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DER NEITENHEIMER.
left of the town is Munden's Battery. There is one more fort
in the island which boasts two 110 ton guns! When they
are fired they seem to shake the whole island.. This fort is
called High Knoll and is situated quite inland. There is
nothing to see in Jamestown. The "Castle," as the
Governor's town residence is called, is a large building where
he very seldom lives, but where he usually has his office and,
in fact is where the offices of the Government are. Opposite
this, in the same court-yard is the Post office. "Plantation
House" is the country residence of the Governor; a large
square-looking building standing in magnificent grounds.
The woods round the house are splendid ; oak, firs and cj'prus
are the most common trees. The valleys on the estate are
simply thick with arum lilies. I've seen valleys simply one
mass of white with these lovely flowers. Just above the
House is the Church " St. Paul's." On the opposite side of
the island is Dead wood, and close by this is Longwood where
the great Emperor Napoleon's tomb is. Here also is the
house in which he resided during Iiis imprisonment on the
island. There are two houses : an old one and a new one.
The new one was never occupied by him though originally
intended for his use. His tomb, from which of course as
everyone knows his remains have been removed, is a very
unimposing slab of white concrete, with iron railings round.
It is right down in a valley, and round about it grow willows
and firs and other shrubs. Close by, is the spring he was so
fond of. People take bottles of water from this as mementoes.
Diana's peak is our next excursion. This is the highest
mountain, and from here one gets an uninterrupted view of
the surrounding sea. The Island lies beneath us covered
with beautiful green vegetation, and looking as sweet and
fresh as country can look. I'm afraid we must draw our
visit to a close. There are many places one can visit in the
Island: private houses are dotted about, all have splendid
grounds. We visit the " Devil's Punch Bowl '' supposed to
be the crater of the volcano. We make excursions to rocks
known as the " Ass's ears," " Lot " and "Lot's wife and
children," the "Barn," and "Turk's Cap." We must not
DER NEITENHEIMER.
left of the town is Munden's Battery. There is one more fort
in the island which boasts two 110 ton guns! When they
are fired they seem to shake the whole island.. This fort is
called High Knoll and is situated quite inland. There is
nothing to see in Jamestown. The "Castle," as the
Governor's town residence is called, is a large building where
he very seldom lives, but where he usually has his office and,
in fact is where the offices of the Government are. Opposite
this, in the same court-yard is the Post office. "Plantation
House" is the country residence of the Governor; a large
square-looking building standing in magnificent grounds.
The woods round the house are splendid ; oak, firs and cj'prus
are the most common trees. The valleys on the estate are
simply thick with arum lilies. I've seen valleys simply one
mass of white with these lovely flowers. Just above the
House is the Church " St. Paul's." On the opposite side of
the island is Dead wood, and close by this is Longwood where
the great Emperor Napoleon's tomb is. Here also is the
house in which he resided during Iiis imprisonment on the
island. There are two houses : an old one and a new one.
The new one was never occupied by him though originally
intended for his use. His tomb, from which of course as
everyone knows his remains have been removed, is a very
unimposing slab of white concrete, with iron railings round.
It is right down in a valley, and round about it grow willows
and firs and other shrubs. Close by, is the spring he was so
fond of. People take bottles of water from this as mementoes.
Diana's peak is our next excursion. This is the highest
mountain, and from here one gets an uninterrupted view of
the surrounding sea. The Island lies beneath us covered
with beautiful green vegetation, and looking as sweet and
fresh as country can look. I'm afraid we must draw our
visit to a close. There are many places one can visit in the
Island: private houses are dotted about, all have splendid
grounds. We visit the " Devil's Punch Bowl '' supposed to
be the crater of the volcano. We make excursions to rocks
known as the " Ass's ears," " Lot " and "Lot's wife and
children," the "Barn," and "Turk's Cap." We must not