American men

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1978
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/4251

american n But the securest harbors are invariably indicated by a tall pyramid of stones, piled upon the highest point of land at their entrance. These beacons are called "American men," from their having been erected by the Yankee fishermen, and are exceedingly useful to mariners, since the uniformity of the coast presents few features sufficiently marked to serve as reliable guides. Such caprices of the weather make it necessary to run into harbor at night; for what vessel could then run the gauntlet of hidden rocks, icebergs, and drifting ice? For the exigencies the Labrador coast is well provided. The shores are every where bold, and under the lee of every island is a harbor. But the securest. [This writer could folk-etymologize, too. WK] PRINTED ITEM W.J. KIRWIN JAN 1978 JH JAN 1978 Used I Used I Used I Naskopi, naked man, CAIRN Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Thu 31 Jul 2014