PIECES COLLECT I0i:s V/’SKE lUJB LI 3AJT70 DOME! GO 
July — October 1916, 
SiiI.lAIIA;- Town of two thousand inhabitants, ITorth shore Samana Bay, largely English 
speaking population. Mainly descendants of Araerican negroes, settled there under 
the regime of President 3oyer{of Ilayti) in 1822-24. Well settled country in neigh- 
borhood. Fairly well wooded, vor\^ hilly and ver;;r beautiful. Fruit plent iful ,good 
and cheap. 
LAGUIIAi-A settlement of scattered houses mostly English speaking about four miles 
(in straight line) near South foot of Pilon d’azucar— a clearing made in last 15 or 
20 years. ITorth of this and the sea scarcely anyclearings or inhabitants on account 
of absence of fresh water. Pretty good collecting in wood, lots of virgin forest, 
"Juraus Solenodon) Frequently? caught by natives (they say). 
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SAIT JUAIT BAY;- A’bout two and. half mileB walk from Loguna on ITorth shore of Samana 
peninsula, k Sandy beach about half mile long, 
inhabitants on shore of bay. Village about one 
ten miles (four hours walk) from Samana tomi. 
surrounded by wooded hills. ITo 
and half miles inland. Bay is about 
Birds vscarce excej^t imwots and pig- 
eons. 
ROJO GABO;- ( arroyo ca'^o) an old settlement of scattered houses, about one mile in- 
land of g^outh shore of Port Rican Bay. Galera island lies opposite about one mile 
from shore. Water sadrce and ba.d. There is however good water in a sink hole in 
limestone about one mile east of the tienda (sliop), _iuch of uhe forest is secon- 
dary. ilo water betw^^een here and Cape Samana five or six miles east, country raised 
correl reef, stony soil there. Caves in limestone, especially near coast of ^ape 
Samana. Entirely Spanish sjjeaking. 
SAIT LORJTITZO BAT:- on South side Samana Bay. I.lany precipitious limestone hills. 
Literally being "covered with oaves. The cave(iASually inhabited) near the pier of 
the a.bandant railros-d is full of shell heaps, and contains many indian Ccirr^ings, 
more or less obliterated bj/ smoke and liT^e deposits. Cave leaks badi.y. 
JiVHABAEVA;- A village of one hundred and fifty homes about fifteen miles south of 
La Vega in the upper valley of the Yag:ui del ITort^. Elevation five hundred and 
fifty metres. Very pretty valley — surrounded by pine covered hills. 
EL HIO:--A new settlement founded sixteen years ago in the upper valley 0i the 
Fjnenoa. which flows into the Vagui River (Del Ilorte). Elevation about four thous 
and feet. About twenty miles by road from Jarabacoa. 
