Excursions in and about Newfoundland: During the Years 1839 and 1840, Volume 1John Murray, 1842 - Geology |
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accordingly alongshore anchor appearance ashore banks beach beautiful blowing boat bour breeze brook called Cape Ray Cape St capelin Carbonear caught channel Chapel Arm cliffs close coal coast Conception Bay crew dark deck distance feet fish flat formed Fortune Bay fresh gaff gale George's Bay gradually Grand Pond Harbour Grace hauled head height hills houses Indian inlet island John's lake land light looking marshes morning moss mouth narrow neighbourhood Newfoundland night north-east north-west o'clock occasionally passed Pierre Placentia Placentia Bay pond Portugal Cove Pouche Cove punt Random Island rapids ridge river road rocky round sailed sandstone schooner seemed seen shore shot slate rock slope snow sound south side south-east south-west Spaniard's Bay Stuwitz Sulleon thick three miles Tickle Harbour trees Trinity Bay vessel wind woods yards young seals