. Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development . rved out comfortable homes for of them, and extending to the Barachois is a large NEWFOUNDLAND. •7 settlement of Englishmen, who came chiefly from the southcoast of the island, and are also fairly prosperous. On RiviereBlanche, a river falling into St. Georges Bay near Indian Head,there is a block of rich flat land containing about 22,400 acres. The peninsula of Port-au-Port gives indications of mineraldeposits of a most promising character. Lead, copper,asbestos, chrome iron and late
. Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development . rved out comfortable homes for of them, and extending to the Barachois is a large NEWFOUNDLAND. •7 settlement of Englishmen, who came chiefly from the southcoast of the island, and are also fairly prosperous. On RiviereBlanche, a river falling into St. Georges Bay near Indian Head,there is a block of rich flat land containing about 22,400 acres. The peninsula of Port-au-Port gives indications of mineraldeposits of a most promising character. Lead, copper,asbestos, chrome iron and lately petroleum are found here. Itcontains about 100 square miles of land available for agricul-tural purposes. Here too is the greatest coal field in theisland, ten miles by twenty in extent. Fifty miles north of St. Georges the Bay of Islands opens,famous for its magnificent scenery. In its lands, timber andmineral wealth, it is second only to St. Georges Bay. It hasseveral arms, the principal being named Humber Sound, twenty-eight miles in length, receiving at its head the Humber River,. Descending Rapids, Humber River.
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