2 NEWFOUNDLAND 



the Newfoundlanders are not black or red, but are of a good 

 old English stock, and that they wash themselves twice a day. 



In reality Newfoundland is a most attractive place, with 

 its thousands of lakes and pools ; picturesque streams teeming 

 with salmon, trout, and ouananiche ; great open moors and 

 marshes dotted with the ever restless herds of caribou, A 

 wild sea-coast inhabited by thousands of sea-birds ; dense 

 forests of varied and beautiful trees, all contribute to make the 

 island one of the most delightful of all wild countries to the 

 sportsman and the lover of Nature. 



There is more than a little fascination, too, in knowing 

 that here is land, within seven days of England,^ a great part 

 of whose interior has never been trodden by the white man, 

 even by Government surveyors, and that you can plunge 

 into this beautiful wilderness and feel all the delights of 

 wandering at will through the recesses of an untrodden waste, 

 where deer-stalking — and such deer too! — may be pursued. 

 It is perfect, because you can do it all by yourself, and not 

 trust to your guides for this part of the hunt, as the New- 

 foundlanders, though excellent fellows, are not well versed 

 in the finer points of the art of venery. 



Here in these forests and barrens with their natural 

 sanctuaries the caribou are holding their own — one of the 

 few instances where the purely wild game of Europe and 

 America are not decreasing. 



With the exception of some of the large animals, New- 

 foundland contains much the same fauna as Canada. The 



' It is hoped that in two years we shall have a fast route from Ireland to Green 

 Bay in three days. Messrs. Ochs have entered into a contract with the Newfoundland 

 Government to build seventeen-knot steamers which are to run every week. The 

 credit of inventing and the carrying through of this important scheme is entirely due 

 to Mr. H. C. Thomson. After many difficulties and much hard work it is satisfaction 

 to his many friends that Mr. Thomson may see his dreams of a quick-transit route 

 realised. 



