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1, Mount Erskine was formerly a signal station 

 for conuiiunicaiiiigwith ihe furt, and a bungalow 

 was erected ou the summit ; ol ihh ias^t the ruins 

 are **tiU visible, amidst tlie jungle uhich hm over- 

 grown ihe hill, since the abandohnieiu of the sta- 

 tion. I'he soil i& rocky, in cuuseqiience of which 

 and of the slightnesj. of the elevation the thermo- 

 meter ranges* neady as high a^t does in the val- 

 ley. T\m hill is supposed fo be uiihealthiul. 



The J^ecoofl in the fore^^oinflf list is iMount OH- 

 via, which lies to the S. K, of Mount Er>knie. 

 This has been reclaimed from the jungle, and the 

 clove plantalionjs, which clothe its sides, present 

 a very beautiful appearance. From the summit 

 of the hill several beautiful proi*peers burst upon 

 the eye, and the Mount, whilst ttie seat of Mr. 

 Browne, waa often viiiited by the admirers of the 

 beautiful in nature. This gentleman along with 

 two or three others, fell a victim, in the prime of 

 life, to the Piuang fever, which raged so destruc- 

 tively in December 1832 and January 1833. The 

 range of the thermometer averages about three 

 degrees lower than in the valley, and the salu* 

 brity of the climate is well attes^ted. 



The "Highlands of Scotland," the seat of 

 Scott Esq., is a hill delightfully situated, its su- 

 perior elevation cominanding a wider range of 

 prospect, and a corresponding diminution of tem- 

 perature, the thermometer generally standing 

 eight degrees lower here thun it does in the valley. 

 Invalids rapidly recover their health on this invi- 

 gorating spot, where the mind is refreshed by the 

 sight ol bright green patches of cultivation diver- 

 sified by the more sombre masses of crowded fo- 



