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boat, so that visitors can come by the one route and return 

 by the other; the tickets are good on either steamer. St. 

 John's is connected with Bay of Islands by direct railway 

 communication. 1 



The Reid-Newfoundland Company issue an illustrated 

 " Souvenir" of Newfoundland. This contains an excellent 

 map of all the routes of their lines, and also takes in the 

 whole coast of Newfoundland and the Labrador coast as 

 far north as their steamer goes, i.e. to Nain. As far as 

 Chateau in the Strait of Belle Isle, the tourist is in tele- 

 graphic communication with the outside world and by the 

 Marconi system as far north as Hamilton Inlet. 



St. John's is easy of access and can be reached from 

 Liverpool or Glasgow by the Allan line of steamers. The 

 passage takes about eight days. St. John's can also be 

 reached by steamer from Halifax by the Furness line or 

 Red Cross line ; from New York direct by the Red Cross 

 line ; direct from Philadelphia by the Allan line ; and direct 

 from Montreal by the Black Diamond Steamship line. If, 

 however, a shorter sea passage is desired, passengers can go 

 via Sydney, Cape Breton, whence a steamer connects with 

 the trans-Newfoundland Railway at Port-aux-Basques, 

 accomplishing the short sea journey in six or seven hours. 

 The railway to St. John's from Port-aux-Basques passes 

 through Bay of Islands, the starting-point of the western 

 boat to Labrador. It also traverses the beautiful valleys 

 of the Humber and Cordroy rivers. 



As the east coast Labrador steamer makes about a hun- 



1 The passenger agent at St. John's for the Reid-Newfoundland 

 Company will gladly give all information with regard to means of 

 transit, etc. 



