The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-05
Among the Blue Noses Awaiting the
ARRIVAL Of the big Eastern
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Odds and Ends About the People, the
Politics aud Pecaliarities
Of Newfoundland.
xAss 1t ths Hotel de Gable With the
a0Ablf Zlngineors and Operators.
1nte resting from the other Side
Of the Water.
St Htllag Deficiency in the Great East
ern'S Steam Power.
The Cable at the Mercy OF a
Storm,
ts 10. &C.. &C.
st. Htlllg Deficiency in the Great East
ern'S Steam Power.
Our Hearts Content Correspondence.
HsARr's CONTENT July a. 1856,

Oar Hearts Content Correspondence.
HsARr's CONTENT, July IA, 1896.
Ourporty consisting OF four besides myself, left ST.
Johns In long, open wagon, which is dignhed with the
AQp6Ilaton OF the St Johns and Portugal Cove stage
coaoh The weather afforded occasion for compliant
eshy clear the temperature cool and bracing,
ourfelow travellers socabe and everything favorable
- The full enjoyment OF the journey.
HOMES or THE GOLDFISH ARIsr0CRAcy.
Along the road our driver pointed the residences
Of the real original Goldfish arisocracy. Many Of the
sich merchants Of st. Johns who accumulated
largo fortunes out Of the profits of the fisheries and other
parsuts have pitched their 'paatial mansions' in this
regien, and now enjoy in comfort and conentmen their
we earned savings. Beyond this there very little
worthy Of notice along the road except the Twenty Mile
pond, nom which the city is supplied with an mex
hanstible quantity Of fresh water The road nicely
Shadsd with dwarsh species of cedar and spruce and
traces Of verure than Immediately about
the capital
THB PRINCES MOUNT.
4 short distance from Portugal Cove driver drew
stteAtion TO high rocky peak covered with and
stanted vegetation and surmounted by flag staff That
A khe Princes Mount said he 'When the Prince Of
NDwas here they put up that pole and wanted him
Sup theEe, but he couldn't see IT, They call 1t ever
@ PORTUGAL COVE
Afsw minutes after We brought up at Portugal Cove
yeeI Smuggling little hole with few houses built
ahs side and Of high piece Of land the shore Of
Conception bay The odorferous generations Of cod,
drying dozen stages did not tend tighten the
miserable appearance Of the place. Fortunately de-
hywas not very long The steamer sort Of elongated
subwltha sovepipe IN It, was just coming into her DOCK
and We had only time to devour few sandwiches swal
low some liquid refeshment and jump board before
shswss ready to start her return trip, with about
CONCEPTION BAY
- magnificent sheet Of wator frnged by bold, rocky
coast, presenting 10 the view the most striking and
ssmarkablc conformations Immense masses Of rock,
lookng In the distance like castles y one
hundred feet from the level Of the sea- Huge caverns
chiseled out Of the rocks by the hand Of the Master
workman, are TO be seen at many points along
against them with impeuous fury, and at other times
fr above the reach Of old Father Neptune by
winding and perlous passages and cleft into fantastc
chambers such often reads Of being the favor
tts haunts OF pirates and smugglers.
MR PASSAGE ACROSS CONCEPTION BAy 10 cARpoNEAR
Or 0arbonere spell It, took about three hours,
which s the time ordinarily occupied But when storms
Or Scss prevail IL 10 no unusual thing for whole day to
10 spent in the effort to reach the entrance the
hasbor. -
remarkable for nothing in particular that could
not3ee during our few minutes stay there Two
horoe vehicles had been ordered for us and vere in
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- ss x., ou W - we %as.eo eostey
country The most drsary, bleak and barren spectacle
ever saw before was nothing in comparison with this
1850. .,,.s rsn L,.s EnsHr's CONTENT ROAD
.xss 80 s 49, LIN ,ay ~ =. 'uo7s ana nsn sunecu
Ssc ~ S",rsrrsss sc. sS.ss ~ ..r w ~tss w" SS s
Sy..sS, s'oss.e p~Is Vi zig speCAcIe ecaIcoy
ooR. - nus W. 20 % seen AZ We passed aong men
ysy oussSee. I1ln9 W .ao new se,egrspn Poes
SS'G soO"nnsos A1osfss cons0ns "'su naroor 0rsce
"a -. 81 sSnn. - ,,..,s,. ;, .x.,.,,,.s -. =.
noW posnoie," excismed one OF our party,
people can i've In such an abandoned and cursed
10 - 1 snwt -. . A.. 49,. ..s.,.,,
A. ~, wv, su .ns"oreu tne orivef this u notnins
S.wis - III ~ .in,eL ume. you saw tnen wnat
Uvv.1 yOu sSyI nnve saw " 30 coa mere that you
~. va. nv nvs mnu.es wnout ges.ng Iios 9urneo
ss men oo Dc oiten IIos burned mere sr You see
a. p0ss me ponted 20 some nan rotten poles STUCK
- sn ~ ao.nu ~ Inscrvnn nong tne ROAD Inem Is lot
w o Wy wnen tno snow - on inc ground ~ ~
s-.s,s,.. 80 IL ~ "ou" 10 ioes ouInS VIC "ih'cr
s''N'Vs ou' n'' s.o,
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s.s,iss nhsSt shcn. hsr s W inc orVer' na' inc
sprs thsv "A ho s,os h,rnsS w, ,ney 1e aong mere
fhev voy,d y '' 'A'1 He'' 'ne '''io oiay'nurs' ~
ssv~s hut That A mn .rs,r...uu .s....,,u- o,.u
n there ara snv fairies hero ,.e,,a nv t, ~ ,s -,
- than ~ A "oa'" "Ao very huo" !"
"ae sorra sir Won ouchtn,t N sr.ro ,h., u.v
Suckv 10 sakc that wsv about ss,ro say s no'
From thIs could easily see that ono ~ uos.o o,rs
>oft uointa was tho rairiae he.s ~. '.ass- S'nn u
more decided manner nm ardent desiro To-
yisitaton 10 the evident d,smsv oS Tho a, q, sn
,rame mornent our h"rsa nada sndsa. S, y. .ne
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