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CHAPTER XII. 
A CAMP IN A CRATER. 
THE LAST OF THE VOLCANOES. — THE SOUFRIERE OF ST. VINCENT. 
— THE “INVISIBLE BIRD.” — ASCENDING THE VOLCANO. — THE 
“DRY RIVER.” — BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF ST. VINCENT. — THE OLD 
CRATER. — THE NEW CRATER. — THE LAKE IN THE BOWELS OF 
THE EARTH. — IN THE CAVE. — SUNSET. — PREPARING FOR 
THE NIGHT. — TOBY. — FIVE DAYS AND NIGHTS OF MISERY. — 
FAUNA OF A MOUNTAIN-TOP. — EXPLORING THE CRATER- 
BRIM. — YUCCAS AND WILD PINES.— TOBY IN THE CAVE’S 
MOUTH. — A TERROR-STRICKEN AFRICAN. — JACOB'S WELL. — 
SNAKES AND PITFALLS. — TOBY’S “STOCK.” — THE SOUFRIERE- 
BIRD. — A MYSTERIOUS SONGSTER. — UNAVAILING ATTEMPTS 
TO PROCURE IT.— SOUGHT FOR A CENTURY.— A DREAM. — 
NASAL BLASTS. — SEARCHING FOR THE BIRD.— THE CARIB 
BIRD-CALL. — THE CAPTURE. — A NEW BIRD. — A PLUNGE INTO 
DARKNESS. — SCARED BY A SNAKE.— TOBY DESPERATE. — DE- 
PARTURE FOR CARIB COUNTRY. 
T. VINCENT contains the last of the West Indian 
volcanoes from which the present century has 
witnessed destructive eruptions; the Soufriére, that 
towered above and overlooked the Richmond planta- 
tion, having, in 1812, burst upon the island with ter- 
rible force. This eruption, which seemed to relieve 
a pressure upon the earth’s crust, extending from. 
Caracas to the Mississippi Valley, was most disastrous 
in its effects, having covered the whole island with 
ashes, cinders, pumice, and scoriz, destroyed many 
