. Sport, travel and adventure in Newfoundland and the West Indies [microform]. Fisheries; Hunting; Pêche commerciale; Chasse. DISPUTES. 99 danger as possible. They earn from 5s. to 6s. a-day (nominal), overseers 9s.; but as the men are obliged to get their provisions, clothing, &c., from the store attached to the establishment, very little cash ever reaches their pockets, I suspect. The fire at Hall's Bay approached very near to Little Bay, and at one time the magazine was seriously threatened. The miners duo; trenches at the back of their hutsâwho but a miner would think of such a thing?
. Sport, travel and adventure in Newfoundland and the West Indies [microform]. Fisheries; Hunting; Pêche commerciale; Chasse. DISPUTES. 99 danger as possible. They earn from 5s. to 6s. a-day (nominal), overseers 9s.; but as the men are obliged to get their provisions, clothing, &c., from the store attached to the establishment, very little cash ever reaches their pockets, I suspect. The fire at Hall's Bay approached very near to Little Bay, and at one time the magazine was seriously threatened. The miners duo; trenches at the back of their hutsâwho but a miner would think of such a thing?â to bury their effects should the fire come upon them. Having settled some disputes between Mr Guzman and his people, some of whom had established themselves on land belonging to the Company,^ we proceeded to another mining port, called by the miners Kobert's Arm, but not marked on our charts. A small copper-mine is being worked near Robert's Arm, and con- siderable money has been expended on it, the ;. ( .sn 't ' \i â ' One man had built his house below high-water mark, and tliu^ detied Mr Guzman to touch him. Of course the sea came round about tlie house every tide ; but being l)uilt on piles, it did iiu luuiu. The case was referred to me for adjudication, and I gave it in favour of the man for his ingenuity. I doubt if the law could touch him in any Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kennedy, W. R. (William Robert), Sir, 1838-1916. Edinburgh; London : W. Blackwood
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