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Grenada
19 May, 1891
We passed through very fine sugar estate called 'Burlie's
Baiolet', and Orgas informed me that in the old sugar
days it was the finest estate in the island. It is now happily
being rehabilitated, but large tracts of fine valley
land are still uncultivated. Leaving this sugar estate
we struck into the mountains again, and before long we
came out on the upper road we had passed along in the
morning.
Before going down to the town he rode on to Richmond Hill,
where troops were formerly stationed, and saw the old
military buildings. One of the barracks has been converted
into a lunatic asylum which he rented. The asylum is
under the care of Dr. Mr. McLeod, as he was in town,
so I went round the institution with Orgas. The lunatics
are taken well care of, and, all things considered, the
Asylum is as good home as can be expected in a small
island.
20 May, 1891.
Wednesday
Orgas and I went in the R.M.S. St 'Welltham' to
Carriacou to day. He left at 8 am. and steamed out
of the cavenage, and along the lee ward coast of Grenada.
It was very interesting identifying the places we had
visited, as the little steam passed along with a shut
distance of the land. Valley after valley opened up, and