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the East Point Cheese Factory at Lakeville (on the present site of Lyman Baker's sawmill). It served all of Eastern Lot 47.105 Here is a statement dated 1905:

Total number of pounds of milk received for

cheese and butter in 1900 was 1,100,611.

lbs. of cheese made 95,452 Gross value of cheese 39,418.52 Net Value of Cheese $7,459.59

Milk required to:

Make 1 lb. of cheese 10.29 lbs. Gross value of butter 31,552.60 Net value to patrons $1,224.11

Milk required to make: 1 1b. of butter 19.10 lbs. Percent of fat 4.2 Secretary Treasurer, Hon. Lauchlin MacDonald.lO4 In 1914 a Stock Breeders Association was formed at East Point with Stephen J. MacDonald as President and Angus H. Beaton as Secretary. It had the following Directors: Paul J. MacDonald, C.B. MacDonald, Leo MacDonald, and John Harris.105‘ These names indicate that the Association also encompassed neighboring com— munities.

Two types of fishing was carried on off East Point. The first was that carried on by East Pointers. The second type

was that carried on by a fleet off of Island Waters.

Fishing was originally carried out by the French inhab—