-95- Surveyor Fox. He was a draughtsman on the Island at that time. He "built several vessels for Ewen Cameron , at Clyde River, and later on for himself on his own farm, and afterwards many more at and Charlottetown . His sons followed the same business, and built a number of vessels in Charlottetown and elsewhere. One worked on the famous sailing ship Marco Polo, built in Saint John. Another early pioneer was a man named Seeley. He began to build a vessel for Rhaito Webster of Charlottetown ; but before it was completed a forest fire destroyed it. She was being built on Webster's Creek and was the first vessel built on West River . On the opposite side of the creek and within gunshot of the former spot, the last vessel on that river was also built, the brig "Atlanta". This was in 1868, She was built for E. MacKinnon , who had settled there be¬ fore there was a ferry of any kind at Rocky Point . The first ferry from Rocky Point to town was ran by Capt. Hubbard , about 1840, when there was no wharf at that place nor for many years afterwards. He lived about a mile from there for some years, and afterwards removed to Alberton with his family. After this the Indians were ferry-men for some years, and several others in succession. was settled about 1820, one of the first to locate being Laurence Murphy . Among other discouragements, the eaxiy settlers had to face the forest, fell the mighty beech, birch, or other trees- that abounded; burn them up and plant theii scanty crop with the hoe between the stumps. They had no roads, but had to follow around the shores and wade the creeks; or, if they wanted to cross the river to town or elsewhere it was in a log canoe. If they wanted to take any cattle over they had to swim them. Bears and wildcats were very numerous and dangerous, and many people lost their lives by them. (From an old issue of the P.B.I. Magazine .)