Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-04
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panions of fishermen solve the road
problem in land like that? But
the enterprising observation-disclosures
are solving that very probl EN-, dii-
ficult as it is. Not by sectional or
municipal arrangement, but by the
concentration of the energies and re-
sources of all the people in the gen
eral government, they are gradually
by well built roads connecting the
towns and villages, inaccessible by
land as they have been, with the
capital; and even invading the inter
ior of the island, which is terra i''-
cognita, and yet will be in many re-
spects a new-found land to the New
foundlanders themselves. The wag-
on roads they have built are most
of them excellent to travel upon, as
the bed is hard and much OF the
rock easily triturated and cements
naturally, making in a little while
very smooth and solid way indeed.
The road runs along the shore from
harbor to harbor, connecting the
coves as nearly as possible at their
heads, and opening up to the travel
Ter some of the grandest mountains
and ocean scenery III the world
1t is of course climbing great heights
as you 90 out of the coyes, and then
Just as much descending as you go
down into them again to reach the
sea level; so that the good people
learn to drive both very slow and
very fast; at times walking up by
the carriage, and at times going full
chase down in true Alpine style
But the air is bracing and scenery
,, delightful. The landsman would
fiatter himself that he is as well OH
as on the sea anyhow, especially II
case of storm or fog.
! The railway starts at st. Johns
and runs around Conception Bay
o the first of the great bays that gasi
. into the eastern coast of the island
4 followed as it is in order as you 81
!, northward by Trinity Bay, Bona
Il vista Bay, Notre Dame Bay, Gree
o Bay, and White Bay, Placenti
% Bav on the south almost meets Trim
r. ty on the north and east, so nearl
e cutting off the southeastern sectlo
N for another island. The railwa
b. runs west from the capital, climbln
ii hills and lodging lakes and rocks
ii twelve miles to Topsail, one of tn
N prettiest beaches on the island, an
Sc a fashionable watering place; the
in south, close along the shore, havln
SO a beautiful view Of the bay on I'll
be one side, and the rugged hill an
no mountain and forest on the other,
he Holyrood-a cosy little place on Il
,d slopes and among the rocks III Il
cd little cove at the head Of the ba.
tic then turning here due north al
ce climbing the mountain by gre
ed sweep of engineering skill, throuG
RS. widest, grandest scenery OF rock
es. head and quiet cove, beetling cliff al
re. yawning gulf, it reaches the wild
al, plateau of forest and lake on whi'
bv it threads its serpentine way, am
by lodges and lagoons, past many GOV
AN to Harbor Grace. the second cit
of and its present terminus.
at This railway now along the b
cir gives us from the open window,
csc very good chance of seeing a
red smelling what the people are at; a
en-. how they make their living; for ev
Ms, a blind man could give fair que
an Though this bay is by no mea
'ixt doing the business it once did, fr'
un- the hayward window we see the f
age traps set in large numbers, the DO
sells and their houses, and the flakes a
o stages for drying, sailing and pa
ely ing the fish. The old seine
gees largely given away to the "tra
III which is vertical net stretcl
'ity. from the shore to some stakes
ity, anchors set out in the bay, and
nter arranged that the fish coming in
and counter the net wall, and move
bay, ward to the enclosed place, VIII
at they enter by marrow door; anc
up they know nothing of the hu
,ipi- trick of "backing out" they
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