present home of Romauld MacDonald, in 1834 and, thereafter, a steady succession of brigantines, barques and schooners bore the imprint of his master craftsmanship. The record is fragmentary; however, it appears that, at first, he built almost exclusively for Samuel and Wellington Nel¬ son of Charlottetown and, subsequently, for various shipowners. One of the last vessels constructed at Pisquid was the "Prioress," built in 1874 for the important Charlottetown firm of James Duncan & Co. We are indebted to a correspondent in the Islander for August 7> 1857 for identifying the two earliest shipyards located within the boun¬ daries of Mount Stewart village. That unknown writer, referring to the arrival of the steamer "Ino" at the "Bridge," noted "an active scene land¬ ing passengers, luggage, goods and other heavy materials for the two large shipyards of Kimble Coffin and James McWade ." The "" of 1863 indicates a shipyard located roughly on the site of the present Royal Bank of Canada building, and that was probably McWade's. Mr. McWade 's store was definitely located on the old schoolhouse site on Mac - Intyre Drive, and it seems reasonable to suppose that his shipyard would be located in close proximity to it. The barque, "Jude," launched August 16, 1856, was a product of the McWade yard. On January 4, 1855 Mr. Kimble Coffin leased the area between and the present Strawberry Exchange building from Sir John Hun ¬ ter Littler . Whether his shipyard which was located on the site of the Ex¬ change building was already in operation or whether it was at first located elsewhere, Mr. Coffin was building ships at Mount Stewart as early as 1852. In that year the "Cadmus," the "Pearl" and the "Ann," all brigan¬ tines and perhaps the first vessels built at Mount Stewart , were launched at his yard. Mr. Coffin died on October 12, 1862, and the business went to his son, Edwin. Edwin maintained it for many years and, like his father before him, he built almost exclusively for the Peakes of Char¬ lottetown —- at first, for James Peake and later for the firm of Peake Bros . & Co. The principals of that old and wealthy operation were Messrs. James , George and Ralph Brecken Peake and Thomas Handrahan . One of his last ships, and indeed one of the last ships built at Mount Stewart , was the "Tasma" which was launched on June 11, 1884. On November 28, 1871 Edwin Coffin leased the western part of his yard to Kimble Coffin and James Glover , shipbuilders. At the same time they also leased a store and warehouse in the other part of the yard and were guaranteed a right of way sufficient for trucks and carts to pass over Edwin's premises to their docks. Coffin and Glover 's most spec¬ tacular achievement was undoubtedly the construction of the three Peake vessels: the " James Peake " (70 tons register, launched Oct. 10, 1873), the " George Peake " (581 tons register, launched Sept. 26, 1874), and the " Ralph B. Peake " (736 tons register, launched Aug. 5, 1876). These were three-masted barques, and each featured a carved figurehead repre¬ senting the full figure of a man. The workmanship and finish of these vessels reflected the highest credit on their builders. David Egan , a prominent merchant and shipbuilder, at one time owned all the shore frontage on the north side of the Hillsborough between the bridges. It was here that his yard was located; indeed, the forge con¬ nected with this operation was located on the site of the house presently owned by Mr. Emmett MacKenna . Mr. Egan , who built mainly for the firm of Welsh & Owen, stayed in the business long after its years of —38—