ST. JOHN


in prehistoric times (PI. II), but complete search of the adjacent
lands and slopes from Hognest Point to the headland, Perkins
Point, failed to reveal even the faintest clue. The bay was doubt-
less used by Site 4 people. The short valley to the southeast of the
bay, while suitable for limited occupation, has had a history of
flooding by tropical storms and torrents of water and rubble from
the Susannaberg watershed.
 Dennis Bay: A portion of the Perkins Promontory, Dennis Bay
revealed no sherd area, although a minor site could have existed
prior to the rather extensive building and planting operations in
recent times. As the valley, small and protected, has supported
from time to time a fresh water stream, the spot doubtless marked
an important feature of the north coast in prehistoric as well as
historic times.
 Trunk Bay: Between Dennis Point and Trunk Point, two
jagged, rocky promontories, lies Trunk Bay, a beautiful arc of
white coral sand and shallow water. The valley coming into this
bay offers, especially along the east side, land high enough to
support human occupation. At the head of the valley Danish
usage is marked by the ruins of a mill. The central and southern
portions of the valley, however, have long been subjected to
flooding from intermittent runoff out of the high valley as well
as breakthrough from the sea. A sherd area of minor extent was
located ninety feet from the beach at the northern end of the bay
(Pl. III) This site, No. 5 in the survey, revealed only 17 sherds
through surface collecting and post-hole testing.
 Cinnamon Bay: Stretching in a long, flat arc for nearly three
quarters of a mile between Trunk Point and America Point lies
the beach of Cinnamon Bay. Actually the western quarter of the
span is properly set aside as Little Cinnamon Bay, due to a sheer,
high angled face of Peter Mountain extending seaward and thus
forming a divider. Little Cinnamon Bay and its small but level
valley face to the northeast. 75 feet from the beachline and paral-
leling the beach through the central portion of the valley mouth
lies a sherd area designated as Site 6, wherein surface collecting
revealed 170 sherds. Its protected location, availability to good
catchment water sources, and protected beaching for boats would
have made this site a good settlement area, and I would recommend
further examination of the site (P1. III).