’Game and 
     
     wild pigeons ’. 
     
    
   
   
    
     John Brooks: There have been so many fires laying waste considerable sections 
     
     of the country that I cannot particularize. After the storm blew down the 
     
     woods and the trees were dry [see his answer to # 63], the fire burnt them 
     
     nearly all up, and the effects are still perceptible in the scarcity of firewood and 
     
    
   
   
    
     fencing. 
     
    

    
     Richard Hudson: Fifty-nine years ago there was a large fire laying waste a large 
     
     section of the country north of Charlotte Town. l have also known other 
     
     sections of the Island, where extensive fires have destroyed the Forest, no 
     
     vestige of fire remains. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Dr. John Mackieson: Extensive fires occurred in the older time — and the second 
     
     Growth of Forest Trees so prevalent is the effect of these conflagrations. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Peter Praught: Yes I do and it may be observed yet. 
     
    

    
     John B. Schurman: I know it was done and I was told it was by a man lighting 
     
     his pipe with what they used to call punk which he stuck into a stump 
     
     somewhere between Tryon and Bedeque - The fire ran all across the Island and 
     
    
   
   
    
     the effects can be seen yet. This happened before I can recollect. 
     
    
   
   
    
     William Sencabaugh: There was in Murray Harbour about 1801 or 2. The will 
     
     be seen to the end of time. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Peter Sinott: Heavy fires destroying timber and fire wood often occurred many 
     
     years ago. Effects felt yet. 
     
    
   
   
    
     [no name # 2]: The effects of a very destructive fire are quite noticeable still 
     
    

    
     which occurred about sixty years ago. It swept across the entire island. 
     
    

    
     65. Was game more abundant in old times than now? Were wild pigeons ever 
     
     here? 
     
    

    
     Alexander Anderson: Yes, Pidgeons were in great numbers. 
     
    

    
     John Brooks: Game was much more abundant in old times than now, and there 
     
    

    
     were plenty of wild pigeons here, and the farmers had to keep their eyes open, 
     
    

    
     lest the pigeons should snatch up all their seed grain. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Wellington Compton: Yes. Wild pigeons very numerous. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Richard Hudson: Game was much more abundant then than now except wild 
     
     fowl, Geese & Ducks, they are plenty as ever. 
     
    
   
   
    
     William Jenkins: Yes. l have shot fifteen at a shot. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Ewen McMillan: Yes in thousands for [severat?] years frequented this island 
     
     have been none for the last 20 years. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Peter Praught: Yes they were more abundant than they are now. Yes wild 
     
     pidgeons were more abundant than they are now. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Char/es Ramsay: Game was more plenty and pigeons were abundant. 
     
    
   
   
    
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