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Title: Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Harvey, M. (Moses), 1820-1901
Subjects: George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936
Publisher: New York : The South Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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likely to become a favorite watering-place.Salmon and trout abound in the neighboring streams. The stations from Clarenville to Whitbourne are NorthernBight; Whiteway, 443 miles ; Arnold, La Manche, Rantem, 458miles ; Tickle Harbor, Placentia Junction, Whitbourne, 449miles. From Whitbourne, the train runs to St. Johns, distance57J miles, by Holyrood and the shore of Conception Bay. ST. JOHNS TO HARBOR GRACE. The distance from St. Johns to Carbonear via BrigusBranch is 83; miles. The scenery along this line is veryattractive and the tourist should not omit to make the excur-sion. Topsail—15 miles—is a pretty village on the shore ofConception Bay, with comfortable boarding-houses. It is afavorite summer and bathing resort, and has been somewhatambitiously styled «The Brighton of Newfoundland.» Holy-rood—33 miles—at the head of the bay presents some strikingscenery, especially in its sea arms. Indeed, the scenery of thewhole bay from Topsail, where it first comes into view, can
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NEWFOUNDLAND. 135 scarcely be surpassed. The thriving little town of Brigus,picturesquely situated among the rocks, with a population of1,540, is 55 miles from St. Johns. The remaining stationsare Clarks Beach, 61 miles ; Bay Roberts, 65 miles ; SpaniardsBay, 68 miles ; Harbor Grace, 75 miles ; Carbonear, 83; miles.Harbor Grace, the second town of the island—7,054 population—is a clean, well-built place, finely situated and a centre forshipping. Its trade was formerly much larger than at present.The handsome Roman Catholic Cathedral, which was destroyedby fire four years ago, has been rebuilt. The process ofpacking boneless codfish, tinning caplin and making refined codliver oil can be seen here. Carbonear, 3,756 population, is aneat, thriving place with a fine harbor. A carriage drive ofsixteen miles, from Carbonear to Hearts Content on TrinityBay, will be found enjoyable. This is the western terminus ofthe Anglo-American Companys cables. ST. JOHNS TO PLACENTIA BY RAILWAY. No tou

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