. Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development . n this world more remarkable and picturesque villages. Theeffect of the pond-like harbors, surrounded by rugged hills, often ofconsiderable height, is rendered exceedingly pleasing, often lovely,by the habit of building the cottages anywhere and everywhere,according to the fancy or fortune of the owner. Burgeo wasespecially remarkable, and an artist could spend many summers onthis coast and become its pictorial historian with great gain to him-self. The weather favored us while in Newfoundland. We wer
. Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development . n this world more remarkable and picturesque villages. Theeffect of the pond-like harbors, surrounded by rugged hills, often ofconsiderable height, is rendered exceedingly pleasing, often lovely,by the habit of building the cottages anywhere and everywhere,according to the fancy or fortune of the owner. Burgeo wasespecially remarkable, and an artist could spend many summers onthis coast and become its pictorial historian with great gain to him-self. The weather favored us while in Newfoundland. We werenot detained by fogs and had very few adverse winds. The scenerywas superb, and has made all the countries we have passedthrough since seem tame and unpicturcsque, except, indeed, thesteep mountainous cliffs of Cape North and the vicinity in CapeBreton. / never expect to get so much pleasure combined withi7itellectual profit out of any future trip. Port-au-Port is aparadise for the artist as well as for the geologist; and the samemay be said of Bonne Bay and Bay of Islands. NEWFOUNDLAND RAILWAY. Professor Albert Bickmore, a distinguished American professorof the American Museum of Natural History, New York, who spenta few weeks, in 1891, in Newfoundland and on the coast of Labrador,says: In regard to beauty and grandeur of scenery, health-givingclimate and general attractiveness for those whose energies havebeen lowered by city life, and who seek to recuperate, few countriescould surpass Newfoundland. In addition to the scenery and pureair, you have salmon and trout fishing to an unlimited extent; andin the fall, snipe, curlew and ptarmigan shooting as well as deer-stalking. Boating on the lakes, driving or walking over breezyhills; picnicing in such places as Petty Harbor, Middle Cove orTopsail; sketching or photographing rare scenery, drinking in theoxygen of an atmosphere which at every breath quickens the pulsesand puts color in the cheek—what more could t
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