uninjured. The chief feature of the interior is the handsome ceilings in plaster work, which were fashioned by a man named Warren, who was imported in the old slavery days as a militiaman, when the planters were bound by law to leaven their holding of slaves with a certain number of white men. At the end of the long drawing-room and dining-room there are handsome mahogany columns made from trees grown in the island. The large looking-glasses, now dulled by age, convey some idea of the magnificent scale on which the house was furnished, and it is recorded that it was filled with priceless china and Chippen- dale furniture of which a few specimens still remain. Before the lighthouse at Ragged Point was erected, the wrecks on the Cobblers, a long low coast reef which almost...”
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“...BARBADOS 75 tants.” A large number of the cocoa-nut trees, under which fallow deer used to roam, still remain. At Turner’s Hall Wood (2 hours by carriage from Turner’s Bridgetown), on a ridge stretching from the semi- HaU- circular cliffs at the north-east, is seen the sole remnant of the virgin forest consisting of locust and fustic, two woods bulking largely among the exports of Barbados in the seventeenth century, and cedar and bully trees, which once clothed Barbados. Near it are the borings of the West Indian Petroleum Company, and a tiny—so-called —boiling spring, the gas rising through which can be ignited and Used for cooking purposes on a very small scale. St. Nicholas’ Abbey (2^ hours st. Nicholas' by carriage from Bridgetown) is chiefly remark- Abbey' able because it is the only house in Barbados with fire-places. It is built in late Elizabethan style, and is one of the oldest mansions in the island. From Cherry Tree Hill, a short distance beyond the Abbey, there is a striking...”
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“...BARBADOS 77 told of this mysterious circumstance, he made unexpectedly an application to the Rector to have the vault re-opened, when, to the astonishment of all present, the coffins, to the number of five or six, were found scattered about, and one of the largest thrown on its side across the passage, so that, had the door not opened outwards, an entrance could not have been effected except by removing the slab on the top, which is of immense weight. The private marks made on the previous occasion were undisturbed, and, as this was the fourth occurrence of a similar dis- turbance without the cause being explained, the family resolved on removing the bodies from the vault, and some of them were interred in the parish churchyard.” The vault was filled in and closed, as, after this occurrence, it was feared that it might give rise to undue excitement among the population, whose nerves were naturally worked up to a high pitch of tension by this gruesome episode. Most of the numerous gullies...”
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“...were only obtainable by chance variation. Now the “ arrow ” or bloom of a full-sized cane is laid on the top of a rich soil in a wooden tray, the soil having been previously baked in order to kill all weeds, and the fertilised seeds germinated in the ordinary manner. When about an inch high, the tiny grass-like shoots are transplanted into baskets and eventually bedded out in the experimental cane grounds adjoining. Throughout its whole career, each cane selected for further test is known by a number prefixed with a letter indicating the colony of origin—thus D. stands for Demerara—so that when a variety turns out favourably its history can...”
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“...958 acres; coffee, 27,765 acres; sugar- canes, 26,838 acres; cocoa-nuts, 10,318 acres; cocoa, 6021 acres; ground provisions, pimento and guinea grass are also extensively grown, the total area under all kinds of cultivation being over 774,961 acres. Of the fruit exported, the principal kinds are bananas, which amount to nearly 15,000,000 bunches per annum, the bulk going to the United States of America. Oranges are next in import- ance, the total exported annually being 75,000,000. Cocoa-nuts number 7,000,000, and grape fruit, shaddocks, limes, and kola-nuts are also shipped in appreciable quantities. Jamaica is, of course, famous for her rum, and on many estates in the island the canes are grown primarily with the object of rum manufacture. The coffee from the Blue Mountains of Jamaica fetches the highest price of any in the world; the ordinary estate...”
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“...JAMAICA 107 Officer, Colonial Secretary, Attorney - General, Director of Public Works, and Collector-General, and such other persons, not exceeding ten in number, as His Majesty may from time to time appoint, or as the Governor may from time to time provisionally appoint, and fourteen persons elected by the people. The Council is dissolved at the end of five years from the last preceding general election, if it has not been previously dissolved. There is also a Privy Council, with the usual powers and functions of an Executive Council. It consists of the Lieutenant-Governor, if any; the Senior Military Officer in command, the Colonial Secre- tary, and Attorney-General, and such other per- sons, not to exceed eight in number, as may be named by the King, or provisionally appointed by the Governor subject to the approval of His Majesty. The Governor presides at each meet- ing, and the Governor and two members form a quorum. Jamaica has many very good hotels, conducted Hotels, on the American...”
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“...story, are placed, on gilt brackets, the busts of several ancient and modern philosophers and poets, large as life; which, being in bronze, the darkness of their complexion naturally suggests the idea of so many Negroe Caboceros, exalted to this honourable distinction for some peculiar services rendered to the country. At the north end, over a door which opens into the lobby, is a small movable orchestra, made to hold a band of music on festive occasions. The furniture below consists of a great number of mahogany chairs and settees, sufficient to accom- modate a large company; this room being chiefly used for public audiences, entertainments, balls, and the hearings of chancery and ordinary. At the south end are three folding doors, opening into a spacious apartment, in which, by the...”
