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of the word. Yet there is not a single place touched by the 

 mail steamer where the visitor will not find a shelter of some 

 sort. The ways of the country are those of the wilds, and 

 every house is glad to offer what accommodation it can to 

 those who come along. The Moravian Brethren, the hos- 

 pitals of the Royal National Mission to deep-sea fishermen, 

 the larger planters, as well as the settlers, are always glad 

 to help a visitor along. Naturally, however, if one wishes 

 to go exploring, hunting, fishing, or doing any kind of work 

 which involves going far from the mail steamers, it is best 

 to be independent, and to be so one should carry a tent 

 and light camper's outfit. 



Very few supplies can be obtained locally. It is best to 

 rely on obtaining nothing beyond flour, sugar, hard bread, 

 salt meats, and one or two of the commoner foods, such as 

 dry peas, etc. ; these can be obtained at almost every place 

 where the mail boat stops. Nor must one count on getting 

 canoes or light boats suitable for rivers on the coast. 

 Only a very few such craft exist. It is far better to take 

 one's own boat and sell off at the end of the trip, for craft 

 of this sort would command a ready market. 



Guides can be obtained for most of the outer bays if they 

 are arranged for beforehand. Since the summer-time is 

 the only season in which most Labrador men can earn 

 money, arrangements should be made for guides and crews 

 during the preceding winter or spring. The best way to be 

 sure of a reliable guide is to write to the agent of the Hudson's 

 Bay Company, the Moravian Brethren in the north, or the 

 author of this chapter. All are glad enough to assist any 

 one planning a visit to the coast or interior. 



The best way of all, though naturally the most expen- 



