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The plague of mice caused great devastation between 1724 and 1738. It affected all areas from Three Rivers to Malpeque. Tranche Montagne was spared. Pointe de 1; Est may have been temporarily abandoned (for weather reasons?), as it was not mentioned in the 1740 census (although it had 18 in— habitants in the 1755 census). This may be due to a disast— rous fire which destroyed the settlement of East Point in 1758. This forced the French settlers to move from the south side to the north side of Eastern Prince Edward Island. (This fire even burned all the fishing vessels in St. Peters and Morell reported Samuel Holland in his 1765 Survey).11

The community was still iEOlated with its nearest neighbours being NBufnge and Fortune. However, transportation was much improved. They established what is known as the "Lemon Road" on the South of "the Point", going West. Traces of this road can still be found for those willing to look for

). 12 To the

it (near the shoreline on Stewart Cameron's farm French at Pointe de l!Est the water was very important. Deligent Pond was famous in the time of the French Occupation for being

a fine harbour. At that time it was probably about half a mile inland. (This may be hard to believe because it is presently land lacked). North Lake was also a haven for French merchant vessels, (although it later was land lacked as well until

1917).13 The French established a grist mill at Mill Creek.

The creek was dammed and used as power to turn the water wheel.