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As far back as 1629, thereis a record of one Thomas Emmet having 
been paid 50 lbs. of tobacco for digging out the mouth of the chan- 
nel. At that time, and long after, tobacco was the regular currency 
of the colonists. 
Not far beyond Flatts Village the road passes Shelly Bay, named 
for Mr. Henry Shelly, one of the party shipwrecked on the islands 
with Sir George Somers, in 1609, by whom it was discovered. It 
abounded with fish at that time. It has a broad crescent-shaped 
beach of white sand, but the bay itselfis very shallow and full of 
rocky reefs. In bright weather its waters are beautifully tinted 
with emerald green. It has considerable scientific interest, because 
long after its discovery it became obstructed with sand-dunes which 
were eventually covered with vegetation. But about 1807, these 
sand-dunes were rapidly swept away again by the wind and sea, thus 
quite changing its form and size (see Physiography and plate Ixviii). 
Going farther eastward, the north road passes through Bailey’s 
Bay Village, which has been a favorite place for several scientific 
parties and many other visitors.* 
At this place there is a very large and handsome Tamarind tree, 
about six feet in diameter, by the residence of Doctor T. A. Outer- 
bridge. In the yard of Mr. J. D. Seon, there is a Cycead of unusu- 
ally large size, said to be over 60 years old. This village has two 
small bathing beaches of white shell-sand. Such beaches are but 
few on the north side of the islands. 
In the shore cliffs, a little east of Bailey’s Bay, there are two grot- 
toes of considerable size, side by side, which can only be entered at 
low tide, and by the aid of a boat. 
Several roads diverge from Bailey’s Bay, and connect around 
Harrington Sound with all the roads to Hamilton. Another goes 
east to the long causeway and St. George’s. 
Traveling eastward from Hamilton, the middle and south roads 
unite at the western end of Harrington Sound into a road that skirts 
its entire southern and eastern shores. Thisroad has many attractive 
features, but is somewhat hilly. It affords many beautiful views of 
Harrington Sound, with its islets and headlands. This sound is a 
fine expanse of pure transparent water, and is as completely land- 
locked and surrounded by hills as a lake. It has but very little 
* My party of 1898 had its headquarters here at ‘‘Seaward,” the home of Mr. 
J.D. Seon. We found the situation, owing to its central position, a very favor- 
able one for visiting the islands and reefs of Bailey’s Bay, Castle Harbor, and 
Harrington Sound. 
