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“... Barbuda and Redonda ; St. Kitts, Nevis, and Anguilla; Montserrat, Dominica, and the Virgin Islands. Adjoining the West Indian islands are the colonies of British* Guiana on the mainland of South America and British Honduras in Central America, which have many interests in common with them. The other islands of importance beside those men- tioned above are: Porto Rico, St. Thomas, Santa Cruz or St. Croix, and St. John (American); Guadeloupe (with its dependencies the Saintes, Marie Galante, Desirade or Deseada, and St. Bartholomew), and Martinique (French); Curasao and its dependencies (Dutch), and St. Martin (owned jointly by the Dutch and French). GEOLOGY. The West Indian islands are partly volcanic and partly of coral formation. Many of the almost land-locked harbours are obviously the craters of extinct volcanoes, and there are also other signs, of volcanic action. The islands are understood to be the peaks of a sub- merged range of mighty mountains, known to...”
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“...Chapter VIII THE LEEWARD ISLANDS The Leeward Islands are a British Colony comprising the Presidencies of Antigua (with its dependencies Bar- buda and Redonda), Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis (including Anguilla), Dominica and the Virgin Islands, which were federated by an Act of the Imperial Parlia- ment in 1871 (34 and 35 Viet. cap. 107). Their total area is 704 square miles, or about that of the county of Surrey. The seat of government is Antigua. ANTIGUA Where Nelson refitted his ships in 1805 Antigua—pronounced “ Anteega ”—which is situated in latitude 170 6' N. and longitude 6i° 45' W., about 40 miles east of Nevis, the same distance north of Guade- loupe, and 27 miles north-east of Montserrat, has an area of 108 square miles and a population of 28,864. The island, which is the seat of government of the Leeward Islands, is oval in shape, and has three distinct charac- teristics. In the south and south-west it is volcanic and mountainous; in the north and...”
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“... year it was ceded to England by the Treaty of Breda, and the Government was1 entrusted to Lord Francis Willoughby’s I brother, Lord William Willoughby of Parham. The subsequent history of Antigua has been, on the whole, uneventful. A few years after the cession of the island there I were only five hundred black people in it, while a hundred years later the population included 37,808 slaves, 1,230 free people I of colour, and 2,590 whites. In 1689 the inhabitants of Anguilla 1 sought refuge in Antigua, which was defended from the in- jcursions of the French and Indians by Sir Timothy Thornhill I and a body of troops. The notorious Mr. Parke became Governor jin 1706. Violent dissensions arose between him and the populace, but he refused to resign and was at length killed by ; a riotous mob on December 7th, 1710.* Antigua has been J visited on several occasions by hurricanes of great severity— {notably in 1681, 1740, 1792, 1849, and 1899. CONSTITUTION. By an Act of 1871, one...”
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“...2i6 POCKET GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES ST. CHRISTOPHER or ST. HITTS The Mother Colony of the British West Indies St. Christopher, better known as St. Kitts, which with Nevis and Anguilla is a Presidency of the Leeward Islands, lies in latitude 170 18' N. and longitude 62° 48' W., 45 miles to the west of Antigua. It is about 23 miles long, and has a total area of 68 square miles and a population of 22,415. The island is volcanic, and consequently very mountainous. The central part consists of a range of rugged mountains running south- east and north-west, culminating in Mount Misery, 3,711 feet high. These mountains, which are clothed with virgin forest bush and grass, run down to the coast. Their lower slopes, known as “ Mountain Lands,” used to be planted with sugar-cane ; but they are now mostly used as pastures or are given out to the labourers, who grow ground provisions on them. The main range at its south-east end breaks into a semicircle which encloses a fertile...”
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“... Hood’s meeting with De Grasse in the Basseterre Roads on January 25th, when the French admiral was completely outmanoeuvred, an event described by Captain Mahan as one of the finest feats in the annals of naval warfare. Hood induced his opponent to leave his anchorage, and, cleverly tacking, brought his ships to anchor at the precise spot which the French had just quitted, a manoeuvre which was watched by a large number of onlookers from the slopes of Nevis. The island was, however, restored to England by the Treaty of Versailles in 1783, which followed Rodney’s victory over De Grasse off Dominica on April 12th, 1782. St. Kitts has been British ever since, although it was raided by Villeneuve in 1805, just before the battle of Trafalgar. CONSTITUTION'. The Government of St. Kitts, Nevis, and Anguilla is administered by an officer entitled the Administrator. There is one Executive Council for the Presidency, consisting of the Governor, the Administrator, the Colonial...”
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“.... Nevis forms part of the Presidency of St. Christopher and Nevis, which also includes the island of Anguilla. These islands were united by a Federal Act of the Leeward Islands Legislature in 1882. Magistrate Mr. A. C. K. Tibbits. ACCOMMODATION. Charlestown. The Bath House Hotel is recommended. Board and lodging, 12s. 6d. per day, including use of the baths (see opposite page). Special terms can be quoted for families or for a lengthened stay out of season. Branchdeane House. Board and lodging, 10s. per day. Mrs. Daniell’s Boarding House. Board and lodging, 8s. i,d. per day. COMMUNICATIONS. Nevis can also be reached from St. Kitts by motor-launch which plies daily. The boat fare from steamers to the shore is is. per passenger. Motor-cars can be hired from the garages of J. A. Maloney and F. Henville. No fixed tariff is adhered to, but is. 6d. per mile is the usual fare for cars. For the drive round the island,'a distance of 20 miles, £1 ios. is the usual fare; but for...”
