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large business houses in the eastern half of Water 

 Street compare favorably Avith similar structures in 

 cities of the same size in any part of the United 

 States. There is an excellent system of sewerage, and 

 the water supply cannot be excelled. It is obtained 

 from Windsor Lake, four miles distant, the lake being 

 four hundred feet above the level of the sea. 



RELATIVE DISTANCES. 



St. John's is situated on the east side of the penin- 

 sula of Avalon, which presents a wide frontage to the 

 sea and is the portion of North America nearest to 

 the Old World. It is sixty miles north of Cape Race, 

 600 miles from Halifax, 1,170 miles from Montreal, 

 1,200 miles from New York and 1,700 miles from 

 Queenstown, being 1,000 miles nearer the latter place 

 than is New York. The codfish and seal industries 

 are well illustrated by a visit to the large warehouses 

 of Baine Johnston, Job, Monroe, Thorburn and many 

 others along the dock. 



The post office is a fine commodious structure situ- 

 ated towards the Avestern end of Water Street. The 

 upper floor is devoted to the purposes of a public 

 museum, which we found well worth a visit. 



THE MUSEUM. 



Here are arrayed specimens of all the minerals and 



