LANDING ON SOUTH TRINIDAD 39 



enough to lower a boat. As we drew under the 

 lee of the island, however, the sea proved perfectly 

 calm, and but little surf was beating on the 

 shore. 



A large amount of treasure hidden in former 

 days by pirates is said to be buried on South 

 Trinidad, and Mr. E. F. Knight visited the island 

 on two occasions for the purpose of searching for it. 



We kept a careful look-out for the " Cascade " 

 and the " Pier," mentioned by Mr. Knight in his 

 " Cruiseof the 'Alert.'" The "Cascade" was soon 

 sighted, and proved to be a small trickle of water 

 which had its source among the groves of tree-ferns 

 near the summit of the island, and ran down 

 a deep valley into the sea at a point about 200 

 yards from the jutting promontory of black rock 

 which has been named so aptly the " Pier." 



A boat having been lowered we started for the 

 shore. On getting near in we met with several 

 large turtles, which were swimming about close 

 to the rocks. These turtles visit South Trinidad 

 for the purpose of depositing their eggs, and during 

 our two days' visit we saw many of them swimming 

 about, but none were on the beach, and it is probable 

 that we were too early in the year to find their 

 eggs. 



The boat was backed up to the natural " pier," 

 and with one of the seamen I scrambled on to the 

 rocks. At first it seemed doubtful whether the 

 " pier " was connected with the shore, but we soon 



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