The day was too nearly spent to undertake any further 
examinations of this section of the island and late in the 
afternoon I took the trail back over the high ridges and 
peaks of the island. On descending from the summit of the 
highest point the evening had come on and I was witness of 
possibly the most wonderful scenic effect that has ever 
fallen to my lot. The immediate slopes of the island 
were smooth save for occasional outcrops of rock and 
partially covered, especially in clusters with scrubby 
vegetation. Lower down on the slopes the sea has en- 
croached upon the sides of the island and had cut them 
into pinnacles of varied shapes which displayed many 
pleasing colors, including reds, purples and yellows. 
Beyond these was the wonderfully blue -green ocean re- 
flecting the sky, being a hundred times deeper and more 
wonderful, and twenty-five miles away off over the broad 
