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squatters who refused to pay rent) were not tried.516 Another interesting fact is that the Beaton's and MacDonalds and consequ- ently their descendants were related to the proprietors, the Stewarts.517 Still many homes in the area still have the conch shell which was used to call men to arms.518

The Guardian reported in 1914 that Mayflowers were picked in March at East Point.519

The shape of East Point has consistently changed through erosion. Brooks which were six or seven feet deep seventy years ago

are now merely a trickle.320

Diligent Pond which used to harbour ships is now a land locked Pond.521 The erosion at East Point and Beaton's Point are particularily obvious. Beaton's Point someone recalled once had };éks thrown up on it during a storm and it is

six or seven feet high now and it was higher then.522 The effect of erosion can be seen in the picture of the lighthouse taken ten years ago. Since then at least seven or eight feet have been washed away. The trees along the bank south of the lighthouse produce a horror: like "Krumholtz effect".323 In that area is also a colony of cormor— ants. These pelican - like birds are very interesting to watch. There are also colonies of herring gulls and terns nearby. The area is rich in marine life. The racks on the East Point beach are fairly recent. Forty years ago there was a sandy area instead of the racks.524 No one knows what changes in natural history the next hundred years will bring. The homes at East Point which are over one hundred years old and still habitable include theJVictor Beaton house (built by James Beaton), and the Stewart Cameron house (built about 110 years

ago by Bernard Creamer for Alex Beaton).525 The Danny MacLean house

which was lived in until last year is 160 years old and was built by