. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. -mm ei'ss'^B' West or Greenwich 6l*5a'25' Depths. Oto 16 Feet. 16 to 32 Feet. 32 Feet and upwards. 1,100 Yards. of the soil, the production of sugar, the staple industry of Antigua, has consider- ably fallen off ; it is now proposed to replace it, as in the Bahamas, by hene- quen. The Antiguan pineapples are famous in the markets of Great Britain and the United States. Nearly all the foreign trade is carried on through the port of St. John, which stands on the north side at the head of a bay (St. John's Harbour) afford- ing good anchorage in depth
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. -mm ei'ss'^B' West or Greenwich 6l*5a'25' Depths. Oto 16 Feet. 16 to 32 Feet. 32 Feet and upwards. 1,100 Yards. of the soil, the production of sugar, the staple industry of Antigua, has consider- ably fallen off ; it is now proposed to replace it, as in the Bahamas, by hene- quen. The Antiguan pineapples are famous in the markets of Great Britain and the United States. Nearly all the foreign trade is carried on through the port of St. John, which stands on the north side at the head of a bay (St. John's Harbour) afford- ing good anchorage in depths of 10 to 14 feet, but of difficult access. English Jiurbour, on the south coast, is a better and more sheltered haven ; but it was. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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