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jackatar n timber consists mostly of white birch. It would prove a magnificent site for a small settlement were it only more accessible or nearer the seashore, but unfortunately it is too far in and I fear too hard to get at to be utilized for a long time to come. However, I believe it is quite poss...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/37672 2023-12-31T10:19:34+01:00 jackatar n 1990/03/01 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/37672 eng eng J 1889 HOWLEY 27 July, p. 23-4 Robinson's Brook and Fishels areas References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13477 J_13477_jackatar n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/37672 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1990 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:34Z jackatar n timber consists mostly of white birch. It would prove a magnificent site for a small settlement were it only more accessible or nearer the seashore, but unfortunately it is too far in and I fear too hard to get at to be utilized for a long time to come. However, I believe it is quite possible to make a good road into it. We found a birch rind side camp here quite [reverse] recently occupied by three men whose footing we saw in the sand. They had killed a deer and a lot of geese. The were evidently some of the jackatars from Bank Head or Flat Bay who knew I was coming in here and determ ined to get before me. The either killed or drove off all the game. Yet we saw two deer, but did not fire at them. Fixed up the old camp for the night and found plenty of the big mosquitoes here awaiting us but the night proved a cold one so high up in the mountains and without our blankets we soon got rid of the mosquitoes. MAR 1 1990 W.J.KIRWIN Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used jackie tar, jackitar, jack-o-tar, jackotaw, jacky tar, jack-tar, jacky Checked by Sarah Budgell on Thu 09 Apr 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 13 Jul 2015; reverse side of J_13476 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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jackatar n timber consists mostly of white birch. It would prove a magnificent site for a small settlement were it only more accessible or nearer the seashore, but unfortunately it is too far in and I fear too hard to get at to be utilized for a long time to come. However, I believe it is quite possible to make a good road into it. We found a birch rind side camp here quite [reverse] recently occupied by three men whose footing we saw in the sand. They had killed a deer and a lot of geese. The were evidently some of the jackatars from Bank Head or Flat Bay who knew I was coming in here and determ ined to get before me. The either killed or drove off all the game. Yet we saw two deer, but did not fire at them. Fixed up the old camp for the night and found plenty of the big mosquitoes here awaiting us but the night proved a cold one so high up in the mountains and without our blankets we soon got rid of the mosquitoes. MAR 1 1990 W.J.KIRWIN Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used jackie tar, jackitar, jack-o-tar, jackotaw, jacky tar, jack-tar, jacky Checked by Sarah Budgell on Thu 09 Apr 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 13 Jul 2015; reverse side of J_13476 |
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J 1889 HOWLEY 27 July, p. 23-4 Robinson's Brook and Fishels areas References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13477 J_13477_jackatar n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/37672 |
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