i»ii;e( rioxs yon totkists. 2G3 



>wlii) want to lireatlu' tlic Ijmciiig sea-air and lieuftit by tlif sti- 

 i:nulu< ill ipait I'll to niiiul ami liody by constant cliange uf scene, 

 •will find either or both ui' these ti-ijis, in the Coastal steamers, 

 ■enjoyable and beneticial. The aeeonimodation Tor tiavellers, 

 .especially in the Grand Lahe, is excellent ; the ta1)le good, and 

 •the captains and ofticer.s are experienced carel'iil men, noted for 

 •their attention and rourtesy to trawllers. Almost the entire 

 j-oiind ol' the island can be made in these steamers. Those who 

 do not care to make the whole ronnd can land at any of the in- 

 iermediate i)orts where there are sutiicient attractions, and spend 

 a few days fishing, shooting, sketching,' and photographing, await- 

 ing the return of the .steamers, thus greatly enhancing the 

 plea.sni'es of the trip anil securing the oi)portuuity of making 

 .a closer aciiuaintance with the country and its people. After 

 ^•eacliing Battle Harbour, the tourist can extend his trip along 

 itlie wliole coast of Laluador as tar as Xain, as the Labrador mail 

 steamer connects there. 



THK AVK.STEKX ItOUTE PEIt " GK.V>'I> I.AKK " — ST. JOHN'S 

 TO BONNK BAY DIST VNCK 6.51 MILES. 



From St. John's to Bonne Bay the fare for cabin passage is 

 j^lo — meals included, — the .same rate in returning ; for inter- 

 iniediate jtorts the rate is proportional according to distance. 

 From St. John's to Battle Harbour the fare for cal)in is $'12. On 

 the Lal)rador steamer §2 per day. On each route there are about 

 24 ports of call, .so that ample opportunity of viewing the scenery 

 iind obtaining an ielea of the country is attbrded. 



POINTS OF CALL— WESTERN KOUTE. 



After leaving St. John'.s the steamer makes her fir.st call at 

 Ferryland, and rounding Cape Kace she passes (25 miles farther) 

 ^t. Shotts, where niauy a mariner has gone down, " urdcnelled, 

 iincottined and unknown," and enters the line liarlnjur of Tre- 

 passey. Her course theuce is up St. Mary'.s Bay, 25 miles wide 

 .at the mouth, and 35 miles in length. St. Mary's, the port of 

 £all, (518 inhabitants) is a busy (ishing village and somewhat of a 

 farming district. PJac.eijtia Bay, the lai-gest in the island, being 



