. Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development . St. Marys Bay, calls atPlacentia Bay where she makes four calls. Fortune Bay is nextreached, noted for its fine herring fishery ; the French islandsof St. Pierre and Miquelon being visible in the mouth of the ports are touched at in succession. The scenery ofBay DEspoir—corrupted into Bay Despair—and of HermitageBay, is pronounced by many travelers to be the most magnifi-cent in the island. Burin, Harbor Briton, Burgeo and RoseBlanche are most picturesque in situation. Artists will findher
. Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development . St. Marys Bay, calls atPlacentia Bay where she makes four calls. Fortune Bay is nextreached, noted for its fine herring fishery ; the French islandsof St. Pierre and Miquelon being visible in the mouth of the ports are touched at in succession. The scenery ofBay DEspoir—corrupted into Bay Despair—and of HermitageBay, is pronounced by many travelers to be the most magnifi-cent in the island. Burin, Harbor Briton, Burgeo and RoseBlanche are most picturesque in situation. Artists will findhere the most striking materials on which to work, and mightspend with profit many weeks studying Natures varied forms. NEWFOUNDLAND. 123 Passing onward the steamer reaches Port-aux-Basques, asplendid harbor, deep and perfectly sheltered, destined to bea place of great importance as the western terminus of thetrans-insular railway. Rounding Cape Ray and Cape Anguille,the noble Bay of St. George opens, 516 miles from St. Johns,having a population of 6,632. Its shores are the most fertile. Government House. region in the island. Coal and other minerals are miles farther north the Bay of Islands are has three arms running twenty miles inland, one of whichreceives the Humber, the second largest river in the scenery of this bay is spoken of by travelers as miles farther north Bonne Bay is entered. If anythingit is even more magnificent in natural beauty than the Bay of 124 NEWFOUNDLAND. Islands. It is usually reached by the steamer in five or sixdays from St. Johns. On the return trip the ports of call arethe same as on the outward trip. Now that the railway isrunning, tourists can leave the steamer at Port-aux-Basques,St. Georges or Bay of Islands, and return to St. Johns overthe line, thus obtaining a greater variety of scenery and beingable to gain views of the interior. ST. JOHNS TO BATTLE HARBOR—DISTANCE 500 MILES. A st
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