200 NEWFOUNDLAND 



Long Pond is a large sheet of water, in character very similar 

 to all other Newfoundland lakes, possessing a wide and stony 

 beach, flanked by pines and deciduous trees. 



In the forests are: — The white pine {Pinus alba), black 

 spruce {^Pinus nigra), red spruce {Pinus rubra, Piniis balsaniea, 

 Piiius microcarpa'), white birch {Betiila populifolia), black 

 birch {Betula lenta); poplars, locally called "haps," such as 

 Populus trepida and Popuhis grandidentata ; maples {Acer 

 rubrum, Acer striahun'), mountain ash or dog-wood {Sorbus 

 Americana), choke cherry {Prunus borealis), and small wild 

 cherry {Primus Peftsylvanica), hazel and alder {Alnus crispa). 



The whole of the interior is covered with that lovely 

 flowering shrub, Kalmia Glauca. 



Long Pond is a dangerous lake to cross. Being high 

 and open, the wind rises rapidly, and a slight breeze will 

 create such a " jabble " on the lee shore that canoeing must 

 be undertaken with caution. Two years previously Joe had 

 nearly lost his life in this lake. He was accompanying a 

 white man on a short hunting trip, and on his return the 

 lake "looked" easy to pass. To Joe's experienced eye, how- 

 ever, things seemed otherwise, and he advised waiting a 

 day till it was calm. His master, however, was in a hurry, 

 and decided to chance it, with the result that both boats 

 were flooded as they approached the southern shore, and 

 sank in about five feet of water. If the accident had 

 occurred two minutes earlier, all on board must have been 

 drowned. 



Next day, accordingly, Joe shook his head when he spied 

 little white waves breaking on the distant shore, so we 

 remained till midday, afterwards making a start up shore to 

 the narrowest crossing place, about a mile and a half wide, 

 and the wind being slight, we paddled across in none too 



