months. The plaaue of mice caused great devastation between 1724- and 1733- It affected all areas from Three Rivers to Malpeque . Tranche Kontagne was spared. Pointe de lj 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 1735 census). This may be due to a disast¬ rous fire which destroyed the settlement of East Point in 1738. This forced the French settlers to move from the south side to the north side of . (This fire even burned all the fishing vessels in St. Peters and Morell reported Samuel Holland in his 1765 Survey). The community was still1isolated with its nearest neighbours being Nfiufr$ge and Fortune. However, transportation was much improved. They established what is known as the "" on the South of "the Point", going West. Traces of this road can still be found for those willing to look for 12 it (near the shoreline on Stewart Cameron 's farm). To the 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 Locked as well until 1917)."^ The French established a grist mill at Mill Creek . The creek was dammed and used as power to turn the water wheel.