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EASTPORT. Pop. 345 Farming-lumbering settlement at the head of
Salvage B., Bonavista B. Soil is sandy and very fertile. Considerable
quantities of strawberries grown. Has one of the best sand beaches
in the country. Nearby are Happy Adventure, Sandy Cove, and the
new land settlement colony (unnamed). Connected recently by highway
with Glovertown, Alexander B. Station on the main railway, 137
m. ii.'om St. John's. Sagona. 1 sawmill. 11 radios. POMO.
EDDIE'S COVE. Pop. 78. Fishing settlement on the Newfoundland
side of the Straits of Belle Isle. LT. PO.
ELLIOTT'S COVE. Pop. 57. Fishing-farming setlement on the western
side of Random Island, Trinity B. North. 2 sawmills. 3 radios. POMO.
ELLISTON. Pop. 863. Old name: Bird Island Cove. Important fishing
settlement on the north side of Trinity B., 4 m. south of Cape
Bonavista, 5 m. by road from Bonavista, 10 by road from Catalina.
Noted for the native musical talent of many of the people. One of
the rarest Newfoundland books, Tocque's curious "Wandering
Thoughts" (about 1840) was written in and concerning this place. 19
radios. POMO.
ENGLEE. Pop. 522. Second largest settlement on the French Shore,
with much the same sort of background as Conche (q.v.). An important
fishing port both anciently and now. Here are situated the headquartel's
of the largest mercantile firm on the French Shore. Beothick
Indians frequented here, and many stone implements and utensils
have been dug up. A very beautiful place, inside the northern tip of
Canada B. Govt. cold storage bait freezer. 458 m. from St. John's.
Northern Ranger. 4 sawmills. 5 radios. PT.
ENGLISH HARBOUR. Pop. 277. Ancient fishing settlement on the
north side of Trinity B., north of Port Rexton and Champneys, south
of Port Union. Noted in recent years for the very superior quality
of the fish curea here. 3 radios. POMO.
ENGLISH HARBOUR EAST. Pop. 189. Important fishing settlement
near north-east corner of Fortune B. 200 m. from Argentia, 323 from
Port aux Basques. Burgeo. PT.
ENGLISH HARBOUR WEST. Pop. 334. Important banking and inshore
fishing settlement at the S.W. entrance to Fortune B. 250 tn.
from Argentia, 273 from Port aux Basques. Customs. 8 radios. PT.
EPWORTH. Pop. 189. Fishing settlement in Burin, west side of Placentia
B. 4 radios. POMO.
EXPLOITS. Pop. 296. A beautiful settlement near the mouth of the
E. of Exploits, N.D.B., on Burnt Island. First settled early in tU1e
18th century as a salmon catching centre. Here lived John Peyton,
who led the expedition which captured Mary March, "the last of the
Beothucks," in 1819. 22 rn. from Lewisporte, 102 from Twillingate,
Clyde. 1 sawmill. 5 radios. Post Sav. Bank. PT.
FAIR ISLAND. Pop. 257. Fishing settlement off the north side of
Bonavista B., about 8 m. west of Greenspond. 5 radios. PT.
FAIRBANK. Pop. 62. Fishing settlement in Friday's B., New World
Island, N.D.B. 2 sawmills.