550 
DKS. T. AXDEIiSOX AXD J. S. FLETT OX THE EEETTIOXS OF THE 
PLATE 27, FIG. 1. 
The Burnt-out Houses of IVaUibu, St. Vincent. 
These stood on the ridge behind the plantation rvorks {see Plate 25, Fig. 2). They are siu’iounded by 
ashes, and the trees are overturned, but their branches have not been consumed or torn oft' the stems. 
Eichmond Peak rises in the background. 
PLATE 27, FIG. 2. 
The Fields of JVcdlibu Plantation. 
This view is taken further up the valley than Fig. 1 above, and shows an increase in the amoimt of 
devastation. In the background is a spur of Eichmond Peak, on which the forest is Iftasted but not 
entirely overthrown. On the naked side of the valley a lava flow is exposed, capped by thick masses of 
tuff. At the foot of this slope the 5Yallibu is flowing through terraced accumulations of new ash. 
PLATE 28, FIG. 1. 
The Fields of TFodlibu Plantation. 
This plate shows the remarkable variety of the sculpturing of the new ash by the rain torrents. The 
trees are blasted, and in some cases overthrown. The direction in which they have fallen indicates 
the course of the blast. 
PLATE 28, FIG. 2. 
The Upper Part of the JFallibu Valley, St. Vincent. 
The valley is filled with a thick deposit of new ashes, still very hot in the interior. It is somewhat 
eroded and terraced, but the rolling character of the original surface is still recognisable. In the 
backgroimd is a spur of Eichmond Peak, with a thick lava flow dipping down stream. The trees 
on this slope are blasted, but still erect. In the right foreground stands a small mud crater in the 
field of ashes. 
PLATE 29, FIG. 1. 
The Upper Part of the Valley of the H'allibu Fiver, St. Vincent. 
The banks of the old valley are seen on the right of the Plate and in the background. Xew hot ashes 
now fill the gorge, from which they are being eroded by the stream, and terraces have formed on each 
side of the river and its main tributaries. After showers, the surface of the ash is cold and dark coloured, 
and rain may collect in little pools, but the deej^er parts of the mass are still intensely hot, and, as the 
material dries, landslips are constantly taking place in the banks which overlook the terraces. 
PLATE 29, FIG. 2. 
The Fiver JVallihu, St. Vincent, Erocltng the Thick Deposits of Hot Ash. 
In the centre the stream, which is nearly dry, is flowing through a deep gorge which it has cut 
in the ashes. These are dark on the surface when wet, but grey when dry, and quite incoherent, so 
that landslides are frequent, and the hot, dry sand may be seen tumbling down the cliffs which overlook 
the channel. These cliffs are 40 to 60 feet high. On the right the rolling character of the origi.ial 
