Field Notebook: Quebec 1908
Page 40
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Take on me 100 to 50 fath. English Bay is a small crescentic bay probably two miles across. From the sea it is pleasant to behold, one of the prettiest villages of this southern county shore seen. All the houses are painted yellow with red shingles. The Barrenmore House now occu- pied by Mr. Malovim is a rather large summer house in which I am stopping. It is a splendid home for those parts of the world. Around each house there is a lattice fence, the only village with such ornaments. Mr. Malovim is looking after one in royal style and is doing more than he should. He promises to furnish me 2 or 3 men and a boat to take me to the Salt Lakes. The 2 men and boat are to cost $4.00 per day. He a dozen, one to take a third man for cord are always to be with one and to stay with one at night in case they have to go out in bad weather elsewhere with the boat. A tent, stove, blankets he will