"0, it’s a snug little island l A right little, tight little island! "—Diézlz'zz 7‘.

GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION

"";N the great Bay of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and separated from the Continent by the North- umherland Strait lies the beautiful Province of Prince Edward Island. It is situated between 46° and 47° 7’ North Latitude and 62° and 64° 27' West Longitude, and is distant from New Brunswick at the nearest point 9 miles, from Nova Scotia 15 miles, and from Cape Breton

30 miles. The Island presents the form of an irregular crescent