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ously accounted for, but never yet from what I con- ceive the true cause; and which I consider to be, in the first place, that the waters which wash the shores of the island do not come in immediate contact with those of a different temperature ; and, secondly, that Cape Breton and Newfoundland, both of which are high and mountainous, lie between it and the Atlantic. These islands arrest the fogs, 'which would otherwise be driven by strong easterly Winds from the banks to Prince Edward Island. Fogs are, it is true, occa— sionally met with at the entrance of the river St Lawrence ; but these are produced by known natural causes. A strong current of cold water runs from the Atlantic through the strait of Belle Isle; its prin- cipal stream passes between the island of Anticosti and the coast of Labrador, and coming in contact with the warmer stream of the St Lawrence, a fog is produced.

Prince Edward Island lies so far within the deep bay, formed between Cape Rosier and the north cape of Cape Breton, that the waters which surround it do

not mix within many miles of its shores with those of the Atlantic.

As regards the salubrity of the island, it is agreed by all who have lived any time on it, and have com- pared its climate with that of other countries, that there are few places where health is enjoyed With less interruption. What Mr Stewart, in his excellent

account, at the time it was written, of Prince Edward Island, says of the climate, is, I think,'strictly true: