. Life and adventure in the West Indies; a sequel to Adventures in search of a living in Spanish-America . 73T3 o! 0in. T3C(S Jco IN ST. LUCIA 141 In the morning it looked as if the ranger did not indulge inthe luxury of tea or coffee, which can hardly be enjoyed withoutmaking a fire, so, not wishing to lose lime, the guide and myself tookour frugal repast with a little water before we went on our way to theCrown lands. The road appeared to be a mere continuation of theone on which we had travelled on the preceding day and very muchof the same character, through wild hilly country, far from id
. Life and adventure in the West Indies; a sequel to Adventures in search of a living in Spanish-America . 73T3 o! 0in. T3C(S Jco IN ST. LUCIA 141 In the morning it looked as if the ranger did not indulge inthe luxury of tea or coffee, which can hardly be enjoyed withoutmaking a fire, so, not wishing to lose lime, the guide and myself tookour frugal repast with a little water before we went on our way to theCrown lands. The road appeared to be a mere continuation of theone on which we had travelled on the preceding day and very muchof the same character, through wild hilly country, far from idealfor forming a plantation, although still fertile. We had probablytravelled more than a mile in our winding course through theravines when the ranger stopped at a hillside covered with fairly densescrub and informed me that here were the Mai lands, clipping theword as is usual in patois. Although the view was far from agood subject for a photograph, and did not, besides, turn out verywell, it is necessary to reproduce it here if only to give an idea ofwhat these Crown lands were like. The ranger informed me that
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