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officer 860, and John Campbell $60. The burials were taken care of free of charge but Justice of the fleece Garret was billing him $15. for the th— ree coffins he built.

Here ends the story of the Welcome, one of the many

ships lost off East Point.95 The Mary F. Elke from Maine, U.S.A. was a 150 ton scho—

oner. She was lost on a foggy afternoon in April 1902 below James Angus Beaton's or Beaton's Point. She may have been run ashore. She broke up on the beach. Green mountain potatoes were salvag— ed off her.96 The ships bell was salvaged by James Angus Beaton. It was used as a dinner bell at the home of Percy Beaton until about 1960. It was then donated to the Montague Museum.97 Thomas Kickham of Souris West got the wreck. The wreck was there a long while and Percy Beaton used to catch lobsters off her for many years. 98 It was burnt but the ribs may sometimes be still seen depending on the movement of the sand.

After 1919 there were many more wrecks or groundings. Stewart MacIntyre recalls that he had to score thirteen ships off the reef. One ship which did not heed his warnings dragged so hard on the reef that the Wash went ahead of the ship.99 These sinkings and groundings included Niderholm in 1927.

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Brandon in 1928, Assimibeine in 1945, Lentana in 1950 and the

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Arthena M. in 1950.1 Lately/a barge went down off East Point

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The lighthouse was built and later moved to prevent