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1 62 NEWFOUNDLAND CARIBOU 



well-formed and firm, it affords excellent though somewhat 

 springy walking, but where it is in the watery stage it is 

 extremely treacherous both to man and beast. It forms, 

 indeed, one of the chief difficulties in the way of inland 

 exploration, as it practically prevents the use of horses, except 

 where rough roads are made. On the bogs and marshes 

 there are countless pools and ponds which are somewhat 

 curious in their formation. Not only are they found on the 

 flat lands, but on the steep hill-sides, and are always full of 

 water, which may be a few inches or several feet in depth. 

 Below this water there is usually a light, watery peat which 

 may be of almost any depth, its consistency being like that 

 of very thick pea-soup. Needless to say, these pools are 

 dangerous and are avoided by the larger animals. 



Such, then, is the home of the Caribou. It is but 

 a rough sketch of the island, but if the reader wishes to 

 know more on the subject, the best advice I can give is that 

 he should go there and see for himself what Newfoundland 

 has to offer. Be he hunter, fisherman, or merely a lover 

 of the wilds, he will find himself amply rewarded. 



