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nine miles and anchored off the mouth of Staniard Creek. While 
hunting for an anchorage, our schooner ran fast ona large sand- 
bar. The tide was then low, and, with no prospects of getting 
the boat off until the next high tide, we at once went ashore to 
collect and arrange for an excursion to the interior on the follow- 
ing day. Our next move was about eighteen miles northward 
through a very rough sea to Nicholl’s Town, where we were 
hospitably received by Commissioner G. H. Clarke. We col- 
lected here in the regions to the south, west and north of the 
settlement. 
Fig. 18. Camp on a sand-bar on the water-shed at the head of Fresh Creek. 
This 1 region is interesting on account of its large fresh water lagoons. It is situ- 
ated about the center of the largest island of the Andros group. 
The topography of Andros is comparatively simple, and the 
highest altitude is probably less than one hundred feet, still 
there is sufficient diversity in the general make-up of the island 
to support six different plant formations. The coastal region 
represents the usual littoral flora of the tropics, which need not 
be considered further. Along the eastern edge of the island is 
