these I am indebted to the invaluable collection of Geo, A. Leard, Souris . Whatever its shortcomings and inaccuracies, the following may prove of interest to another generation of inquirers into the early days of Prince Edward Island . Concerning these statements which may be questioned and labelled inaccuracies, these statements may well be as authentic as the so-called corrections, since both will depend on memories of older citizens. Apart from "ome minor changes, the charmingly original methods of expression have been retained. A pedant in grammar may find fault with structure and com¬ position, but the writers were not literary people. John Bunyan was not a literary man. Some of the world's greatest literature was produced by men who possessed no other qualifications than native wit, imagination, a seeing eye, a well-stored memory, and a healthy curiosity as to events and people. Shortcomings and all, these items of interest concerning the period of Pioneers, Pine Timber and .'".yt^toes on Prince Edward Island are respectfully submitted. ■ Mary Brehaut Secretary of P.B.I. Historical Society, 1959 /