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“...ANGUILLA 233 years ago from an old Quaker burial ground at Pollard’s, by the late Hon. P. T. Huggins,-on which is inscribed the following epitaph upon Captain Jacob Lake, who suc- ceeded Sir Thomas Warner as Governor of Nevis : Here lyes the Mirour of each martiall mind Religion who confirmed and refind In all his actions who was fortunate An atlas to support the weight of state This ilands safgard and her foes decrease The flower of armes and the tower of peace ' Now Nevis mourne reading this epitaph Here Jacob resteth and here lyes your staffe. Here lyeth the Body of Captaine Jacob' Lake Esquier late Governour of this Iland Nevis who departed this life in October 1649. By the side of this tombstone is another to the memory of Governor Lake’s daughter. A drive Bound the Island is to be recommended. The distance is 20 miles, and the road is excellent. The views en route are extremely attractive. To Newcastle at the I extreme north of the island the distance is 7...”
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“...234 POCKET GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES red or yellow clay with coralline debris. Over about one-third of its area the coral is seen jutting out in boulders of various sizes, or stretching in belts from one side of the island to the other, and over another third there is but a thin layer of soil, which is not sufficiently deep for agricultural purposes. The remaining third is very fertile. -1 li i p |! INDUSTRIES. Cotton is now being successfully cultivated p in the island, the chief industries of which were until recently j p the raising of live-stock and the production of salt and garden P stock. CLIMATE. Anguilla, which has a population of 4,230, is '! I' very healthy. HISTORY. The island, which derives its name from its resemblance to a snake, or possibly from its having been sup- J I' posed to be 'infested with snakes, was discovered by Columbus E| on his second voyage in 1493. It was colonised by the English in 1650. In 1689 the settlers, having been...”
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“... d’en bas. Discovered by Columbus on December 4th, i493i they were settled by the French in 1648, and thereafter shared the vicissitudes of Guadeloupe. On their momes, or hills, are the remains of several old forts which testify to the former strength of the position. The larger of the islands are now devoted to the cultiva- tion of sugar, cotton, and ground provisions, whilst a variety of grape grows there to perfection. Many of the peasants subsist by fishing. Saint Martin, of which one part is owned by France and the other by the Netherlands (see page 341), takes its name fromSieur Saint Martin, who took possession of the island by virtue of a Commission of Louis XIII. The chief town in the French quarter is Marigot, and the staple industry is the cultivation of sugar. Saint Barthélemy, or St. Bartholomew, lies to the south of Anguilla, and about 108 miles to the north- west of Guadeloupe. Its eight square miles are very mountainous, and its soil, in spite of a...”
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“...ST. MARTIN 341 modem in the world, treats oil from the Lake Maracaibo district (see page 411). Upwards of 200,000 tons are dealt with every month. A large bunkering business is also conducted, and the resulting increase in tonnage has placed Curasao high, from a statistical point of view, among the ports of the world. The increased demand for labour is met by the introduction of large numbers of inhabitants of Oruba. In Oruba is the establishment of the “ Lago ” company, where oil is transferred from the shallow draft vessels able to cross the two bars at the entrance of Lake Maracaibo into ocean-going tankers. Caracas Bay, a former quarantine station with an ancient Spanish fort and a delightful beach for bathing, repays a visit. So too does the Ostrich Farm, where feathers are obtainable. The ostriches appear to flourish in the tropical climate. ST. MARTIN The joint-ou/ned Island St. Martin, which lies between Anguilla and St. Bar- tholomew, is partly French...”
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“...INDEX Abaco, 63, 65 Abercromby, Sir Ralph, 116, 124, 136, 157, 171, 186, 333-4 Absalon, Baths of, 313 Accompong, 293, 294 Acklin Island, 63 Ackwero, 378 Adventure, 377, 378 “ African Companies,” 36 Agatash, 373 Agouti, the, 7 Akyma, 377 Alarm, H.M.S., 116 Albany, 260 Albemarle, Duke of, 63, 349 Albert, Prince (Duke of York), 130 Albert Victor, Prince, 48, 95, in, 130, 136, 142, 164 Alfred, Prince. See Edin- burgh, Duke of Alleyne, Hon. Forster M., 99 Alleyne, Sir John Gay, 109 Almirante Bay, 418 Amatuk, 389 Ambergris Cay, 393, 396 Amerigo Vespucci, 374 Ancon, 428 Andros, 63, 64, 65 Anegada, 251 Anglican Church, the, 39 Angostura bitters, 115 Anguilla, 201, 233-4 Animal Flower Cave, 111 Anne, Princess, 218 Annotto Bay, 260, 287 Anopheles mosquito, 6 Anstey, Bishop A. H., 94 Antoine, Lake, 164, 166 Antigua, 199-212 — Accommodation in, 202 —- Area, situation and popula- tion, 199 — Books on, 31 — Climate, 200 —- Communications, 202...”