The pocket guide to the West Indies

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ... suddenly breaks upon the eye, the marvellous panorama of life, sound, and colour which Kingsley pictured thirty-eight years ago. The train to Sangre Grande takes visitors to within a few miles of the east coast, and conveyances for a reasonable charge are always available from Photo Stephens & ScoU CLIMBING A COCOA-NUT PALM The natives show great agility iu gathering cocoa-nuts. the railway station for the rest of the journey. The The Five Five Islands, near Port of Spain, and Gasparee, Monos, and Chacachacare at the Bocas, form ideal picnic resorts, which are much frequented from Saturday to Monday. CHAPTER VII TOBAGO Robinson Crusoe's Island General If for no other reason than that it was the spec. island from which Defoe drew his descriptions for his immortal work, "Robinson Crusoe," Tobago has a peculiar fascination and charm. It lies about 75 miles south-east of Grenada and only about 20 miles north-east of Trinidad, the actual distance between Scarborough, its chief town, and Port of Spain being 70 miles, and the nearest points in the two islands Point Petit and Point Galera respectively. The island, of which the population is a little over 20,000, is 26 miles long and 7 miles wide at its greatest breadth, and has a total area of 114 square miles. Unlike its neighbours, it lies east and west. The island is of volcanic formation, and a main ridge of hills 18 miles in length runs down the centre of the northern portion, culminating in Pigeon Point, which is 1900 to 2000 feet above the sea. Long deep valleys run up to it from either side, divided from each other by spurs which branch off from the main ridge. These valleys are very fertile, each having its own stream. The central portion is undulating, with little valleys and conical hills,...