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SAINT PEORGE'S 
ings is only a little over a mile from the fort. Veins 
of deep water extend in from the sea, on both sides of 
which the water is quite shallow. 
Making out from the harbor proper is a bay or 
lagoon, about a mile in depth, where are sandy 
beaches bordered by mangrove swamps. Behind this 
bay, ascending the hills, is the estate of Belmont, 
where resided a gentleman to whom I had letters of 
introduction, Chief Justice Gresham, who, like the 
good governor of St. Vincent, was an amateur photog- 
rapher of great ability. Very naturally, I gravitated 
toward Belmont soon after landing, and passed a 
pleasant week on and about the estate. Among. some 
excellent photographs which his Honor gave me, was 
