CONTENTS

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I. THE OLDEST BRITISH COLONY 1
II. THE INHABITANTS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS 5
III. PERILS OF THE SEA 13
IV. HOME-LIFE IN NEWFOUNDLAND 19
V. THE FISHERIES OF NEWFOUNDLAND 24
VI. A LAND OF TIMBER AND MINERALS 30
VII. ACROSS NEWFOUNDLAND BY RAIL 36
VIII. THE NORWAY OF THE NEW WORLD 41
IX. HAUNTS OF THE PIRATES 46
X. MOUNTAINS OF ICE 51
XI. A PERILOUS ADVENTURE 56
XII. THE NEWFOUNDLAND DOG 60
XIII. HUNTING THE WHALE 65
XIV. SHOOTING AND FISHING 69
XV. SEAL-HUNTING ON THE ICE 75
XVI. LABRADOR 80