ig8 A SUMMER SAIL TO THE LABRADOR COAST 



DOUBLE ISLANDS, LABRADOR. 



In order to reach the North- West River on the north shore of Hamil- 

 ton Inlet, a fishing-party require to land at Rigoulette, a Hudson Bay 

 trading post, from which there is a trail across to another post on 

 Ungava Bay, an inlet of the great Hudson Bay. The fishing here 

 is often very good. Boats and guides can be obtained from the 

 Hudson Bay Company. 



Another very good fishing river is Sandy Hill River, near Tub 

 Harbour. To get to this place one requires to land at Indian Tickle 

 and, securing guides and boats, proceed up stream. There are 

 other excellent streams only to be reached by becoming the sailing- 

 master of one's own craft. This has its drawbacks, however, as 

 owing to dangerous navigation, the absence of lighthouses, the 

 frequency of fogs and heavy blows, even in midsummer, very slow 

 progress can be made in any given direction without picking up 

 a pilot familiar with every inch of the coast. The many ledges and 

 currents which have never been properly marked on any chart, and 

 the numberless islands and passages too intricate to be accurately 

 mapped, often render navigation a mere matter of guesswork. 



Nearly the whole of the coast is edged with clusters of islets, 

 separated from the mainland by deep narrow channels. It is not, 

 therefore, surprising, as Dr. Grenfell has observed, that ' the surveying 

 is mostly accomplished by the bilges and keels of devoted fishing- 

 craft ' ' 



