Henry Alfred Alford Nicholls diary
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Grenada 16 May, 1891. That Patholo river runs through Mt. Rich in a direction almost due north. Close to the river is a cave, on the left bank is a Carst Superficial stone 7 feet high, 10 ft long and about 16 fathoms. The shape is irregular, and the river has so undermined it, that it may soon topple over. The rude inscriptions on it are very peculiar, and stark sketches of them. Thus: There were as good many rude faces as No. 1 on various parts of the rock but I saw only one cross, and one like No. 3. Then there several figures somewhat like No. 4. The dimensions were as follows. No. 1. About 3 span broad. Eyes about 3 ins distant. No. 2. About same size. No. 3. From span broad 1½ span high. No. 4. From span high by one span broad. No. 5. Two span long. After leaving Mount Rich we came to his cultivated country and passed through abandoned estates. The Grenada. 16 May, 1891. land being open to the high winds from the East is unsuited to Cacao, and thus the people are less prosperous in this district. We rode up a hill below our camp called the Observatory. And still called so, as there was a very fine view over the whole land of the island with some 4 miles away across the sea. One little island close to shore, is the celebrated Green Island on which Norman Lockyer stationed himself to observe the transit of Venus in it --. The country and the estate surrounding the house belongs to Mr. James Pointe Memo, the district magistrate. He was not at home so Mrs Memo received us in a very friendly way, and her husband soon came in and entertained us right royally. After lunch we rode on to St Andrew by what is called the middle road, and which bound inland. The coast road is much hotter and longer. These roads are unpaved and quite flat. Carriages can be, and are, used in this district. We called on Mr. George Williamson at Grand Brea a fine sugar estate near to the town Grenville, and he, who is a pleasant fellow-man – needs not kindly. He put me in mind of Mr Hedman at St. Lucia we met at his house a Mr Lamotte who left Dominica many years ago, and who is now an rich planter. We