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TRINIDAD : THEN AND NOW. 



life which took place on their own shores, but so it is. 



The town of St. Joseph — no longer a city — with 

 its picturesque Church and tapering tower, reminds 

 one of an old English village church and forms a 

 charming prospect. St. Joseph ought to be a sub- 

 urban health resort to Port-of-Spain. — Sir Eubert 

 Boyce said, <c Move Eastward " — it possesses all the 

 requisites for the formation of a nicely situated sub- 

 urban town-ship ; it possesses a charming view to the 

 east, west and south, and a delightful river — forming 

 a plentiful water supply — at its base ; it could easily 

 be laid out in accommodating squares and streets, 

 and if, for this purpose alone, it is no wonder that the 

 Spanish Government chose it as the site of their city. 

 We will now descend and get a nearer view of the 

 Maracas cascade. This in the rainy season is a sight 

 well worth seeing. As we pass down to the village 

 lying at the foot of the Tucutche road, we turn to our 

 left and visit it. If the previous day or that morn- 

 ing has been very wet, the visit will repay our extra 

 tramp ; we will see the water descending in one tre- 

 mendous volume as if its background was one huge 

 lake, bursting bounds with thundering sound rushing 

 into the valley beneath. It is one of the noblest 

 waterfalls in the West Indies. When we have spent 

 sufficient time in admiring its grandeur, we will re- 

 trace our steps till we reach the high road and con- 

 tinue our way to St. J oseph through the valley of 

 Maracas, and having passed through many flourishing 

 cocoa estates — some of the oldest in the colony — and 

 crossed the river no less than nine times, without the 



