Wilson's guide to Avalon . bythe waves as they enter. The foam is sometimesthrown some 40 or SO feet high. At the next point we come to PerditionCaves, which if possible should be entered; this, however, is only practicable with a row-boat and in calm weather. There is a largecave which has the appearance of a great, bluecavern, with the clear, blue water and redgold-fish swimming in it down below. Onsome portions of the walls and roof red ochremay be noticed, which it is believed that theIndians used for painting their faces. At theend of the large cave there is a long narrowpassage to the ri
Wilson's guide to Avalon . bythe waves as they enter. The foam is sometimesthrown some 40 or SO feet high. At the next point we come to PerditionCaves, which if possible should be entered; this, however, is only practicable with a row-boat and in calm weather. There is a largecave which has the appearance of a great, bluecavern, with the clear, blue water and redgold-fish swimming in it down below. Onsome portions of the walls and roof red ochremay be noticed, which it is believed that theIndians used for painting their faces. At theend of the large cave there is a long narrowpassage to the right which passes under thepoint and reaches the sea on the other high tide in very calm weather a smallboat is able to pass through this undergroundcavern. As we pass this point we have a very fineview of Ship Rock, which has the appearanceof an old fashioned ship at full sail, and whichis so life-like as easily to deceive anyonewho does not know that it is really a a shorter distance we notice Bird Rock,. Eagle Rock a large flat rock, much frequented by seabirds, and leaving this r-ock to the right we passFishermans Cove, which is the only abso-lutely safe harbor for fishing boats in all weath-ers in this part of the Island. As the Cove issmall, staples have been fasted into the rockto which the fishermen may attach the ropesthat hold their boats. At the back of the Coveis the charming little summer residence ofMrs. Trask, who is well-known for theresearches she has made into the habits of theIndians who lived on this Island. We now come to the Isthmus where theIsland is only about half a mile wide. TheIsthmus has been planted with trees, andthere are a few houses here which are inhabitedin the summer time. Mr. J. B. Banning haserected a beautiful home which may be seenon the left, and at the back are the Govern- ment barracks which were erected for theaccommodation of a number of soldiers whoat one time were maintained here. On thethe other side of the Isthmu
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