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which are, the Wagwater, which empties itfelf into the fea on the 

 North fide, after a courfe of about thirty miles ; the Hope, whkh 

 croffes the Eaft fide ; the Pedro, which enters St. Thomas in the 

 Vale on the Weft ; and the Salt, which falls into the harbour on 

 the North-weft part of Hunt's Bay. The North-weft angle of the 

 boundary- line terminates at a large cotton-tree, on the fummit of 

 a hill ; from which there is a diftant view, in clear weather, of the 

 fea on the North and South fides of the illand. 



The Salt River rifes about three miles above Hunt's Bay, and is 

 joined by the Lagoon River, which divides this parifti from St. 

 Catharine, and whofe fource is about two miles further inland. 

 Both thefe rivers are crofted with bridges in the way leading to 

 Spanifti Town. The Salt River Bridge has a toll-gate, granted 

 to the proprietor; in confideration of which, he is obliged to keep 

 them, together with about one mile of the road, in good repair, 

 and to maintain a ferry-boat at the crofting of Rio Cobre, for the 

 accommodation of paflengers when that river is flooded. Thefe 

 rivers are navigated by flat-bottomed barges and canoes, which are 

 chiefly ufed for tranfporting grafs, wood, and lime, to the town of 

 Kingfton. A large traft of lagoon lies between their ftreams ; 

 great part of which, having been drained by cuts, which carry 

 off the water into the rivers, is converted into good pafture- 

 ground; and that which is more fwampy bears the Scotch grafs 

 very luxuriantly. The road, leading from the bridge towards 

 Kingfton, is for about a mile extremely romantic : on one fide is a 

 range of fteep, rocky mountain, which fcarcely admits of room 

 fufficient for carriages to pafs at the foot of it ; on the other fide is 

 a branch of the Salt River, fed here and there with fmall rivulets 

 oozing from the bottom of the mountain. This water is exceed- 

 ingly brackifli ; but it affords good water-crefs, and plenty of fi(h« 

 This prey invites the alligators ; which are faid to abound here, 

 though rarely feen by any except the Negroes who navigate 

 upon it. 



The village of Half-way Tree is fituated a little more than two 

 miles North from Kingfton, at the interfedlon of the three roads 

 which lead to Spanith Town, to St. Mary, and St. George. This 

 village enjoys, with a good air, the moft agreeable views. Behind 



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