Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-09-27

Towns and Their Inhabitants-kind
Hearted Northmen Meet Them Every
where Interesting Scenes ON the
the Cod Fisheries.
Continued from yesterday.
The village of Bay st. George lies at
the very head of the bay which the
long peninsula, terminating in Cape
ST. George, forms. A long narrow
strip of sand curves out from the
mainland, and on it part of the vii
lage is built, the rest being perched
on piles which at high tide, are near
iy covered with water; these houses
are reached by long wooden walks, at
the side OF which are innumerable fish
racks for cod drying. The houses on
the land are built, contrary to Scrip
tural injunction, On the sand, each
house fenced in its own yard, and
somewhat below the level of the out
side ground; one wonders why the in.
habitants chose such desolate spot,
for just across the little bay is good
land, and fine pasture. As we left
the shore, as when we approached,
the most delicious odor of pine and
balsam was waited over to us, strong,
resinous and invigorating, as though
we were passing through the forest
glades, instead of being half mile or
more out to sea.
When we rose next morning, we
were in the Bay of Islands, but alas,
fog had settled, and nothing was
visible save the soft grey mist; at last
the curtain lifted slightly, and tower
ing above us we saw huge rocky cliffs,
of which glimpse after glimpse was
afforded, until beautiful panorama
opened up The Bay is well named,
although the islands are not so num-
erous as at Burgeo, on the South
coast, whose harbor contains an is
land for each day in the year. just
after rounding Cape Blomidon, mag
nitieent headland, we were startled to
to see man on the rocks, hugging
loaf of bread, on which monkey at
his feet seemed to have designs. rvl
few moments the illusion was COM
plete, then the rocks assume more
ordinary character. Most of the is
lands are small and all of them rocky,
but their height is great in compari-
son with their area and on the main
land the cliffs come sheer down to the
waters edge, their tops crowned with
clouds thousand or fifteen hundred
feet above sea level. AS we approach
ed the mouth of the Humber River, the
scenery grew less rugged and the
slopes were covered with trees, fir, pine
and birch, while little farms dotted
the landscape. The village Of Bay OF
Islands narrowly escaped destruction
by fire last June, and the flames,
started presumably by spark from
an engine, swept over the hillside for
about two and half miles, and sixty
four houses were burned.
The water at the wharf is fully 80
fathoms deep, and | may mention
that owing to the great depth along
the whole coast, vessels can sail close
to the shore, even small objects being
distinctly visible without the aid of
glasses, and this adds greatly to the
interest of the trip. So close can YES
sells go that in fog the siren or fog
whistle is sounded, in order that the
echo may tell them their whereabouts,
and this reminds me that the echoes
are as clear and beautiful as it is pos
sible to imagine.
We decided to take advantage of
the hour necessary to discharge freight
by having swim, and found the
temperature Of the water most agree
able far warmer than | have felt it
at points on the New England coast,
so that ones preconceived notions of
water little above freezing point were
pleasantly dispelled. Bay of Islands
was the last point Oh our route at
which the railway touched, and later
in the day we saw the little train
winding around the blackened slopes
of Mount Moriah; the road is a mar
row guage, constructed about years
ago by W. B. Reid of ST. Johns, and
runs from that city through the mid
die of the Island to Port au Basques.
AT our next stop, at the very lnou uil
of the Humber River, we had a very
pleasant glimpse OF Newfoundland
hospitality, and were most kindly en-
tertained by Miss Fisher and her faith
er, who owns large saw mill at this
place, Corner Brook. We were RECALLED
on little juicy wild strawberries and
real cream-there is no azure about
the milk in Northumberland car
ried off big lunches of roses and other
flowers wherewith to decorate our sa-
loon table.
From Bay of Islands to Bonnie Bay
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