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ing, owing to the swampiness of the ground between 
the mountain and the sea. We had also the discom- 
fort of being tormented the whole way by myriads of 
musquitoes, The plain was intersected by a winding 
river, about forty yards broad, which we forded, and 
on its western side found a thicket of willows, none 
of which were above seven inches: in circumference, 
and only five or six feet high. At the foot of the 
“mountain were three parallel platforms or terraces, 
whose heights we estimated at fifty, eighty, and one 
hundred and thirty feet ; composed of transition slate, 
the stone of the lowest being of the closest texture. 
We found the task of climbing above the upper ter- 
races difficult, in consequence of the looseness of the 
stones, which did not afford a firm footing, but after 
an hour’s labor, we succeeded in reaching the top. 
The mountain is also composed of slate, but so much 
weathered near the summit, as to appear a mere col- 
lection of stones. Its height above the sea we esti- 
mated at eight hundred feet. Two or three hardy 
plants weré in flower, at the highest elevation, which 
we gathered, though they were of the same kind that 
had been collected in the lower lands; and dur- 
ing the whole march we did not meet with any plant. 
different from the specimens we had already obtained. 
On arriving at the top of the mountain, we were re- 
freshed by a strong south wind, which we fondly 
