102 OVER ON THE ISLAND The name " Selkirk " shines brightly in the history of Canada , and in the records of many of her place names. The star of the impetuous Scot led him to vastly different parts of Canada , and though his settlement in the district of Manitoba was not exactly a decided success, his settlement on Prince Edward Island met with better luck. There is no monument at Belfast to the memory of its founder and intrepid colonizer, but there is one which is erected to com¬ memorate the arrival of the emigrants who "made homes for themselves and their children in the woods of Belfast ." It all started in Scotland . In Scotland , the '45 marked the end of the old regime and the ushering in of a new era. Previous to that year the clan system, with its delightful and picturesque customs, held sway in the highlands of Scotland . At that time nearly every spot in the highlands that could produce any¬ thing supported as many families as possible. After 1745, all was different. The chiefs ceased to be petty monarchs. No longer were their followers necessary for defence. Then the landowners took up the more profitable employment of raising sheep and cattle. In doing this it was necessary to dispossess the small holders of land. Where would they go? Only two courses appeared practicable. They could go to the Lowland towns, or to America. Emigration, moreover, was much more likely to suit the fiery Highland temperament than the life of a manufacturing town. Some, indeed, went south to the towns and submerged their per¬ sonality in the race for a living, but of the others who wished to emigrate, some had means and others had not. America looked good to the Highlanders. There