THE GUERNSEY BREED 



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Creux Harbor, Sark. 



beach, several hundred feet long and 200 feet wide at low tide, 

 is composed entirely of shells, of which very few are varieties 

 that are native to these waters. Many of them are varieties 

 that are found only in the West Indies. Pieces of water-logged 

 mahogany and other tropical woods have been found mixed 

 with the shells. This island also has on it large numbers of 

 rabbits and kangaroos. While the kangaroo is a native of 

 warmer climates, it thrives here, often becoming so plentiful 

 as to destroy the crops, when many are killed off. 



The Island of Sark is to many people the gem of the 

 group, and some Americans spend the whole summer there 

 without stopping at the larger islands or in England. The 

 harbor of Sark, called Creux harbor, is largely artificial, and 

 even the small steamers that ply between the islands often 

 cannot enter because of a rough sea. At such times the 

 visitor is taken to land in a small boat, and even in a moderate 

 sea this is a memorable experience for a landsman. Old silver 

 and copper mines exist on both Sark and Herm, although they 

 have not been worked for years. Amethysts and other rock 

 crystal gems are found in small numbers in Sark, and all sorts 

 of jewelry purported to be made of Sark stone are offered 

 to tourists. These souvenirs are ornamental, but it is ques- 

 tionable if any of the stones actually come from Sark. 



