. Labrador [microform] : a sketch of its peoples, its industries and its natural history. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. i-'if' i if. 278 INCIDENTS OF THE TRIP HOME. called the little rigoulette, at the bottom of which enters Kekarp- wei River, and where there is no exit. Never shall I forget the clearing up of the fog and the disclosing to us of one of those charming Labrador scenes, so characteristic of the locality; low shores, sandy beaches, grassy slopes and tops, and a forest of low and tall spruce and fir, intermingled with cliffs and rocks every- where. The passage was so narrow
. Labrador [microform] : a sketch of its peoples, its industries and its natural history. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. i-'if' i if. 278 INCIDENTS OF THE TRIP HOME. called the little rigoulette, at the bottom of which enters Kekarp- wei River, and where there is no exit. Never shall I forget the clearing up of the fog and the disclosing to us of one of those charming Labrador scenes, so characteristic of the locality; low shores, sandy beaches, grassy slopes and tops, and a forest of low and tall spruce and fir, intermingled with cliffs and rocks every- where. The passage was so narrow we could with difficulty haul the ship around without her touching the boom on one shore and the stern on the other. Narrow and shallow as the passage was, we succeeded at last, and returned to the opening that we should have taken at first into the sea. I do not believe that there was a person, however, save the captain and the crew, who regretted the extra time spent in this charming region. At length we were once more out lo sea, and right merrily we sped onward, with " de//e brise," as the captain called it, towards Quebec. In passing Whale Head, one of the numerous small fishing sta- tions on this part of the coast, we found a small sail-boat of Indians following in our wake, a short distance off. The captain, wishing to send a letter ashore, produced a large bottle, placed the letter within, carefully corked it again, and, with gestures calling the at- tention of the Indians to himself, threw it into the sea. We watched eagerly, and soon had the satisfaction of seeing the Indians' boat secure the bottle. The captain assured us that the letter would reach its destination, and that messages were often transported in a similar jnanner from place to place, when a favorable wind ren- dered it impossible to stop the ship, and some sail-boat was near to pick up the bottle. Night soon set in, and with it the breeze freshened so that soon the order was given to reef sai
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