REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR I9I0 



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Amherst I. 

 I. Aubert 

 Havre Aubert 



'-Gen. William Arnherst — a name given by the Coffin pat- 

 entees. The old French name is Havre Aubert and this is 

 the post office name today. Aubert was commissioner for 

 the islands at an early day and the " Havre " has refer- 

 ence to the interior lagoon which has been at various 

 times open for small vessels. 



Pleasant bay 

 Baie au Plaisance 



Cabin cove 



L'anse aux Cabanes 



The broad bay on the east coast of Amherst, a deadly 

 anchorage in an easterly gale. 



On the south shore of Amherst. Has reference to 

 ]\Iicmac lodges there at an early day. 



West point 

 Sou'west point 

 Sou'west cape 



On Amherst. 



rThe little triangle of land at Amherst wharf. Gridlev was an 

 Mt Gridley J American who established the first lobster iishing here about 

 t ^763. 



Demoiselle hill 



On Amherst. Takes its name from its symmetrical shape 

 which the French thought resembled a maiden's breast, 

 in which respect it is like all the volcanic-gypsum hills 

 on Grindstone, Alright and Entry. 



Basque harbor 

 Harbor Basque 

 Havre aux Basques 



A name dating to the i6oo's when the Basques were in 

 possession. 



Grindstone I. 

 Pierre Meuliere 

 Isle aux Meules 

 Isle Blanche 



The English name translates the French; all are due to 

 > the coarse white sandstone which forms the principal 

 headland, Cape Meule. 



Leslie cove 



Named for William Leslie, early pioneer of the lobster busi- 

 ness, and still there after 40 years' residence. This is the 

 post office name of the eastern part of Grindstone I. 



Ked cape, Grindstone L Its blood-red sandstones. 



Cape le Trou | Grindstone L Stands on the hydrographic chart but does not 

 [ seem to be known to the residents. 



Vic. Cap. XXXVIII, 1895, and 60 Vic. Cap. XI\', 1897) a repayment to 

 the tenant of one-third the amount necessary to effect the freehold. 



While writing this note, I am informed of a new organization, the Eastern 

 Canada Fisheries, Limited, which is reported to have taken over all the assets 

 of the insolvent Magdalen islands Development Company and which pro- 

 poses to take full advantage of the great natural wealth of the sea in those 

 islands. 



