ILLUSTRATIONS 



PLATE. 



• FACING PAGE. 



I. Bougalnvillea in a Nassau Garden 3 



II. Physiographic and Geologic Views 8 



Pig. 1. — View of Sail Rocks showing Marine Erosion. 

 Fig. 2. — View of Highway on Summit of Blue Ridge, New 

 Providence. 



III. Physiographic and Geologic Views 14 



Fig. 1. — View Showing Surface of "Wave Eroded Limestone, 



Sail Rocks. 

 Fig. 2. — View of Wave Eroded Limestone, Showing Casts of 



Roots and Other Vegetable Remains, Sail Rocks. 



IV. Physiographic and Geologic Views 18 



Fig. 1. — ^Vlew Showing Cross-bedded Structure In .iEolian 



Limestone at Nassau. 

 Fig. 2. — Nearer View of Cross-bedded Structure in MoUa.n 

 Limestone at Nassau. 



V. Physiographic and Geologic Views 24 



Fig. 1. — View of Harold Pond, New Providence, a Typical 



Brackish Water Lake. 

 Fig. 2. — View of Great Lake, Watlings Island, with Foam 

 blown in Heaps on the Beach. 



VI. Physiographic and Geologic Views 30 



Fig. 1. — ^View showing Thin-bedded Limestone, Green Cay. 

 Fig. 2. — View showing a Recemented Boulder Rampart, 

 Green Cay. 



VII. Physiographic and Geologic Views 36 



Fig. 1. — View showing Boulder Rampart, Green Cay. 

 Fig. 2. — ^Nearer View of Boulder Rampart. 



VIII. Physiographic and Geologic Views 42 



Fig. 1. — View of Raised Coral Reef, Overlaid by JEolian 



Limestone, Green Cay. 

 Fig. 2. — Nearer View of Raised Coral Reef. 



IX. Physiographic and Geologic Views 46 



Fig. 1. — View of Ocean Hole, Tarpum Bay, Bleuthera. 

 Fig. 2. — View of Old Sea-cliff with Cavern, New Providence. 



X. Map Showing Bahama Islands and Adjacent Land Masses 52 



XI. Bahama Fossils 58 



XII. Bahama Fossils 64 



XIII. Bahama Fossils ^0 



XIV. Physical Apparatus ''*' 



Fig. 1.— -Kew-Casella Dip Circle. 

 Fig. 2. — Sexton Tide Gauge. 



