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'by projecting fcpurs and points on tlieir eastern side. It 
is simply called ‘ The Bay’ by the people who occasionally 
visit it, and may perhaps be not ill termed the "WestBav, 
or Maracas West Bay. 
The fine Bay of Maracas is nearly one nautical mile 
across the entrance by the same in depth ; it is divided by 
high steep-sided spurs clothed with thick forest, which 
come down to the bay in high and broken cliffs on which 
the surf always breaks, into three distinct beaches and 
properties ; the westernmost and much the largest of 
which is “ Maracas” proper, the central one “ Tairico,” 
while that in the south east bight, the smallest, is called 
“ Damian.” The west point of the bay is called Maracas 
Point, and the east is Point Charasca, which name is also 
borne by a large rock lying off it. In the mouth of the 
Bay there is 20 fathoms water, and the anchorage is off 
Damian beach in 6 to 9 fathoms. The great or “ Maracas” 
beach proper, is at least half a mile long. The “ Tairico,” 
also a fine broad sandy beach, is about a quarter of a mile 
in extent. These are the firmest beaches I ever walked 
on. The “Damian,” which I saw only from that of 
Tairico, is the shortest and narrowest of the three ; it is 
backed by what seemed an earthen scarp, on which rested 
the small plateau, no part of which appeared to be level. 
The cultivatible land behind each beach has its separate 
owner, cultivations and cottages. “Maracas,” filling the 
greater part of the low land enclosed by the encircling 
ring, is a large property, but the only cultivation we could 
espy from the mountain road were some rather small cane 
patches or pieces in the north-west part of the low land. 
The remainder is in bush ; even the pasture is overgrown ; 
the mountain slopes are covered with an abundance of 
Buch timber as is usually found on these hills ; almost 
