DIRECTIONS FOR TOURISTS. ZiUY 



the city, -whicli gives employment to al)OiTt 400 persons, and is 

 equal in all respects to any other estahlishment of the kintl in 

 British Ameiica or the United States. There are also thi-ee iron 

 foumlries, nail foundry, machine shops, railway woi'k-shops, two' 

 1)iscuit hakeries of a superior description, hreweries, taujieries, 

 furniture, tohacco, soap and l)utterine factories — all of which 

 give employment to a lai-ge numher of hands. 



NATIVE BEItKIES. 



One recently introduced native industry deserves special men-' 

 tion — the preserving, on a large scale, for exportation, of the 

 delicious wild berries -which grow in uidimited quantities all 

 over the island. Only one tirni has yet taken a pi'ominent part 

 in this new and jti^omising industry — Mr. W. H. Davidson, 

 Grocer, Water Street, to wlium the credit of introducing it 

 belongs. If generally carried out, thousands of idle hands — 

 especially women and young ^Jcr.'^ons, — might be profitably en- 

 gaged in gathering the wild .straw-berries, rasp-beri'ies, capillaire, 

 partridge-berries, bake-fipples, "hurt/'' oi' 1 due-berries, which 

 cover hundreds of thousands of acres and can be gathered in the 

 vicinity of every settleiuent. Tlie article produced by Mr. 

 Davidson is delicious. Some two years ago he sent a jjackage of 

 these i^reserved berries to the Queen who was pleased to accept 

 the .same, and to expres.s her great satisfactiim witli the contents,- 

 To make this industry a success, a drawback on the sugar used 

 should be allowed liy tlie Government, as the duty on that article 

 is nearly 100 per cent., greatly interfering with the success of 

 such an enterpiise. 



DRIVES AND AVALK.S IN THP: VICINITY OF .ST. JOHN'S, 



By making St. John's headquarters, the tourist can enjoy 

 many delightful excursions by vehicle, or for short distances 

 on foot. Cabs can Iil- hired fcyi' the day or half day at the rate 

 of four dollars per day, or eighty cents per houi". Shoit drives 

 through the city cost from thirty to fifty cents, according to dis-- 

 tance. There are numerous lakes an<l ponds at moderate dis-- 

 tances from the citv where excellent trout fishing can l)e had;- 



