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lny H. F . Shnrtif.'l, Hil'ltorioITAph"!r\
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To the lover of nature, 'the rugged 1s as p'leasing as the beautiful , and its
attractions ar e almost t he same ; he nce, \oIh~th~r it be on some mountain pea k or in
the share of SO'1le l owlie r valley that such f.ndu kge their r everie s, the sc ope f or
observation if! equally profitable . But if one position be more pr eferable than en-,
other, then t.hat, of the mountain peak has t.he advantege ,
Therefore , for the pr e sent, ve \li11 take our st.end on t he sulll.ll\it old Signal
Hill, a nd l ooki ng around we vill note our impressions of the spot. , At firs t sight
one se e e but t he remains of vhat, has be en , a nd alm ost fe els t ha t t he place i s de -,
voi d of any at.t.r-actd ve nees 'Wha t ev er ; but not.vt tbst.endf ng t hi s feeling, t he mtr r -
oundings suggest. much th",t is of historic dmpor -t," This i~ discovered i n t he old
r ui ns and masonry, vhfch abound on f!!very afope of 't he hill.
These r u i ns proclaim
1n silence their 0'WIl t.aje , and they r emind the vfsd t.cr- t.hat at one t i me t.be vi gilence
of the sentry va s her-e con stantly kept. , On t.hese old ve Lks onc e st-ood t.he
__~.nrracks and Lodges of t.he soldiers; and f ro:n out their er::l~~~~t:..!.:-~~...2!d_~~~':..- _
cannon defiantly poi nted. I n t i mt!t=l of peace t.be y 1 0 QK I"1d none t he Ie e s grim; while
i n t i me of va r- t hey be Lched f ort h the i r deadly missiles upon the approaching I'Ieet s
=:-'::;-:-orthe: en-e!dy . :;~Ucil - ~ ~~iti ~-l n~kh\&-=-Of2:~~r-~i~ c-;_8 ~:Yl~ t.o {'Y:-i.~rt-~~l r I -~n d -;--{~~~~ ~-=, ~ -~
i t that St . J ohn' s could not be taken by en tran ce t.hr-cugh the Na r-r ovs , when the
French und er DtIber-ved LIe and Governor DeBoullant, in 16')6 .too1< St . J ohnl s, th~y
had to make a l a nding near Petty Her-bor-, and cu t th~ir 'Way through t he vood s as
th"y came in ove r the hills by what, Le nov known 8S the old Pe tty Har bor Road .
Judee Pr-owse is hi s vr-Ltdngs and 1n his lectures de als at. gr ea t Ieng t.h on thi s ol d
h1ehw\ y of 'War, and also affirms t hat
ROIll I"1 ol d guns ore t o be found eonevhe r -e in
thi::; vicini t y .
Hf n Grace Ar-cb bf shop Howley e Leo t .r-eat.e of t.hts in part!'! of his