Newfoundland railway system R. G. Reid, proprietor, St. John's Newfoundland (1899) (14760544612)

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Title: Newfoundland railway system R. G. Reid, proprietor, St. John's Newfoundland
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Newfoundland Railway System
Subjects: S.S. Bruce Railroads
Publisher: New York, South Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: Queen's University Library, W.D. Jordan Special Collections and Music Library
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ely beaches.Hour after hour we pass scenes and landscapes which gradually un-folded themselves to our delighted vision as very glimpses of fairy-land ; but there were grander to come. Early next morning wewere on deck, and words cannot describe the glorious sight pre-sented. Before us was the Labrador robed in all the magic coloringof an early summer morning—a vista of mountains capped withsnow, fantastic peaks, cliff on cliff rising sheer from 2,000 to 2,500feet, great chasms between columns of rocks which looked like thewalls of some vast temple. From some of the precipices, waterfallsformed by the melting snow away up, tumbled in foaming beautydown the steep. ROUND TRIP. $60.00 ROUND TRIP. Round trip tickets from North Sydney to points on Labradorvia St. Johns, with option to stop-off at any point on theLabrador, and returning via Catalina or Harbor Grace, or on toNorth Sydney by rail, or via steamer from Battle Harbor to Bayof Islands thence rail and S. S. Bruce to North Sydney.
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Salmon Fishing. NEWFOUNDLAND RAILWAY SLEEPING^ CARS. This service has been given special attention as the superb carswhich are being run, and the attention given passengers, will testify.