270 DIRECTIONS FOI! TOURISTS. 



can dispense for a little with tlie mere luxurie.s of civilization,^ 

 and who are not over squeamish as to " what they eat, drink and 

 avoid" and are content with jilain wholesome fare. Admirers of 

 icebergs will revel in a scene where tliey can at times be cmniteci 

 in hundreds. This " great and teiril)le wilderness" — to use an' 

 Old Testament phrase — stretches for more than a thousand miles- 

 to Cape Chidleigh, at the entrance of Hudson's Straits. The 

 coast is indented by countless fiords, one of them, Hamilton 

 Inlet, is 30 iniles wide at its mouth, while its head is 150 miles- 

 from the sea. Fortunately, on this gi'iiu stonu-l>eaten coast,- 

 there are numerous and safe harbours. It is under the jurisdic- 

 tion of Newfoundland along its Atlantic coast line ; but ther 

 interior and the Gulf Side of the coast from Blanc Sal don are 

 iTuder Canada. 



Formerly the St. John's mail steamer connected at Battle" 

 Harljour with the Labraihn- steamer, but a change has been maile 

 this year, the southern terminus of the Lal>rador steamer's route 

 being Red Bay where connection is made. The route is also ex-- 

 tended beyond Nain to Ramah, the most northern of tlie Mora-- 

 vian Mission stations. A-^, however, the JFimlsor Lake calls at 

 Battle Harbour on lioth lier northei-n and southern trips, no* 

 difficulty will be experienced in joining her there ; but it is at 

 Red Bay the steamers meet for connection. Only two trips in 

 the season are made to Nain and Ramah, on whicli occasions- 

 Battle Harbour is the southern terminus. 



LABRAKOIl POKTS OF CALL, 



The principal ports of call in Labrador are Francis Harbour,- 

 Square Island, Dead Island, Venison Islaml, Punch Bowl, Bat- 

 teau, Uomino, Indian Tickle, Grady, Pack's Harbour, Indian^ 

 Harbour, Emily Harbour, Cape Harrison, Ragged Islands, Turna- 

 vick Islands, Windsor's Harbour, Hopedale, Nain, and Ramah.- 

 The last three are stations of the Moi-avian missions. Tlie mis- 

 sionaries stationed here are Germans, but njost of them s])eak 

 English, and all are well educated, and excellent men. They 

 willingly recei\-e and entertain strangers. A fortnight may be 



