. Three voyages of a naturalist, being an account of many little- known islands in three oceans visited by the "Valhalla," ; . pe is much like an enormoustree-trunk. It was at one time undoubtedly of amuch large diameter than now, long exposure tothe weather having worn its surface away to suchan extent that only the hard central core remainsat the present time. When we were within a mile or two of the island,we could see that the greater part of it was coveredwith grass, while against the sky-line at the ex-treme summit a mass of trees could be from the summit to
. Three voyages of a naturalist, being an account of many little- known islands in three oceans visited by the "Valhalla," ; . pe is much like an enormoustree-trunk. It was at one time undoubtedly of amuch large diameter than now, long exposure tothe weather having worn its surface away to suchan extent that only the hard central core remainsat the present time. When we were within a mile or two of the island,we could see that the greater part of it was coveredwith grass, while against the sky-line at the ex-treme summit a mass of trees could be from the summit to the base were manyfissures, which formed deep valleys, and thesewere thickly overgrown with tree-ferns. Sea-birds, chiefly large petrels, appeared innumbers, and circled round the ship, while a goodmany gannets settled in the rigging. A strong northerly gale was blowing, and CaptainCaws had little hopes of the sea being smoothenough to lower a boat. As we drew under thelee of the island, however, the sea proved perfectlycalm, and but little surf was beating on theshore. * Bulletin Brit. Cm. Club, XII., p. 49 (February, 1902).. TREE-FERNS ON SOUTH TRINIDAD ISLAND. [39.] LANDING ON SOUTH TRINIDAD 39 A large amount of treasure hidden in formerdays by pirates is said to be buried on SouthTrinidad, and Mr. E. F. Knight visited the islandon two occasions for the purpose of searching for it. We kept a careful look-out for the Cascade and the Pier, mentioned by Mr. Knight in his Cruise of the Alert. The Cascade was soonsighted, and proved to be a small trickle of waterwhich had its source among the groves of tree-fernsnear the summit of the island, and ran downa deep valley into the sea at a point about 200yards from the jutting promontory of black rockwhich has been named so aptly the Pier. A boat having been lowered we started for theshore. On getting near in we met with severallarge turtles, which were swimming about closeto the rocks. These turtles visit South Trinidadfor the purp
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