SADDLE MOUNTAIN, NEARLY 9,OOG~FEET HIGH, THE HIGHEST PEAK IN HAITI 



The King of England once asked one of his admirals who had visited the West Indies 

 about the appearance of the Island of Haiti. The old sea dog took up a piece of paper, 

 crumpled it in his hand, and laid it on the table. "That, your majesty," he declared, "is a 

 fair illustration of Haiti." No island of equal area in the New World, perhaps, has as many 

 or as high mountains as Haiti. 



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