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sides, but are doomed to disappointment inasmuch as 
the more we approach, the more they seem to recede. 
The banks of the river and the numberless islets dotting 
it here and there, are all higher than those to which we 
have been accustomed ; and the rocky appearance that 
is seen, along with the huge boulders rising majestically 
above the waters, makes our voyage a pleasant one ; and 
time passes quickly. 
Fort Island with its ruined forts and its old 
Dutch church, and Kyke-over-all, glide by us, 
and remind us of the past when the Dutch with 
their accustomed caution placed the capital in this 
naturally protected and healthy district. Other is- 
lands pass us, and we arrive in sight of the pretty 
little church, perched about 100 feet above the water's 
edge, at Dally. The children are at school, but they 
rush out clapping their hands and shouting in innocent 
glee at the steamer as she passes them, while the master 
fires a gun as a token of joy. Dally quarry is next seen ; 
and from a sheltered cove the hospitable Mr. MATTHEWS, 
the owner of the quarry, glides out in his boat and gives 
race to the steamer, meeting her at Bartica, and inviting 
friends to visit him. 
We arrive at Bartica about 3 p.m. ; all the way up, there 
were no signs of animal life, and it was only here and 
there, en route, that a boat lay waiting for a parcel 
or letter. The steamer does not stop at Bartica, but at 
a red buoy higher up, and there disembarks goods and 
passengers, before proceeding for the Settlement further 
on. Then there is a bustle and a jumble, shouting and 
pushing, as each man strives to be the first out. The 
only wonder to a bystander is that more accidents have 
