Howley's reminiscences (English language Research Centre e-book #1)

This is an edition of J. P. Howley’s "Reminiscences" (ca. 1914), a memoir based on diaries and notebooks written during his years of exploration and mapping in the interior and along the coasts of Newfoundland.Section V: pages 1585-1890. Contents: 1897 Searching for Coal in Codroy Valley: p. 1585 -- 1898 Surveying along Railway: p. 1674 -- 1899 Coal in St. George’s Bay: p. 1704 -- 1900 Settlers’ Land Claims on West Coast: p. 1719 -- 1901 Settlers’ Claims on East Coast: p. 1724 -- 1902 Gold in White Bay: p. 1726 -- 1903 Resumption of Coal Exploration at Grand Lake: p. 1807 -- 1904 Steam-drilling for Coal Resumes, Grand Lake: p. 1814 -- 1905 Drilling for Coal, Grand Lake: p. 1831 -- 1906 Drilling for Coal, Grand Lake; Trip to Labrador; Gambo Pond: p. 1836 -- 1907 Drilling for Coal, Grand Lake; Town of Grand Falls: p. 1855 -- 1908 More Drilling for Coal, Grand Lake: p. 1872 -- 1909 Coal-drilling ends, Grand Lake: p. 1882 -- 1910 The Festival of Empire Postponed: p. 1889 -- 1911 The Festival of Empire: p. 1890.Produced with the assistance of Robert C. Hollett; based on original source documents in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies Archives; includes photographs and drawings.Bibliography and index: in section 07