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placed there by the original grantees of the lots, of the French who escaped deportation from Prince Edward Island at the hands of the English after the two falls of Louisburg, and of the Nova Scotian Acadians who evaded the great exile from that province. Up to within comparatively recent times, the French lived quite apart and kept up the traditions and customs of the past.

The Gaelic tongue is still spoken in some localities, the Highland Scotch .and men from the northern isles being slow to forget the language and characteristics of their forefathers. But the spread of education, improved travelling facilities, and other influences, are fast eradicating the racial dis- tinctions. The progressive increase of population is shown by the following table:

POPULATION ‘ YEAR l POPULATION

300 1833 ‘ 32,292 ‘ 184' 1 47,034

1850 1 55,000

1861 ‘ 80,552

1871 94,021

1881 ‘ 108,891

1891 109,078

1901 ‘ 103,259

*The first oFficial census.

The Indians of Prince Edward Island—The Indians of Prince Edward Island belong to the Micmac tribe, a branch of the great Algonquin race. There are two reserves, one at Lennox Island,in Richmond Bay, containing 1,320 acres; and the other at Morell, in Lot 39, King’s County, containing 204 acres of good land.

The population is 288. By the census of 1901 it was 316—84 men 81 women and 151 children—256 at Lennox Island and 60 at Morell. In 1871, they numbered 323; in 1881, 281 ; and in 1891, 315. At the Lennox Island Reserve