Jane 5th, 1895. 
St. Michael to Cedral: - We left anchorage at St. Michael rather 
late in the forenoon of January 5th, for a sail down the west coast 
and a visit to a village in the interior. We were conducted by 
Pedro Perrez, the chief man of the Island and sometimes called King 
of Cozumel. He is ay Merida man with considerable interests in these 
parts, an able and pleasant gentleman and a friend of Mr. Thompson's. 
We landed at a hut facing the water and with our loads of traps 
struck into the woods by a trail or road well clear ea to the 
width of 15 or 20 feet but without drive way, the cattle path wind- 
ing in and out to avoid the rough surfaced limestone which comes 
to the surface ina most surprising manner considering the abun - 
dance of vegetation and the necessary accumulation of humas. ‘tThe 
Soil is black and rich, however, and where it is deep enough over 
a sufficient space cultivation may be made eminently successful. 
fhe forest is dense and contains numerous trees of good size, but 
generally the growth is small. Vines and flowering creepers and 
Shrubs are numerous dna aeherieiaiee highway, into which the sun 
crept in numerous illuminated spots, was exceedingly pleasant, the 
vista now being far-a-way into a dark verdure covered tunnel and 
now Opening out into bright sunshine, - quite warm enough for pe- 
destrians. . SAN MARTIN 
We passed occasional banana fields and cultivated patches, 
and now and then could hear the axes of wood choppers, and about 
eleven o'clock reached the village of San Martin. ‘he first evi- 
