136 CARIBOU SHOOTING IN NEWFOUNDLAND. 



to fifteen feet wide, and the harbor contains scarcely 

 more than an acre of water surface. As seen in the 

 illustration, their little cottages are clinging to the 

 rocky ledges, while the stages where they land their 

 fish project over the water, as well as the "flakes" on 

 which the cod are dried. During the fishing season 

 the whole process of " splitting," "heading" and 

 "salting" can be seen. To add to the picturesque- 

 ness of the scene, a little river which flows through 

 Lake Quidi forms a beautiful little cascade as it falls 

 over the rocks into the diminutive harbor. 



