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waters of the creek to pass round on either side. 

 The eddy between these two streams allowed more 

 and more silt to deposit until a fairly large bank 

 was formed which became exposed at low water. 

 Then came the courida, whose seeds were floating 

 everywhere and had been washed over the bank 

 times out of number without securing a foot-hold. 

 Now, however, a few of them plunged their roots 

 into the mud when the tide was slack for a few 

 days, and held their own against the next springs. 

 A commencement had been made, the seedlings 

 grew to bushes, the bushes to trees, and soon a 

 little grove was established, which continually 

 extended itself as the island became larger. By 

 and by it became more than a mile long, and the 

 divided outlet of the creek was known under the 

 two names of Great and Little Courabanna. These, 

 of course, imply the fact that one was of more 

 importance than the other, and as the weakest 

 always goes to the wall, it was not long before 

 the courida crossed over to the mainland and 

 obliterated the smaller creek. Thus the island 

 became a cape, and was known as Courabanna 

 Point, or Point Spirit. As more plantations were 

 laid out, less and less water came down the creek, 

 obstructions of various kinds were formed, and 

 soon after the beginning of this century the creek 



