. Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development . xtraordinaryprofusion of bunting, and as the houses rise in tiers one abovethe other up to the top of the ridge these myriads of flags shak-ing in the strong wind were all visible to us. At the further endof the harbor, too, were closely packed together a greatnumber of the famous fishing schooners that catch the codfishon the Great Banks. One has often heard of a forest of masts,and here was one indeed ; dense as a pine forest in Vancouvercrowded the straight spars, capped not with dark foliage, sway
. Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development . xtraordinaryprofusion of bunting, and as the houses rise in tiers one abovethe other up to the top of the ridge these myriads of flags shak-ing in the strong wind were all visible to us. At the further endof the harbor, too, were closely packed together a greatnumber of the famous fishing schooners that catch the codfishon the Great Banks. One has often heard of a forest of masts,and here was one indeed ; dense as a pine forest in Vancouvercrowded the straight spars, capped not with dark foliage, sway-ing in the wind, but with bright-colored flags innumerable. Lying at anchor, too, in the harbor were several of thelarger sealing vessels and some coasting schooners, all, of course,also dressed with flags. We found his Majestys ship «Charybdis,»of the North American Squadron, in the port, so that, includingthe «Ophir,» there were six men-of-war in all at St. Johnsduring the royal visit. The official landing of the Duke andDuchess was not to take place until the morning following our. NEWFOUNDLAND. 35 arrival, so we correspondents were able to pass this day inseeing something of the city and its neighborhood. It rainedhard at intervals, and the wind howled as we wandered throughthe muddy streets. Most of the founders of this Colony camefrom our own West Country, and they must have felt quite athome in the climate of Newfoundland. We visited the fishstores, where the dried cod are stacked in huge quantities readyfor packing and exportation to the various markets—Brazilian,West Indian and European. Very interesting I found my visitto the fishing fleet. The fishermen had timed themselves tocome in from the Banks on this day, so that they could takepart in the celebrations. It thus happened that a great fleet—there were quite five hundred of the Banks schooners—wascollected here, and the fishermen in their high-sea boots andstout jerseys crowded the narrow streets. Hardy
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