492 TRINIDAD. 



this discovery of coals will be a most valuable addition to the 

 already numerous and valuable resources of Trinidad. 



The coal has been found near Pointe Noire, between Manza- 

 nilla and the mouth of the Oropuche ; and the coal district would 

 extend, according to all appearances, across the counties of St. 

 Andrew, St. George, and Caronis, all along the central range, to 

 Couva and Savanetta. It has already been surveyed on an extent 

 of about nine miles, heavy rains having put a momentary check to 

 further investigations ; they will soon be resumed, however, to be 

 completed, it is hoped, to the satisfaction of all. At Pointe 

 Noire, the coal is quite near the surface, and consequently can be 

 worked at little expense, and with prospects of immediate return. 



PARIS, November 5, 1 857. 



