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north side of this creek, were under to make a bridge (which in all likeli- 

 hood consisted of no more than a few trees, felled down, and laid across 

 this creek) will appear when we consider that their best and almost only 

 supplv o fresh water, was on the south side of it at a place now called 

 mgton's Spring."* 



,; The next small rivulet running to the sea to the leeward of 

 Bridge Town is at present, as well as in many old deeds, called Indian 

 River. It was likewise at this place that sume Indians from St. Vincent's 

 landed in or about the year 1738. And as Indians are remarkably nice 

 in choosing a dry healthy situation, this, with so few or no footsteps of 

 their long abode here gave me room to believe, that they kept moving 

 along the seashore so long as they met with convenient fishing bays. 



"As the bays near the Hole Town were well stored with fish this 

 seemed to be their second settlement from Indian River ; but as it was 

 necessary in stormy weather, to provide a shelter higher up in the country 

 I found several remains of their abode, under the shelter of a high cliff, 

 in the estate of Samuel Barwick, Esq., deceased. We are likewise in- 

 formed by tradition that five Indian women, upon promise of good 

 usage from the English, upon the desertion of the rest of the Indians 

 lived and died in that place : and about two miles from hence, there is a 

 tract of land called Indian Wood, or Indian Town. 



" And as the last of these, of any note, to the leeward of the island, 

 is Six Men's Bay. and Rider's Bay, let us but allow these to be then, 

 as they are at present, as well stored with h'sh as any other, and we. shall 

 soon fix their residence, for at least a while, in this convenient place : for 

 these Indians (as shall be presently shewed) were but ill provided with 

 tools to fell timber. This joined to their great indolence caused them to 

 search (especially in wet seasons) for their natural sheltering place, the 

 first convenient cave ; and, as there is a very commodious one in the side 

 of a neighbouring hill, called to this day the Indian Castle, and almost 

 in a direct line from Six Men's Bay, and not above a mile and a half or!', 

 in a pleasant part of the country, it is more than probable that they 

 should pitch upon this being very commodious. But what made 

 this place more complete (and affords, I think, an undoubted proof 

 of their residence here) is an adjoining clayey bottom, where they dug a 

 Pond or Reservoir to hold rain-water ; and which place is, and hath been 

 since the memory of the oldest neighbours alive, called the Indian Pond — 

 with part of the clay which they dug out, they made their earthenware, 

 such as pots and pans, and, like the idolaters of old, out of the same 

 materials they made to themselves Gods and worshipped them. Among 

 several broken fragments of idols, said to be dug up in this place, I saw 

 the head of one, which alone weighed above sixty pounds weight. This 

 before it was broken off stood upon au oval pedestal above three feet in 

 height. The heads of all the others that came within my observation 



"Now known as" Becklea Spring," Ba,v Street. 



