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and gave us all possible aid. From Bonacca the great mainland moun- 

 tains back of Belfata and Trujillo, and on Black River, are all clearly 

 visible. 



Fig. 33. — Map of Bonacca Island. 



STANLEY HILL 



The first site examined by us was Stanley Hill, which towers above 

 the low coral reefs on which the little town of Bonacca is built (map, 

 %• 33)- Mr. Payne climbed up and collected a small amount of 

 broken pottery. He reported that the top of the hill appeared to have 

 been terraced, leaving a mound of rocks in the center, and that there 

 were several old trails. At least one of these appeared to have been 

 artifically cut out and they all converged from different directions to 

 the top of the mountain. At present there is a flag pole here on which 

 a flag is raised on special occasions by the people of Bonacca town. 

 There is a magnificent view from the hill. Bird reports that broken 

 pottery occurs in the central pile of rocks and that some sherds are 

 scattered over the surface of the hilltop, occurring to a depth of 6 to 



