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;.ancl some learning. "A bee in liis Lonnet" did the rest; but 

 Placentia will hardly erect a monument to the memory of her 

 -only pro2)het. That such a man should only 100 years ago have 

 set fashioiialile London in a blaze with his delusions, and won a 

 llarge following, having among them shrewd, intelligent and 

 educated men, is a remarkable phenomenon even in tlie history 

 .of religious fanaticisms. 



FROM ST. JOHN'S TO EXPLOITS BY THE NORTHERN AND 

 WESTERN RAILWAY— DISTANCE 257J MILES. 



By far the most interesting railway excursion is Ijy the North- 

 ern and Western Railway now under construction and which has 

 been completed and is now operated to the Exploits River, a 

 distance from the capital of 257^ miles. No tourist will omit 

 •this trip to Exploits which affords a view of the interior ; of its 

 largest rivers and lakes ; of its best lands and forests ; and some 

 of its finest scenery. Along this line, at different points, salmon 

 and trout fishing to any extent can be had ; and after September 

 15th ptarmigan (willow grouse) and deer shooting. Some of the 

 finest localities for deer-stalking can be reached by this line. 

 J>I^on-residents of the Colony, however, have to pay §100 for a 

 license to kill deer, and not more than five stags and three does 

 can be killed per season. A stop can be made at any of the in- 

 termediate stations for sport or for artistic purposes. The scenery 

 is fresh and novel. At all the principal stations hotel accommo- 

 .dation either has been or will be provided shortly. The carriages 

 are most comfortable, and the road admirably built. There are 

 as yet only two through trains weekly, on Tuesdays and Fridays. 

 Leaving St. John's on these mornings at 10 o'clock, by the 

 ordinary train, Whitbourne is reached in three hours, where 

 .connection is made by the N. & W. Train which reaches its 

 destination at Exploits in about 12 hours. Fare to Exploits from 

 Whitbourne — 1st clast, .$6 ; 2nd class, .^4. For a full account of 

 •this railway — the stations, character of the country, scenery, 

 ifishing, etc., see page Gl to 76. The time-table will be found 

 ;among the advertisements. The following is a Table of Dis- 

 vtances for this railway when completed to Port-aux-Basque : — 



