GRAND ROMAINE AND Ol,D ROMAINE 



for commercial purposes. On the morning that 

 we sailed for Romaine, we passed a half-dozen 

 small fishing-schooners or barges, manned en- 

 tirely by Indians, all engaged in fishing* We 

 heard that they were extremely expert in this, 

 but suffered greatly from the wet and cold, as 

 they possessed no oilskin clothing. A Labra- 

 dorian told us that one Indian could catch as 

 many fish as two whites. 

 f Fish spread to dry are not safe anywhere 

 in the neighborhood of Indian dogs, so the 

 smoothly rounded rocky islands that make 

 the harbor were utilized for this purpose. 

 Morning and evening a picturesque company 

 of white men and women could be seen spread- 

 ing or stacking the harvest. Like the Indians, 

 the people of the coast are fond of bright col- 

 ors, and one often sees purple or green or red 

 waists or sweaters. I was particularly at- 

 tracted by a pale salmon-colored waist worn 

 by a woman in a big apron, the "header" at 

 a splitting-table. The houses, too, are painted 

 in blues and yellows and pinks. 



The next day we rowed and sailed to the 

 rapids at the mouth of the Romaine River. 

 Splendid salmon were jumping completely 



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