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“... 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
too late on the cultivation of the tree. The price of
quinine feil and they lost their money. The plantations
at Cmchona were closed in 1886. The night can be
^ent in a small hut at the summit of Blue Mountain
Spanish Town or St. Jago de la Vega, on the banks of
SnS CopPer River) (half an hour from
Kingston by tram), was the former capital of the island
Visitors who prefer to drive to Spanish Town along the
broad high road pass the...”
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