. Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development . of them live. TheArctic current washing the eastern shores shortens the are confined to the Great Banks, and to the south and 28 NEWFOUNDLAND. southeast shores. The western coast has a much finer climatethan the eastern, and in the spring the vegetation is generallya month in advance of the eastern. Fogs are almost unknownin western Newfoundland and in the interior. The summerthough short is generally delightful. The heats are never op-pressive and the nights always cool, days bright and b
. Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development . of them live. TheArctic current washing the eastern shores shortens the are confined to the Great Banks, and to the south and 28 NEWFOUNDLAND. southeast shores. The western coast has a much finer climatethan the eastern, and in the spring the vegetation is generallya month in advance of the eastern. Fogs are almost unknownin western Newfoundland and in the interior. The summerthough short is generally delightful. The heats are never op-pressive and the nights always cool, days bright and balmyoften succeed each other for weeks together. Those who wishto escape from the relaxing and oppressive heats of the con-tinent will find an agreeable refuge here. September andOctober are generally pleasant months, in which the sportsmancan enjoy himself in pursuit of caribou, ptarmigan, snipe,curlew, etc. Tornadoes and cyclones are unknown, and thunderstorms are rare. Usually the autumn is prolonged into Novem-ber, and the snow seldom covers the ground permanently tillnear Hon. E. M. Jackman,Minister of Finance and Customs, CHAPTER IV. SCENERY. Until somewhat recently the prevalent idea was that theinterior of the island was little better than the « Great DismalSwamp,» full of bogs, repulsive rocks, barren wastes, with hereand there a few patches covered with a stunted forest growth,and the whole generally shrouded in a curtain of fog. Fiftyyears ago, such was the picture of the island as it presenteditself to the mind of outsiders. Only within a recent periodhave these mistaken notions been dispelled and the realitymade known. Now that the island has been opened up it isfound that it contains large areas of fertile land, great forestgrowths along its valleys, noble mountain and hill ranges, andsome of the most beautiful and enchanting scenery in all thisbeautiful world. The consequence is that every year witnessesan increasing number of visitors from the outs
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