Ji64 Mr Jameson on the Natural History and Statistics 



a greater or less distance from the coasts of Cerigo ; among the 

 most important are the Calami on the west coast, Diacofti on 

 the east, the Ovo, Dragonares, and Kouphenisi on the south ; 

 besides these there are others off the north of Cerigotto, viz, 

 the Nautilus (native name Tracolithra), Porrelli (Laguneres), 

 and Porri (Trasonisi) ; the nearest is the Nautilus, which is 

 reckoned to be four and a half miles distant. The most im- 

 portant of the dependencies, Cerigotto, is said to have a surface 

 of twelve square miles. 



Cerigo is a mountainous land, being less so, from the nature 

 of the rocks, as we proceed from south to north. Before pro- 

 ceeding further, we may mention a division of the island into 

 districts by the natives, and used by Government, to prevent re- 

 petition hereafter. There are five districts, viz. Citta, Livadi, 

 Milopotamo, Castrisso, and Potamo. The district of Citta in- 

 cludes all that portion of the island to the south of a line 

 drawn nearly straight across, commencing between the creeks 

 of Felloti and Meledoni on the west, and terminating a little 

 below Diacofti on the east coast; Potamo is the part to the 

 north of an irregular line from Calumi on the west to the road- 

 stead of Pelagia on the east ; Castrisso occupies the remain- 

 der of the east coast, and the greater part of that adjoining the 

 Potamo boundary line; the rest is almost equally divided be- 

 tween the districts of Livadi and Milopotamo, whose boundary 

 line begins near Mortidea on the coast. 



Cerigotto may be divided into three districts, a southern called 

 Apolitaria, a western Camerelles, and an eastern Asprolachos. 



In all parts of Cerigo, except the district of Potamo, the 

 mountain chains run N.W. — S.E. and N.N. W.— S.S.E., while 

 in Cerigotto and that district they run N. N. E. — S. S. W. There 

 are three principal chains in Cerigo. The southernmost, to 

 which I shall give the name of St* Elessa, after its highest sum- 

 mit, runs through the south-west of the island ; the next forms 

 the high land in the centre of it, and is called Lachnos ; the 

 third I shall term St Georgio, after its highest point, extends 

 along the east side of the island. Some suppose that the moun- 

 tain called St* Elessa is the highest, while others maintain it to 

 be the mountain of St Georgio, neither exceeding 1400 feet. 



