94 A<;i;i('ri;i'ri;A[> iihsoiuces. 



could ^-ce along tlic luniks tlia1 thf soil Mas cxrcrdinglv j^-ood aiuf 

 four feft in deptli ; while the grass, hal-aiii, ami balm nf gilcad 

 trees and tall alders ga\ e ju'oot' of its surpassing fertility. " 



JX'OXOMIC MATEKIAI.S. 



Tlie Geological Ivepurt fuillier states that "the coal rdck?- 

 were perceived to he ilistrihuted along the hase of the Cajie Ray 

 mountains." "(iyjisuni too is lai-gely ile\e1ope<l on tlie coast 

 near Codroy and in ]5ay St. George. The \ast masses whirh 

 come out in tlie cliti's helweeu Codroy Islam! and the great Goil- 

 roy Eiver can hanlly fail to ]irove s(.)iiie day of gi-eat value and 

 importance. Admiral ile huilding stone is found on Codroy 

 Island and on the great Codroy River." Limestone too is- 

 abundant. 



Such then is tliis line region whose valless, liy the close of 

 next year, Avill be traversed in their I'Utire length by tlie new 

 railway in its route to Port-aux-Basque. The \alue of all its 

 natural resources will be vastly enhanceil liy the railway Avhich 

 will furnish an outlet for its various products, aud stimulate 

 a variety of iudusti'ies now undreamt of. The great <li'awbaclv 

 to its progress — the want of roads and a market for its agri- 

 cultural and niineial piodnctions, — will now be removed. 

 Although the diuu'Usious of these vallevs are liuuleil, their 

 natui-al capabilities are eouijiaratividy great, and tlioe will 

 noAv be turned to account. Having a favourable climate, fertile 

 soil, enormous development of gypsum and limestone, almridance 

 of tindjer and iiidications of coal and nnnerals, it is evident that 

 the valley is rieli in all lliat ean miiuster to man's romlorl and 

 material progress. Al h'asl ten or twelve thousauil i)eojile unght 

 find a comfortable home here. The ceirsus of 18!Jl gives the 

 population as 508. 



ST. <;k;()kc;e's ijay— its iMtosrixxs. 



About 3."; miles lo the north of Codroy is the tine Bay of St, 

 George. More jirojieily it nnght lie called a gulf, lieing 40jui!es- 

 ■wide at its entrance an<l .")() miles in length. It is long and 

 tapering, and receives al its liead and along its southern shore 



