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“...notable of which perhaps is the
Devil’s Hole, now the property of the Trott family.
This pool, which is also known as the Grouper’s Grotto
and Neptune’s Grotto, is stocked with fish whose every
movement can be plainly seen in the remarkably clear
water, which rises and falls with the tide, being connected
with the sea and not with the Sound. At the eastern
comer of the Sound is the old property known as
Paynter’s Vale, and above it rises Paynter’s Hill,
which is very well worth climbing, for the sake of the
superb views that it affords of the Sound on one side
and Castle Harbour on the other. Near by is Shark’s
Hole, another interesting cave .over .which the road
passes, and proceeding farther one comes to the famous
Walsingham Caves, which well repay a visit. It was
at Walsingham that Ireland’s poet, Tom Moore, resided
for a few months when he was Registrar of the Vice-
Admiralty Court. A facsimile of his house was erected
at Wembley to accommodate the Bermuda exhibits at
the British Empire...”
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called Grand Carenage, adjoining Harvey Vale Bay, is
famed for its oysters which grow on the roots of man,
grove trees. Grenada’s other dependencies are Diamond
Island, or “ Kick-em-Jenny,” as it is popularly called ;
Islet Ronde, Les Tantes, Isle de Caille, and Levera,
Green, Bird, Conference, Marquis, Bacolet, Adam, Cali-
viny, Hog and Glover islands; while round Carriacou
there are Petit Martinique—so called because the French
found snakes there similar to those in its larger name-
sake—Petit Tobago and Saline, Frigate, Large, Mabouya,
Sandy and Jack Adam islands. " Kick-em-Jenny ” in
particular is generally pointed out to visitors owing to
its peculiar name, which is probably a corruption of “ Cay
qui gêne,” the cay or island which bothers one ; for the
sea is often very rough in the neighbourhood.
INDUSTRIES. Grenada is entirely dependent for its pros-
perity on agriculture. Sugar was once its staple, but the
production of that commodity is now insufficient to meet local
r...”
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“...near it, the former being impregnated with
mineral matter, chiefly calcium chloride. South Sou-
frière is beautifully situated on the south side of Chances
Mountain, which rises to a height of 3,002 feet in the
southern group. It has several boiling springs and
vents which emit steam and sulphurous vapours.
Around it there are deposits of gypsum and sulphur.
A drive across the island to Harris Village (about 4
miles from Plymouth) in the hills near the centre of the
island is worth taking for the sake of the beautiful
tropical scenery....”
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