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some clay; in chaining from which, over a Shoal to the Ledges South thereof, 
he observed large Quantities of Muscles and some Clams—on a Bed of Sand— 
Clay—and Rocks.— 
8th. In surveying around the Island, he did not observe the least Run, or 
any Springs, of fresh water; though the People with him made diligent Search 
for some to drink; but, they were obliged to send to the Main Land for some. 
3th. In the Neighbourhood of the before mentioned Foundations and piles 
' of (to Appearance tumbled chimnies, he observed several deep Holes that 
seemed to have been dug in Search of Water. 
10th. And, further, this Deponent saith that, the Island is covered with 
Wood—some of considerable Size—The Species are chiefly of Fir—Spruce— 
some Pines—White Birch—Maple—Cedar and Beech—He saw but one Oak 
Tree:—that appeared to have been lately fallen with an axe, for some of its’ 
Leaves were on the Branches:—It measured from eighteen to twenty Inches 
in Diameter, near the But.— 
l1ith. And lastly, this Deponent saith that, a plan of the said Survey now 
in his hand intitled a plan of Isle de Sainte Croix, or Bone ‘ Island situated» 
in the Scoodiac or Great River ‘‘Sainte Croix, in Passamaquoddy Bay ’—is a 
true plan of a Survey of the said Island made by Him, the said Deponent, on 
the Twelfth Day of October in. the year of our Lord One Thousand seven : 
hundred and Ninety-seven.— 
St. Andrews Oct. 24th 1797. 
THO. WRIGHT, 
Surv. Genl. 
of the Isl St. John. 
St. Andrews, County of Charlotte, 
Oct, 24th 1797. 
Personally appeared the above named Thomas Wright, Esquire, and made 
Oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God to the Truths of the afore- 
going Deposition by him subscribed.— 
Phineas Bruce, Esquire, was notified and present at the taking of this. 
Deposition.— 
Before us, 
JNO: CURR) Js: 
Danu. McMaster, J.P. 
The map of Bone Island made by Thomas Wright is that here- 
with reproduced.! (figs. 11, 12.) 
This testimony was transmitted to the commissioners, and 
accepted by them. Naturally the British agent rested his case with 
confidence upon it, while the American agent endeavoured to explain 
it away. The latter claimed that the ruins were not proven to be 
those of de Monts’ settlement, but were much more likely those of 


1 Not hitherto published except in the author’s work, “A Monograph of 
Historic Sites in the Province of New Brunswick,” in these Transactions, 
Vol. V., 1859, Sect. ii., page 264. Two copies of the map are accessible, one in 
the Crown Land Office at Fredericton, from which the present copy (Fig. 11) 
is taken, and another with the Benson MS. in the Library of the Massachu- 
setts Historical Society. Other copies are in the MS. Records of the Boundary 
Commission. 
