treaty shore

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1977
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/75303

treaty n .it is only on this treaty shore today we find the typical fishing ships' rooms of early times.They consist generally of mere temporary structures, such as stages, and huts covered while in use with canvas, and perhaps a cook-house of similar character. They do not construct flakes as we do, but select a favourable site on shore in the eyes of the sun, where they spread their fish out to dry. Where beaches of coarse shingle are convenient, such places are always selected; but where not it is customary to prepare the ground (over) [reverse] by clearing away large spaces, and then gathering stones .which are thickly strewn over the surface so as to form a drying bed. I saw some of these during the past summer at Conche, where at one time the French had nine or ten rooms. PRINTED ITEM G.M. Story 1/77 JH 1/77 Used I Used I Not used treaty shore, ~coast, french shore Reverse at T_15305