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10 Chapter II Before continuing the narrative it may not be out of place to say something relative to the Island of Galveston. On approaching its shores it is seen to be very low and ?, but there are land marks such as the 'Three Trees' which are a collection of ? trees in a one group & four single ones about the center of the island, ? along the beach formerly there was some difficulty in making the bar or pass into the harbor ? to the ? latitude & longitude that was given. This and other nautical points have been ? ascertained, & there being no want of pilots, makes this place easy to access. The present name of the island was given to it by Lorenzo Lavada in honor of a Col Galvez. It was formerly known as the 'Isla de San Luis' & its Eastern Pt. called 'Pointe de las Calebras', so that the island was at times denominated 'Snake island' from the number of these reptiles inhabiting its small Lakes and Bayous. It was a Wilderness like unto the surrounding country, being occasionally inhabited by Indians (The Carancahacs