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are free of vegetation, unless it be a scattered bush or two. In 
the low parts of the island this rock is but little disturbed, but 
many of the hillsides and at the hill summits it is broken up 
large irregular jagged masses which make traveling ex- 
cae difficult and tiresome. The accompanying illustration 
(Fig. 2), made from a photograph, depicts the character of this 
rock ey the holes which are found in it everywhe 
athew Town, in about lat. 21° N., really the ae town on 
the islands, is located in the southwestern corner of Great Inagua. 
It has a aria in the neighborhood of 2,000, of which num- 
ber only about 20 are whites. Formerly great quantities of salt 
re pro Sie ed es y the acne on of sea-water, the dry 
eae lending itself well to this industry. This has now 
dwindled to a mere remnant of x former greatness, and the 
manufacture at present amounts to very little. The furnishing 
of laborers to the various steamship lines, whose vessels call here, 
and turtle-fishing are now the principal industrie 
Little Inagua is located about six miles ae of Northeast 
Point, Great Inagua. It is a much smaller island than its neigh- 
bor, measuring about 8 miles long by 5 miles wide. Like Great 
Inagua, it is composed entirely of honey-combed limestone rock, 
and what has been said of the general topographical features of 
the larger island will also apply here. Its highest portions are 
located at the easterly end, the elevated ridges decreasing toward 
western end, which is flat. 
these islands Lee are no public conveyances and all com- 
Pee excepting with points within a few miles of each 
other, is by sail-boat. For use in our long trips we chartered a 
sloop, 22 feet long, from Mr. D. D. Sargent, the American Con- 
sul. We were fortunate in securing the services as captain of 
Mr. Henry Mitchell, who, with two helpers, formed the crew. 
His knowledge of the islands and their vegetation made his ser- 
vices peculiarly valuable. He conducted us to many rare plants 
on the islands which otherwise we might have missed. 
For trips to near-by points we had the use of the horse and 
carriage of our host, who possessed the only two-seated vehicle 
intown. Mr. Dudley Brown, his nephew, kindly offered us his 
services as guide on such trips. 
