150 THE LABRADOR PENINSULA. (H\i-. xxx. 



CHAPTEE XXX. 



THE LABRADORIANS. 



Origin of the Labradorians — The Condition of the Coast in 1853, 

 contrasted with 1861 — Esquimaux Point — Acadians — An Aca- 

 dian Settlement — Reasons for emigrating to the ' North Shore ' — 

 Natashquan — Importance of these Settlements — Spring and 

 Summer Life of the Labradorians — The only Cow on the Coast — 

 Character of the Country about Natashquan — Communication 

 between the Settlements — Labrador Dogs — Esquimaux Dogs — 

 An old ■ Exile — Quarrelsome Dogs — The Labrador Whip — 

 Jealousy among the Dogs — The Newfoundland Favourite — The 

 Pig and the Goat — Sagacity of the Dogs — The Commetique — 

 Comparative Endurance of the Esquimaux and Mixed Breed of 

 Dogs — Power of the Esquimaux Whip — The Boston Yankee — - 

 Hospitality of the Labradorians — Mce of Drunkenness — Ameri- 

 can Traders — Love for the Wild Life in Labrador — The Resident 

 on the Atlantic Coast — The Esqiiimaux Half-breeds — The Good 

 Results of the Labours of Moravian Missionaries — A Half-breed 

 Esquimaux School in a ' Tilt ' — Excellent Character of the Esqui- 

 maux Half-breeds — The Esquimaux of Peel's River — Death on 

 the Labrador — Labrador Sepulchres — Mournful Epitaphs. 



THE language spoken by the Labradorians of the Gulf 

 generally indicates the race from which they or 

 their ancestors originally sprung, although it does not 

 inform us of the })lace of their birth. The French 

 language is generally spoken between Mingan and the 

 St. Augustine, and the residents are chiefly of Acadian 

 or Canadian origin, with a few settled fishermen from 

 France. From the St. Ausfustine to the Bav of Bradore, 



