. Life and adventure in the West Indies; a sequel to Adventures in search of a living in Spanish-America . rub and foresttrees grow. Receiving an invitation from the family with whom I had beenliving at Gayle on my first arrival, I was now able to enjoy theirhospitality for a week, without being troubled by those anxietieswhich had beset me on the former occasion. This district, withoutcontaining any of the picked beauty spots mentioned in guide books,presents a combination of scenery typical of the prettier parts ofJamaica. Hilly rather than mountainous, its elevation of from onethousand to f
. Life and adventure in the West Indies; a sequel to Adventures in search of a living in Spanish-America . rub and foresttrees grow. Receiving an invitation from the family with whom I had beenliving at Gayle on my first arrival, I was now able to enjoy theirhospitality for a week, without being troubled by those anxietieswhich had beset me on the former occasion. This district, withoutcontaining any of the picked beauty spots mentioned in guide books,presents a combination of scenery typical of the prettier parts ofJamaica. Hilly rather than mountainous, its elevation of from onethousand to fifteen hundred feet is sufficient to impart a perceptiblefreshness to the air, without apparently affecting the full developmentof tropical foliage. On these fertile slopes grow coco-nut palms,cocoa and spice trees, but of course the principal produce is thebanana, now so largely exported to the United States. The valleys•contain those swiftly-flowing rocky streams generally found in themore mountainous parts of the West Indies, forming in places pools of?cool water quite large enough to bathe Carting Cane on Denbigh Estate. The Factory Chimney is seen behind the Cane.
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