CONTENTS. 



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CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION 9 



Outings a Necessity to Brain Workers "Can't Afford It " How 

 to Raise the Wind Transmute Smoke into Gold Consolidate the 

 "Days Off" and have Something to Show for Them Longer 

 Life and More in It. 



CHAPTER II. PHYSICAL FEATURES OF NEWFOUNDLAND 17 



Its Geographical Position Comparative Size Form Coast As- 

 pect The Interior Mountain Chains Rivers Lakes Ponds. 

 Bays. 



CHAPTER III. FAUNA AND FLORA OF THE ISLAND 26 



Fauna: Caribou or Reindeer Its Migrations Bear, Wolves and 

 Smaller Animals The Newfoundland Dog His Degeneracy. 

 Birds Ptarmigan Flora: Forests of the Gander, Exploits and 

 Humber River Districts Timber and Lumber Operations Berry- 

 bearing Plants. 



CHAPTER IV. THE FISHERIES 33 



Abundance of Trout and Salmon " No Fish " Except the Cod in 

 Native Parlance Codfish the Staple Export Volume of the 

 Business A Permanent Industry Arctic Current Slime Feeds 

 Small Fishes, They Feed the Cod, the Cod Feeds Man Seal 

 Fisheries Slaughter of the "Harps" The Sealing Gun Dis- 

 Distance Measured by "Gunshot " Salmon Herring Lobster. 



CHAPTER V. AGRICULTURE IN NEWFOUNDLAND 44 



The Soil Neglected False Representations as to its Value Delay 

 in Development of Interior The Geological Survey Sets Things 

 Right Fertile River Valleys Farm Products in 1891 Domestic 

 Animals. 



CHAPTER VI. MINERAL RESOURCES 47 



The First Mines Geological Distribution of the Copper Ores. 

 Lead Ore Gypsum and Marbles Iron Pyrites Mine on Pilley's 

 Island Asbestos Coal Areas Petroleum. 



CHAPTER VII . GOVERNMENT AND FINANCES 55 



Mode of Government Constitution Powers of the Governor. 

 The Legislature The Supreme Court Central District Court. 

 Quarter Sessions Magistrates Failure in Administration Com- 

 mercial and Financial Slavery A Gloomy View From Boom 

 to Crash The Outlook Their Hope and Prayer. 



