40 LABRADOR 
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, ete.; 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 areliable guide isto writeto 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- 
