220 ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
It would be a marked day in the history of Maine and New Bruns- 
wick, if, on that three hundredth anniversary of the discovery of 
the island, the representatives of the two historical societies and the 
people of the river could meet upon the island, and, with dignified 
and appropriate ceremonies, dedicate at one and the same time the 
island te the free use of the people forever, and a graceful monu- 
ment recording the events and commemorating the persons promin- 
ent in its history. May the wish prove a prophecy ! 