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“... was appointed Governor. The concession was confirmed by the Peace of Amiens in 1802. Trinidad, with which the neighbouring island, Constitu- Tobago, is now incorporated, is a Crown Colony. The government is administered by a Governor, with an Executive Council of six members. There is also a Legislative Council, consisting of ten officials, and of such other unofficial members as the Governor may appoint. These unofficial members hold their seats for five years, and are at present eleven in number. Port of Spain. — The Queen's Park Hotel, Hotels, situated on the south and breezy side 01 rne Savannah, is quite one of the best in the West Indies—R. L. A. 6s. 3d. and upwards, Pension 12s. 6d. per day. The Family Hotel, Marine Square—R. L. A. 5s. per day, Pension 8s. 4d. The Hotel de Paris, also in Marine Square—R. L....”
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“...148 QUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES at the instance of Sir Nevile Lubbock, who was also responsible for the development of cane farming, a system by which peasant proprietors grow sugar canes and deliver them when ripe to the factory. The principle of the central factory system in which the future of the West Indian sugar industry is believed to lie, is the grouping together of a number of estates whose sugar canes are ground at one central base, with the result that a considerable saving of expense is effected. The canes are brought to the factory by locomotives over railways, of which there are some sixty miles running through or in communication with the estates which feed this particular Usine. Princes Princes Town (8 miles by rail, and 7 by road Town. from San Fernando) is chiefly worthy of notice on account of the mud volcanoes some little distance away, which, it must be admitted, are, however, rather disappointing. Prior to a visit of Prince Albert Victor and Prince George of Wales, during...”
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“...on Satur- Botanicai during market hours. The Botanical Gardens ens.^x are onjy gye minutes distant by boat from St. Government George’s. Government House stands on the hill- side overlooking the town and harbour. The view from the terrace is unsurpassed. On the Governor’s reception day, visitors are always made welcome. From Richmond Hill, a long ridge 800 feet high (20 minutes by carnage from St. George’s), a splendid view of the town and Carenage can be obtained. The hill is studded with a number of forts, and on it are situated several Government institutions, including the lunatic and poor asylums, which were formerly military barracks. ! A favourite excursion is that to the Grand Etang • f (the Large Pond), a large circular freshwater lake /w miles in circumference, 14 feet deep, and 1740 feet above the level of the sea (6f miles from St. George’s). The road is good, and it is a pretty drive through cocoa and provision grounds and a wealth of tropical vegetation. The lake is be- lieved...”
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“...the people on the land, but nowhere have they proved so successful as in Grenada. The leeward coast is very beautiful, and recalls to mind the Italian Riviera. The land breaks off abruptly in bluff headlands which, how- ever, unlike those on many parts of the Italian Sauteurs. coast, are densely covered with verdure. Sauteurs, at the north of the island, is reached by coastal steamer (see above) in 3 or 4 hours. It is of interest as being the scene of the massacre of Carib Indians, of whom a number, pursued by the French under Le Compte, rushed up a narrow and difficult path known to them alone, and threw themselves over the edge of a cliff (Le Morne des Sauteurs, or The Leapers’ Hill) overlooking the bay, in 1650. The French, who only lost one man, then set fire to the cottages and rooted up the provisions of the Caribs, and, having de- stroyed or taken away everything belonging to them, returned, as Du Tertre naively describes Cocoa and it, “ bien joyeux.” A visit to a cocoa and a Estates...”
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“...182 GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES experimental plots. There is also a small Stock Farm attached to it, where pedigree animals are kept. The pupils of the school, about twenty-five in number, receive a sound education in practical agriculture and applied sciences free of cost to their parents. Visitors can inspect this institu- tion also on application to the resident master in charge. Both the Cotton Ginnery and Agricultural School are under the control of the Imperial Department of Agriculture. Soufrière. If time Permits> an expedition should be made to the Soufrière, the volcano (3500 feet high) situated at the northern end of the island, which suddenly burst into violent eruption on 7th May 1902, a day in advance of La Montagne Pelée in Martinique, after being quiescent since 1812, and continued in a state of activity until March 1903. The following account of the eruption, which re- sulted in the loss of 2000 lives, was given by the Rev. J. H. Darrell of Kingstown, who was an eye-witness...”
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“...ST. KITTS 219 and therefore St. Kitts, which was settled by Mr. (afterwards Sir) Thomas Warner at the suggestion of Captain Thomas Painton, a seaman as enthusi- astic as he was experienced, in 1623, can claim the honour of being the mother colony of the British West Indies. Warner revisited England, and, on his return in 1625 with a number of settlers, he landed on the same day as D’Esnambuc, a privateering sailor from Dieppe, and in the face of a common foe, the Caribs, the English and French colonists settled down side by side, the former in the middle of the island and the latter at either end. A fierce battle was fought with the Caribs, who though numerous were eventually decimated, the survivors being chased into the sea. The Spaniards resented the French and English establishing themselves so strongly, and in 1629 they nearly annihilated the growing colonies. The French left for Antigua and the English were deported. A few of the sturdy French settlers remained, however, and, when...”