1922: 



SIIROSBREE, COLLECTING ON BONAVENTURE ISLAND 



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islanders, who came to our assistance with a boat and lanterns. The 

 boat was easily pushed off this second time, no damage having been 

 done. At last w'e landed at what we later found to be the fishing village 

 of Bonaventure, shown in figure 12, wet through and cold. Even then, 

 as we discovered, our troubles had not yet ended. We had yet "a rough 

 and rugged path to travel" — we had to climb to an elevation of about 

 one hundred and fifty feet above the place where we landed. This was 

 accomplished b}' forming a human chain led by one of the islanders. 

 We dragged ourselves up through water and mud, in places over our 



2. Nearer view of a portion of the Gannet ledges shown above. 

 Dr. W. D. Richardson. 



Photo by 



ankles, it being too dark to see where to place one foot before the other. 

 At last we arrived at the home of the Paget family, who had made a 

 big wood fire, anticipating the condition we would be in upon our 

 arrival. 



The next morning Duval took Mr. Stoddard and myself around 

 the Island in his boat to view the Gannet colonies. It is a grand sight 

 from the water, practically every part of the rock upon which a foot- 

 ing could be secured for a distance of a mile seemed to be occupied by 

 Gannets. A portion of the colony, as viewed from the water, is shown 



