sea.; but they will seldom be necessary, as the land 
protects the pi;er from the points from which heavy 
weather is generally experienced. I have personal 
experience of the excellence of Commerce Bight as 
an anchorage. I left it one day in a motor launch, 
and found the water like a millpond. Before ten, 
minutes had elapsed I found myself in very rough 
water. A little beyond Stann Creek we were unable 
to make any progress, and had to return to Com¬ 
merce Bight On my return there the water was 
not so smooth as when I started, but, with the 
dolphins and buoys we now have, a steamer would 
have been quite safe alongside the pier. 
The railway runs to the foot of the mountains on 
the west. To the north and south of it there is land, 
through which it would be comparatively easy to 
construct branch lines for about eight miles in each 
direction. The route to Muhin’s river, on the north, 
has actually been surveyed. At Sittee river, on the 
south, is the cacao plantation of Mr. B. Cramer. 
In the centre of the Stann Creek district are the 
Cockscomb mountains—a region only partially ex¬ 
plored. It is not improbable that with the develop¬ 
ment of the district a sanatorium will be established 
at some place in these mountains. Gold has been 
found, and it is possible that when these regions 
have been more thoroughly examined they may be 
found to be a source of mineral wealth. 
The Toledo district of the colony is so called 
from the settlement formed in 1868 by Messrs. 
Toledo and Young, The settlers were Americans, 
of European descent. The soil is very fertile, and 
the settlers produce nearly everything that they 
require for home consumption, including sugar, 
cacao, and coffee. A mahogany industry is also 
carried on. The settlement is connected by road 
with the port of Punta Gorda, where the merchants 
of the district reside, and where the Government 
