A historical survey of the settlement of Lark Harbor, York Harbor in the outer Bay of Island, Newfoundland

• Title	A historical survey of the settlement of Lark Harbor, York Harbor in the outer Bay of Island, Newfoundland
  Short Title	A historical survey of the settlement of Lark Harbor, York Harbor in the outer Bay of Island, Newfoundland
  Author	Stuart L. Harvey
  Publisher	Name: Name: http://www.geocities.com/terreneuvien/forgottn.htm July 1997 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Author wishes to thank all of the following individuals and groups who willingly and in a variety of ways gave their assistance in the preparation of this book. Gordo;;
  Source ID	S109
  Linked to	Darrigan, Maurice

  
  

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  _UID: F9F85D6C-D77C-41B2-8661-702274406741 ABBR The Forgotten BayTEXT EARLY SETTLEMENT, INDUSTRY, AND THE ARRIVAL OF THE CHURCH In 1857 Captain Kelly of the schooner Alice, visiting Lark Harbour on business for the Newfoundland government, reported: There are no permanent residents in this harbour. Some five or six families from the entrance of the River Humber come here during the summer for the purpose of fishing, the catch of which here is very small. There are ten French brigs and seven schooners from St Pierre in the bay. \super(38)\nosupersub Rev Ulric Zuinglius Rule, the first priest of the Bay of Islands Anglican Mission, made a similar statement about the location of settlers in 1865 on his first visit to the Bay: ... the bulk of the inhabitants of Bay of Islands lived not in the actual bay, but along the shores of the estuary of the river Humber, which flows into the main arm of the Bay. \super (39)\nosupersub The location referred to by both Captain Kelly and Rev Rule is the stretch of shoreline along both sides of the Humber Arm from the mouth of the Humber River westwards to the present community of Frenchman's Cove, including the community of Birch y Cove (Curling) and "The Beach" (John's Beach) on the south side, and Meadows (the most populous settlement on the north side), Gillams and McIvers on the north side. These were already inhabited when Rev Rule arrived. This shore line is not onl y more sheltered from the violent winds which frequently assail the exposed outer regions of the Bay, but it would also be less exposed to the view of the French naval vessels when they patrolled the area, thus making it a more comfortable place for English settlers. There had been a good salmon fishery inthis area for a number of years now, and this, along with the plentiful herring, fur and timber resources, made the area attractive to the settlers. U Z Rule mentions being warmly welcomed on his arrival by two men, "Strickland and Maurice Derigan", from The Beach. Both names Derigan (now Dar