398 CAPE BRETON . From , which is an abrupt and moun¬ tainous headland, to Marguerite, the coast assumes the form of a bold mountainous amphitheatre, called by the inhabitants Broad Cove, into which several small streams run. This part of the country is rather populously settled ; and the lands, particularly the interval of Broad Cove, are considered fertile. is settled, along its banks, by Acadian French, who might live most comfortably, by applying their labour solely to the cultivation of the beautiful fertile lands that extend along this fine stream, and to the raising of cattle ; but they cannot, it would seem, resist the infatuated propensity of the Acadians for fishing, and making coasting voyages with their shallops. Salmon are usually plentiful at Marguerite, and from this circumstance it is fre¬ quently called . Cheticamp Harbour is seventeen miles to the northward of Marguerite. The intermediate coast is settled by Acadians. This harbour admits schooners only ; and a fishing, carried on by merchants, has been for many years established in this place. The inhabitants are also Acadian French. Along the iron-bound, precipitous, and dreadful coast which extends from Cheticamp to the , there are only six or eight families settled. This is a terrible shore to approach ; and as many vessels, in proportion to the number passing, have been wrecked along its precipitous cliffs, with the destruction, ex¬ cept in very few instances, of all on board, as on any coast in the world. The lands, however, at a little