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Rainfall heavy - vegetation luxuriant. Mud abundant. The 
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summit of Pilon d*Azucar was cleared duri]%^ survey by Navy Departnent* 
tv/o years ago and a Signal Survey flag put here* Vegetation on 
peak is true '’wet forest” a confused tangle of trees, bamboos, creepers 
covering the rocks. 
LAJANA - Small settlement on Saraana peninsula - scattered 
huts and plantations. It lies about 2 miles south of coast in 
at Port hincon. I’he Laguna Sala - a salt -lake or pond - lies about 
a mile west of Lajana. 
Another La j ana lies on south side of Samana Bay, just west 
of the islet and cave of San Gabriel. It includes a patch of mainland 
and some rocky islets on the coast. 'There are no permanent inhabitants, 
but some plantations of cacao and plantations belonging to Sanchez and 
Samana people. 
Fishermen and wood cutters also frequent the shores. 
SAN GABIilEL - Islet and cave - one of the nimierous small 
and rocky islets on south side of Samana Bay about 3 miles west of 
San Lorenzo Bay. The cave occupies most of the interior of the islet, 
is very comfortable to live in. Wind blows through it so that sand 
flies are rarely troublesome. Good water (2 streams) empty into a 
small bay about one mile eastward. Numerous caves called '’the 
Guano Caves” on chart lie just eastward on mainland. 
■ NAYAPEETE ~ Small town 24 KM. V/. of Santiago. H.H. station 
I on H.K. to Porto Plata) is 2 miles North. Water ha.s to be brought on 
donkeys from the Yaqui Eiver tv/o and one half miles south. 
