[Guadeloupe, Saint Vincent, 'Cluett' Voyage] 1915-1916
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The latter shows the site of a [45] dust crater and flow which were photod in 1903. Note the little pin- nacle then left and still standing in 1915.] The deposits of 1902-1903, like those of 1812 and before, made natural charcoal from some of the trees which they buried. Much of this has been collected by the negro natives of their- land and used as fuel. About two one and one half miles from the sea the stump and roots of a silkcotton tree, changed to such charcoal, based on the stream. stand in their original position. This does not necessarily indicate now that the stream is flowing on its old bed, for the water may well have flowed elsewhere when the tree was alive -