Under the Southern cross in South America . •LITTLE ROSIE, PORT ANTONIO. THE AUTHOR, PORT ANTONIO FLOWER OF THE ANTILLES 21 been converted into banana plantations. Near the boundary of whatwas the old sugar estates are great stone buildings formerly used inthe crushing of cane and the general manufacture of sugar andrum; also for storage and other purposes; now they serve as shops,depots, and schoolhouses for the children of those engaged on theplantations. One day during our stay at Port Antonio we drove over to theBlue Hole, six miles from the town. It is a basin of water fringedaround by a
Under the Southern cross in South America . •LITTLE ROSIE, PORT ANTONIO. THE AUTHOR, PORT ANTONIO FLOWER OF THE ANTILLES 21 been converted into banana plantations. Near the boundary of whatwas the old sugar estates are great stone buildings formerly used inthe crushing of cane and the general manufacture of sugar andrum; also for storage and other purposes; now they serve as shops,depots, and schoolhouses for the children of those engaged on theplantations. One day during our stay at Port Antonio we drove over to theBlue Hole, six miles from the town. It is a basin of water fringedaround by a dense growth of cocoanut palms, bananas, and othertropical vegetation. When these are reflected in the pool the waterseems to turn from a pale turquoise to a deep amethyst. With thesun shining full upon it from a cloudless noonday sky the waterappears a brilliant sapphire blue, presenting a wonderful picture ofvivid coloring, like a veritable sapphire in an emerald setting. Fain would we have lingered longer around the seductive oldtown, but our itinerary compelled us
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