steamer there and see that nothing of our outfit was left behind.
George and I broke camp in time to take the evening train on the
branch road to Harbour Grace, where, it was agreed, we should
rejoin the others, the steamer being scheduled to put in there on
its way north.

When I had our camp baggage transferred next morning to the wharf,
and George and I had arrived there ourselves, we found also waiting
for the steamer several prospectors who were going to "The
Labrador," as the country is known to the Newfoundlanders, to look
for gold, copper, and mica. All of them apparently were dreaming
of fabulous wealth. None, I was told, was going farther than the
lower coast; they did not attempt to disguise the fact that they
feared to venture far into the interior.

Around the wharves little boats were unloading caplin, a small fish
about the size of a smelt. I was informed that these fish sold for
ten cents a barrel, and were used for bait and fertiliser. My
astonishment may be imagined, therefore, when I discovered that on
the Virginia Lake they charged thirty-five cents for three of these
little fish fried.

At ten o'clock our boat came in, and a little after noon we steamed
out of the harbour, Hubbard and I feeling that now we were fairly
on our way to the scene of our work. Soon after rejoining Hubbard,
I learned something more of the mysterious ways of the Reid-
Newfoundland Company. The company's general passenger agent,
avowing deep interest in our enterprise, had presented Hubbard with
passes to Rigolet for his party. Hubbard accepted them gratefully,
but upon boarding the steamer he was informed that the passes did