OF HONDURAS.


greatest evil, for the wood more particu-
larly subject to this inconvenience, is in-
variably the largest and of the finest qua-
lity. There is but one precaution against
this, whenever the tendency towards it is
discovered, which is to keep the tree im-
mersed as closely as possible in deep
water.
 The logs of mahogany are generally
brought out by cattle and trucks to the
water side, or to the Barquadier, as it is
termed in this country, which has been
previously prepared by the foreman of the
work for their reception. When the dis-
tapee is great, this is a labour of infinite
and tedious difficulty. As soon as a suf-
ficient number to form a raft is collected,
and the waters have gained the necessary
height, they are singly thrown from the
banks, and require no other aid or guid-
ance than the force of the current to float
them to the booms, which are large cables
placed across the rivers at the different