. The journal of American history. stance ofabout seven or eight We approached it under the side of agreat mountain that seemed almost to reach the skies, in the middle of whichrose a peak higher than all the rest of the mountains near it, and fromwhich many streams came out and diverged into different channels, espe-cially towards that part to which we were proceeding. At about threeleagues distance from it, we could see an immense fall of water that ap-peared to us of the breadth of an ox, and came rolling down from such a The island to which Columbus gave the name of Marigalante,
. The journal of American history. stance ofabout seven or eight We approached it under the side of agreat mountain that seemed almost to reach the skies, in the middle of whichrose a peak higher than all the rest of the mountains near it, and fromwhich many streams came out and diverged into different channels, espe-cially towards that part to which we were proceeding. At about threeleagues distance from it, we could see an immense fall of water that ap-peared to us of the breadth of an ox, and came rolling down from such a The island to which Columbus gave the name of Marigalante, the real nameof the galleon Capitana, in which he and Dr. Chanca sailed. It has an estimatedarea of sixty square mies, and belongs to France. Dominica has no harbors, but there are several good roadsteads on its westernside. The island Marigalante, as already stated. Probably the beautiful anchorage at the north end of the western coast ofDominica, now called Prince Ruperts Bay. Known today as Guadeloupe, which belongs to ti n \<F*
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