Ready. J. A. (1899) Lot Twenty — from Forest to Farm. Prince Edward Island Magazine. June 1899, Vol. 
     
     1, No. 4, pp. 148-151. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Who was ’J. A. Ready B. A. ’, and how old was he in 7899? Is his description of the pre-sett/ement forests of Lot 
     
     20 based on his personal memory of the township in his youth, or on second—hand kno w/edge? When were the 
     
     various parts of the township first settled? These are questions that require answers before we can begin to 
     
     evaluate his brief description of the forests of Lot 20 contained in his article in the Prince Edward Island Magazine 
     
     of 7899. By chance, information relevant to one of the above questions has come in an article in the Charlottetown 
     
     Guardian on 75 January 2003: James A. Ready graduated from St. Dunstan ’s College in 189 7. He thus must have 
     
     been in his early twenties when he wrote the article. Thus his description of the tree species composition of the 
     
     pre-sett/ement forest of Lot 20 is likely to be based on his own deduction, though it is possible that he consulted 
     
     older residents of the township for their memories of pioneer days. 
     
    
   
   
    
     REFERENCE: Anon. (2003) 'Charlottetown resident donates college documents to UPEI library.’ The Guardian (15 
     
     January 2003), Charlottetown P. E. l. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Tree species Before the forests succumbed to the woodsman’s axe, there was, along the shore and 
     
     WSW/bum”- extending nearly two miles inland, a heavy growth of spruce and hemlock. fir, and 
     
     pine; while beech, maple, and birch, clothed the highlands of the interior and part of 
     
     the region sloping towards the South-West River. [p. 149] 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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