The Isles of summer; or, Nassau and the Bahamas .. . pulation of the Bahamas Avas 35,287, of whichnumber 11,503 were upon the island of New Providence, and,according to Gov. Eawson, of these, upwards of 10,000 lived inNassau and its suburbs; and as Grants town and Bains town,two of the suburljs, then contained a population, the first of2,308 and the second of 1,315, it left only 0,287 for Nassau. Thepopulation of the Bahamas in 1871, according to Moseleys Al-manac, was 30,102, an increase of a little less than 4,000. Ifwe allow Nassau and its sul)uibs their proportionate share of thisincrease
The Isles of summer; or, Nassau and the Bahamas .. . pulation of the Bahamas Avas 35,287, of whichnumber 11,503 were upon the island of New Providence, and,according to Gov. Eawson, of these, upwards of 10,000 lived inNassau and its suburbs; and as Grants town and Bains town,two of the suburljs, then contained a population, the first of2,308 and the second of 1,315, it left only 0,287 for Nassau. Thepopulation of the Bahamas in 1871, according to Moseleys Al-manac, was 30,102, an increase of a little less than 4,000. Ifwe allow Nassau and its sul)uibs their proportionate share of thisincrease (one-third) and add an equal number for the increasesince 1871, it will make the present population of Nassau and itssuburbs between 12,000 and 12,700. There is, however, nothingto indicate that there has been much addition to the white pop-ulation of Nassau. Bay street monopolizes nearly all the business of the city, andis its principal thorouglifare. It skirts the harbor, is shaded byrows of almond trees, stretches east and west for several miles. down George st. from the Government House. Statue of Columbus in tlie foreground. Tlie Cathedral on tlie right. The Vendue House at the foot of the street. The Harbor, Barrier Island, and Oeean north of the city. beyond the limits of the city, and is made lively and attractiveby trade and travel. The docks and landings, the public market,the stone barracks with their iron framed and stone-paved ver-andas, Fleming Square and the officers quarters, the airy unin-closed Vendue House, numerous stores and dwellings, a few smallhotels and private boarding houses, the eastern Parade Ground,and an old cemetery still further to the east—all give tone, char-acter and importance to the street, and confer upon it a verygreat pre-eminence over all the other streets of the city. For several miles, during all jiarts of the day. Bay street isthronged with people, almost exclusively colored. Many of themare women and children, merchants i
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