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ing the river Carone, on which the Spanish city was seated, 

 we met with our ships at Puerto dc los Hispanioles, or Con- 

 querabia. 



" This island of Trlnidado hath the form of a sheep-hook, 

 and is but narrow ; the north part is very mountainous, the 

 soil is very excellent, and will bear sugar, ginger, or any 

 other commodity that the Indies yield. It hath store of deer, 

 wild porks, fruits, fish, and fowl. It hath also for bread suf- 

 ficient mais, cassavi, and of those roots and fruits which are 

 common everywhere in the West Indies. It hath divers beasts 

 which the Indies have not. The Spaniards confessed that 

 they found grains of gold in some of the rivers, but they hav- 

 ing a purpose to enter Guiana (the magazine of rich metals) 

 cared not to spend time in the search thereof any farther. 

 This island is called by the people thereof Cairi, and in it are 

 divers nations ; those about Parico are called laio, those at 

 Punto Carao are of the Arwacas, and between Carao and Cu- 

 riapan they are called Salvaios, between Carao and Punto Ga- 

 lera! are the Nepoios, and those about the Spanish city term 

 themselves Carinepagotos. 



*' The same evening there stole aboard of us, in a small canoe, 

 two Indians, the one of them being a cassique, or lord of 

 people, called Cantyman, who had the year before been with 

 captain Whiddon, and was of his acquaintance. By this Can- 



