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thoughts, he decided not to trouble the gentleman, as it might in- 
jure his schooner. In a short time afterwards it graduailj dis- 
^ appeared as quietly as it had come, and to his great joy, was seen 
1 no more. We expressed some surprise at the enormous dimen- 
sions of the brute, which resulted in his calling aft the mate of the 
schooner, when he asked him the following leading question : 
^^G-eorge, what size was that shark’s jaw you saw cut up at Blue- 
fields ?” Well, sir,” says he, ^'it w^as a big ’im, and I seed ’em 
' put it over four men standing upright without touching ’em.” 
From this and the other stories, it would appear to be almost 
certain that sharks of a large size abound on the coast, and are at 
times rather troublesome neighbours. The season of the year 
: they are most frequent is at the time that the Hawk’s-bill turtle 
abound. The flesh of this reptile is not used for food by the 
turtle^fishers, and their carcasses are, when stripped of the shell, 
thrown into the sea, and it is this carrion that probably attrac 
h the sharks at one particular season. 
Seeing a small figure in one of the houses we visited which 
was shaped like a toad, we asked where it had been obtained, and 
■ were told that it had been found in the woods adjoining the set- 
tlement. It was made of baked clay and though very rudely 
made fairly resembled a toad in its various proportions. We also 
heard that articles of earthenware of this class were frequently 
I found and sometimes articles of gold also. But none of the latter 
I were produced. 
Among the people here in constant requisition wns ’what are 
called Eye-stones.'” They appear to be the operculum of some 
small mollusc, and are used for removing specks of dirt or other 
objects from the eye. They are nearly flat on . one side with a 
slightly spiral line decreasing to the centre, and on the other 
boldly convex. They va>’y in size from to of an inch in dia- 
meter. They are placed beneath the eyelid, and worked backwards 
and forwards until the object is removed, which I proved by ex- 
periment could be done without pain or inconvenience. 
Leaving Boques Mouth, we came down the Lagoon to the 
haul over” near Bocas-del-Tora on Columbus Island, here 
■ we left our boatmen, and made our way on foot to the homestead 
of Pedro Lopez, Esq., one of the principal residents, to pay him 
a visit. We were very courteously received, and after an inspec- 
I tion of his cane mills, and a drink of cane juice, we went up to 
I the house, and were introduced to tho ladies of thefamil}^ After 
yt some refreshment we proceeded on a visit of inspection to the 
Cane and Banana fields, and afterwards for a stroll through the 
bush. Columbus Island being noted for its poisonous snakes we 
asked our host whether there was any danger of coming across 
