The ’state ’ 
     
     of the island. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ’Wi/d animals ’. 
     
    
   
   
    
     0 Wellington Compton of Belle Creek, (b. 1815 in New Brunswick [no date 
     
     given for arrival on the island]). 
     
    

    
     0 Richard Hudson of Tryon (b. 1787 in England, emigrated to the Island in 
     
     1817). 
     
    

    
     0 William Jenkins of Pownal (b. 1783 in Lot 50). 
     
    

    
     0 Neil McCallum Sr. of Brackley Point (b. 1786 at Brackley Point). 
     
    

    
     Dr. John Mackieson (b. Scotland 1795, emigrated to the island in 
     
    

    
     1821 ). 
     
    

    
     Ewen McMillan of West River (b. 1815 at Brackley Point). 
     
    

    
     Lawrence Peters of Rollo Bay (b. 1809). 
     
    

    
     Peter Praught of Pownal (b. 1796 in Lot 50). 
     
    

    
     Charles Ramsay of Montrose (born 1804 at North St. Eleanors). 
     
    

    
     John B. Schurman of Summerside (born [1805] in Bedeque, Lot 25). 
     
    

    
     William Sencabaugh of Murray Harbour South (born 1796 at Three 
     
    

    
     Rivers). 
     
    

    
     0 Peter Sinott of Morell (born 1790 in Ireland, emigrated first to 
     
     Newfoundland and then to the island in 1821). 
     
    

    
     o [no name # 1] of Desable (born 29 Dec. 1813, at Wood Island, Lot 62) 
     
    

    
     o [no name # 2] of Bedeque (born 1799 at Bedeque). 
     
    
   
   
    
     7. What was the state of the Island when you came here? 
     
    

    
     John Brooks: The state of the Island was in general uncultivated and presented 
     
     the appearance of a forest, a few green fields, like oases in a desert, were to be 
     
     seen along the shore. 
     
    
   
   
    
     William Jenkins: Wilderness state. 
     
    
   
   
    
     34. What wild animals were in the Island in your young days? 
     
    
   
   
    
     Alexander Anderson: Bears, wildcats or Loupcivears, Foxes, Martins, Rabbits, 
     
     Minks, Muskrats, Otters, Squirrels, etc. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Char/es Anderson and Robert Anderson: Bears, martins, wildcats, foxes, etc. 
     
     John Brooks: The Bear, the Louserver and the Fox, the latter of which were so 
     
     numerous that they would howl around the dwellings of the first settlers and 
     
     keep them awake at night. 
     
    

    
     Richard Hudson: The Bear, Loupservie, Fox and a variety of smaller animals. 
     
     William Jenkins: Much of the kinds as now, but much thicker. 
     
    

    
     John Mackieson: The same as at present. 
     
    

    
     Peter Praught: Beares, Wildcats, Foxes, Minks, Otters and Rabbits. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Char/es Ramsay: There were the bear and the wild cat. 
     
    
   
   
    
     John B. Schurman: Bears, wild cats, foxes, rabbits, minks, martens, otters, 
     
     musquash. 
     
    
   
   
    
     William Sencabaugh: There was the Bear and the Wild Cat, the martain and the 
     
     auter. 
     
    
   
   
    
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