CLIMATE. 309 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 and Newfoundland , both of which are high and mountainous, lie between it and the . 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 Lawrence ; but these are produced by known natural causes. A strong current of cold water runs from the through the strait of Belle Isle ; its prin¬ cipal stream passes between the island of and the coast of Labrador , and coming in contact with the warmer stream of the Lawrence, a fog is produced. Prince Edward Island lies so far within the deep bay, formed between and the north cape of , that the waters which surround it do not mix within many miles of its shores with those of the . 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: