only about
one quarter of a mile ride.
Physical Aspect. The island consists
of a broken ridge or long back of mountains running from W. to E. & S. E. at an
average
height of about 1010 ft; but
Some that ridge and its
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act as conduits for the mountain torrents; but on the North side of the Island, especially where the town of Victoria is built, the rocky ridge approaches it close
to the sea and it was
only by breaking
through this ridge that a street or road could be made to connect the
straggling town of Victoria which stretches along
the water's edge for
nearly four miles although only:
Europe
comprising about 50 European
houses and several Chinese huts
and its spurs, various
& bazaars. Here, & there,
the
granite mountains are elevated to the
height of 1300 to 2000
feet above the
very precipitous; The whole
Island indeed rises abruptly from
the Ocean, particularly
on the North face:
valleys and deep
ravines through which the
sea
occasionally bursts, or which succeed
some isolated hills.
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along
the precipitous slopes of the mountains
some houses have been constructed;
but the rugged,
broken, and abrupt
precipices and deep rocky gorges effectively prevent the formation
at Victoria of any
concentrated Town
adapted for practical protection, cleanliness,
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avoid
only about
2
one quarter of a mile ride.
Physical Aspect. The island consist
broker ridge or boys back of mountainns hulls punning from W. M. M. to. &.S. E at an
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average
height of about 1010 fat; but
Seone that redge and its
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as conducts for the mountain torrents ; but on the North side of the Island expecially where the town of Vistona is built, the rocky ridge spproach it close
to the sea and it was.
as only by bewing
through this ridge that a street or readṛ contit be made to connect the
shaggling town of Fictoria which stretches along
the waters edge. for
nearly four miles although only:
Surope
comprising about 50 Presepian
houses and several Chinese huts
and its spurs various
& bazaars. Here, & lops of
and there,
the
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the
mical mountains are elevated to the
height of 1300 to 2000,
" feet above the
very precipitous ; The whole
Sea-, & wer
Island indeed pises abruptly from
Ocean particularly
there
ace
afecr
the
on the North face :
-valleys and deep
raviness through which the sea
casionally buists, or which suce
Ac
some i solated hills.
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along
precipitous slopes of the incuntains
some houses have been constructed.
but the ruggest,
boken, and abrupt
rugged, bokon
praecipiced and deep rocky Jones with
effectically prevent the formation.
at Fictoria of any
ofany
concentrated Foun
adapted for incctical protection, cleanlings,
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