12-28-2018, 07:01 AM
The piece of land I bought in Newell ( Treasure Beach ) had potential , it was on the top of high land . If you looked south it was overlooking Lover's Leap , and as you turned it was overlooking all the shore line toward's Black River where the Pelican Bar is today . Out over the Pedro Banks and then inland over the Santa Cruz Mts and back to Lover's Leap . A young man ,the same age as me , lived with his mother and a couple of siblings , on a little piece of land hooked onto mine . His name was Ronnie and he asked me if he looked after my land if he could use a small piece to plant a little garden . I said yes but had no idea what I was in for . When I came back there the next year ( job was finished and I had to go home to Nova Scotia to fish lobsters ) he had the start of a wonderful garden and had lots of the property cleaned up from debris and sticks and stuff like that . I didn't spend much time there but each time I returned there was more stuff done . He had cleared small spots and planted trees like banana , soursap ,coconut etc , which he would salvage from places . Soon ( several years ) it started to look really nice and Ronnie started to make a little money off his efforts . One time he asked if he could put a couple of goats down by his garden . We went down and marked off about 1/4 of an acre . A really good friendship was developing . He was making himself into a person that was making a living . My place looked like a park and was protected from squatters by Ronnie . He married and started a family on a little piece of land beside his mother's . I never did build anything on my property but would visit it often .Now came the time to sell . I wasn't going to do that WITHOUT !!!!!!!! the approval of Ronnie because of his stake in it . A couple from Baltamore called and I told them before I could sell you had to go see Ronnie for an interview . They did that and all things remained the same to this day , they have a built in gardener/watchdog/caretaker . Oh yes I almost forgot I gave Ronnie $10,000 US for his effort/kindness and hard work which also made a living for him. I unlike Shipmaster didn't go back myself . He is to be commended for his effort at Zion Hill.
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