+ Етовл оғ New PROVIDENCE AND ANDROS 
and south instead of east and west, as in the case of New Provi- 
dence. It hasa rocky ridge extending along the east coast, except 
at the extreme southern end, extensive pine barrens in the interior 
and low mangrove flats on the opposite side. Оп Andros, how- 
ever, the last cover a much greater portion of the island and con- 
stitute its most characteristic feature. Тһе local name of this 
region is “swash,” a most appropriate term, as in wet seasons it is 
half under water. The pine belt is always spoken of as the “ pine- 
yard " and the hardwood growth on the rocky, elevated portion 
is called “ the coppet."' 
The pines are most abundant on the northern part of the island 
and at the extreme southern end below Grassy Creek where the 
rocky ridge is wanting, there were said to be no pines. None could 
be seen from the shore but we did not cross the island so far 
south. At Nicol’s Town, the most northerly settlement, the belt 
of coppet is only about three quarters of a mile wide; the pine- 
yard then begins and extends to the swash on the other side. 
At Conch Sound, a few miles south of Nicol’s Town, the pines 
come down to the eastern shore, but below Mastic Point, the next 
settlement, the belt of coppet becomes much wider. The swash 
is more extensive than the other two regions put together and 
covers hundreds of square miles; next in extent are the pine bar- 
rens, while the coppet is scarcely more than a comparatively nar- 
row belt or fringe along the east coast. 
extend in long points far out on the swash. 
Numerous creeks drain the island, the majority being on the 
east side ; in very wet seasons there is said to be water communi- 
cation between those of the east and west side. The creeks 
are generally narrow and winding but they occasionally spread 
out into lake-like expansions in the interior, The largest of these 
lakes are on the west side near Wide Opening. A number of the 
creeks are fresh at their source. 
The pines sometimes 
Allthe settlements are on the east side with the exception of a 
small one at Red Bays on the northwestern end of the island. 
Nicol’s Town is one of the largest and when we were there had 
about three hundred inhabitants. At the time we visited Andros 
there were but seven white people on the entire island. There 
were no roads and communication between the settlements was 
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