Early English Colonies in Trinidad. 367 



Saluaios ; betweene Carao and Punta Galera^ are the 

 Nepoios, and those about the Spanish Citie tearme them- 

 selues Carinepagotos.-\ Of the rest of the nations, and 

 of other portes and riuers I leaue to speak heere, beeing 

 impertinent to vc\^ purpose, and meane to describe them 

 as they are situate in the particular plot and description 

 of the island, three partes whereof I coasted with my 

 barge, that I might the better discribe it." 



17. Of his voyage along shore, in his barge, which had 

 been re-vi6lualled for the service, Raleigh says : — 



" From Curiapan I came to a port and seat of Indians 

 called Parico, where we found a fresh-water riuerj, but 

 sawe no people. From thence I rowed to another port, 

 called by the naturals Piche^ and by the Spaniardes 

 Tierra de Brea.\ In the way betweene both were 



♦ The northeastern point of Trinidad is called at present Punta de la 

 Galera; but Columbus designated the south eastern point of the island 

 under that name, on account of a rock which has the appearance of a 

 vessel under sail. It is now known as Punta Galeota. — Schomburgk's Note. 



f The number of Indians, the remnant of those numerous tribes who 

 inhabited Trinidad at the period when Raleigh visited it. amounted in 

 1 83 1 to seven hundred and s\xiy tvio.—Schomburgk' s Note. 



X Punta del Cedro, or Cedar Point, forms the northern point of this 

 bay. It is no longer known by the name of VjLnco.—Schombiirgk's Note. 



§ The celebrated pitch-lake of Trinidad near Punta la Brea is situated 

 on the leeward side of the island on a small peninsula; it is nearly 

 circular, and abouta mile and a half in diameter. The usual appearance 

 of the pitch or asphaltum is that of pit coal, but in hot weather it is 

 liquid. When mixed with grease, oil, or common pitch, to acquire 

 fluidity, it is well-adapted for preserving the bottoms of ships against 

 the destruftive worm, the Tertdo navalis. Admiral Cochrane made 

 several experiments to use it for nautical purposes, which failed, as it 

 was requisite to mix such a large quantity of oil with it to render it 

 pliable, that it far surpassed the price of common ^\\.ch.— Schomburgk' s 

 Note. 



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