SURVEY


tact in prehistoric times was what may be classed as a fortuitous
find of 2 sherds at a midpoint near the trail through Haulover.
This spot is a low divide between Haulover Bay to the north and
Round Bay to the south and is designated Site 9 in the survey.
Undoubtedly, aboriginal peoples used this narrow, sea level pass
for the haulover of boats as has been done in historic times, but
beyond this feature, the region would hold little attraction for
settlement under native cultural conditions.
 Eastend: Southeast of Haulover is Eastend, composed of two
 major elevations: Nancy Hill, 526 feet, and Blackrock Hill, 502
 feet. A series of sharp promontories and enclosed bays forms the
 severe topography of Newfound Bay, Eastend Point, Eastend Bay,
 Privateer Point, Privateer Bay, Red Point, Pond Bay, Moor Point,
 and Hansen Bay. This sheer and arid eastern limit of St. John
 offered no clues to prehistoric usage. In fact, the little collection
 of houses on Hansen Bay at the present time is doubtless made
 possible by modern technology and by the road connection with
 Emmaus on Coral Harbor. The environment itself would not
 present sufficient water, soil or protection from the elements to
 have made the region attractive for aboriginal settlement.
 Hurricane Hole: From Hansen Bay on Round Bay to Fortberg
Hill to the northwest on Hurricane Hole the same general situa-
tion was encountered as seen at Eastend.
 Coral Harbor: The section of Palestina immediately north of
Fortberg Hill was searched for evidence of prehistoric usage and,
like the Emmaus area to the west, nothing was found. However,
the Coral Bay site reported by Hatt (1924) was relocated on the
home site of Will Marsh, owner of the Carolina Estate. This is an
important settlement area noted by surface outcrop of sherds, and
shell and bone refuse. Like other sites on the island of St. John
the midden zone is level and without surface contour. Areal extent
is quite indeterminate without proper testing; however, sherds were
noted on the surface on an east-west axis for as much as 200 feet.
The Coral Bay Site, Site 10, is situated in a different environment
from other sites on this island. It stands about an eighth of a mile
west of the valley mouth at Coral Harbor and approximately one
mile east of the Carolina Estate valley head. This, the largest
valley on the island, is formed of productive soils washed from the
Bordeaux, Mamey, and Ajax Peaks. As this is one of the largest