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...adventures on the Labrador coast last summer. The object of his expedition was to capture some caribou fawns to be introduced into a herd of reindeer which Dr. Grenfell had imported from Norway, but in this undertaking he was unsuccessful owing to a combination of misfortunes. Landing in Newfoundland in early June, he and his companion crossed the island by railroad and walking, to Trollingate, in order to intercept the St. John's steamer on her northward journey to Labrador. However, as the vessel was a week late, they shipped on a whaling boat bound for northern Newfoundland, intending...
...series of six lectures being given this season by Mr. Barr, one of which he will deliver this evening, represents several years of endeavor, accompanied by much hardship and great expense. He has just returned from a six months' trip in Labrador and North Newfoundland, where his work consisted largely of exploration, and where in the course of the summer he covered many hundred miles of seacoast and penetrated far into the interior using reindeer as pack animals. The expedition was mainly in search of young caribou, to be captured alive and brought to a post of the Deep...
...slides which will be used to illustrate this lecture were taken for the purpose by Mr. Barr and are exceptional in their line, demonstrating vividly the efforts of Dr. Grenfell and his colleagues to improve the conditions of the natives in Labrador and northern Newfoundland...
...illustrated lecture by Mr. Edward Balch Barr on "Dr. Grenfell and the Deep Sea Mission" will be given in the Living Room of the Union tomorrow at 8 o'clock. Mr. Barr has just returned from a six month's trip in Labrador and North Newfoundland, where he worked with Dr. Grenfell. The particular purpose of Mr. Barr's expedition was a search for young caribou to be taken alive in the hope that they might be domesticated and so become of use to the summer, he covered hundreds of miles of seacoast and penetrated far into the interior...
...Edward Balch Barr will give an illustrated lecture on "Dr. Grenfell and the Deep Sea Mission" in the Living Room of the Union next Tuesday at 8 o'clock. Mr. Barr worked under Dr. Grenfell in Labrador and North Newfoundland six months last year and accomplished a great deal in exploring both the sea-coast and interior of the country...