New-York tribune., 1903-06-21

diluted as the stories of far away travellers al
ways are.
The railway, however, which. together with
connecting steamboat lines, is operated by the
Reid Newfoundland Company. with offices at
St Johns has not only proved these explorers
fairly veracious men, but has enabled thou
sands OF others to go and with their own
eyes. Starting at Port-aux-Basques, at the
southwestern tip Of the island, its tracks reach
to St Johns on its easternmost edge, and pene-
trate region of primeval wfldness and grand
eur. At occasional points stations have been
established where the hunter who likes to
take il easy may pitch his camp and yet be
so near the trains that his cook may provide for
his table as If he at home Game is 80
thick in these neighborhoods that he need only
be a good walker and decent shot to get some
heads" Here, TOO, the more adventurous sports
men may equip themselves for expeditions into
the wild territory beyond, where the caribou and
black bear. grouse, snipe, ducks. plover and
c1Irlew abound, and where the angler will find
streams Of trout and salmon without even the
tradition of hook or net
The crowds of sportsmen and tourists which
are now travelling TO Newfoundland from the
United States go far as Sydney, Cape Breton
Island by rail. and then by boat across Cabot
Strait to Port-aux-Basques. AS one approaches
its lingering twlights remind the traveller of
the Scandinavian peninsula. For many rea-
sons Newfoundland has come to be called the
Norway of North America Its coast is sharply
indented with f1ords, some of which extend back
from the sea with precipitous sides for almost
one hundred miles. The circumference of the
island. measured from cape to cape. is about
one thousand miles. but fits actual coast line is
nearly twice this length In two places deep
fndentations almost sever the island, and thus
where PIacentia Bay and Bonavista Bay, or
where St Mary's Bay and Trinity Bay approach
each other from opposite Sides the sea almost
Joins hands across the land
Since the time that John Cabot discovered
Newfoundland in 1897 there has been little de-
velopment Of its natural resources until recent
lv Its chief settlements are engaged in fishing
for Goldfish. and last year its fishermen sold their
h. vest for s., 100000 There has been some
development of it's copper and iron mines, some
boring fer petroleum and some surveys made
Of deposits of COAL but the great forest resources
~ what is the tenth largest island in the world.
with an area almost equal to that of the State
Of Ohio have been left IN their primeval state
However tempting may be the opportunities
for hunting TO the man who wants to retain the
comforts Of town life, Newfoundland offers still
greater fields of pleasure to the sportsman who
finds e peculiar delight in ''roughing it. BY
means Of the Newfoundland Railroad he is able
TO strike off from the main track into compare
lively unexplored regions which mere blank
spaces on the map. AS T. c. Lelons, the African
huntsrnan. said. after trip this island:
I got off the beaten track. found plenty of
caribou and OF the five stays I shot two
ried magnificent heads The wild primeval
desolation Of this country and the vast voiceless
solitudes except where the silence is broken by
some wild creature, have an inexpressble charm.
You feel that YOU stand portion Of the
earths surface which has known no change for
countless centuries a land which may remain in
its natural condition for centuries TO come
To those who thus delight in getting far away
from civilization the hunting OF the caribou Of
fers the most exciting sport Herds of this
iordly species OF the reindeer family roam over
the whole interior Of the island. which is unvis-
tied By man. Soon after the birth of their
young in spring the caribou begin migrating
lowing the same tracks. and in the interior the
stones along their runways have been worn
smooth by generations OF hoofs. The caribou
is expert swimmer and crosses streams and
common sight for the hUntsnlaT 10 see the sur
face Of lake bristling with a dozen pairs of
antlers. where a herd of caribou is swimming
from shore to shore. In the fall. from the end