Show Nova Island rland Dreaded by Mariners Mariner Every year real Sable island on the coast of Nova Scotia has ho had its It tale of at disasters During the war between the French and the English troop troopships troopships troopships ships were known to be dashed to pieces In the terrific breakers breakers- In 1746 1748 the Due lost a transport and a In a severe Inere storm near the tee island and in 1701 1761 one of the vessels that had been beeD with Wolfe at t Quebec was wrecked A curious tale is told about the latter There was an old landmark on the Island In the form of a pyramid of sand und a hundred feet high In 1842 during a fearful hurricane this was completely blown away and where It bad had stood were some Rome small email huts hut built from the timbers of wrecked ships The huts contained articles of ot furniture furni- furni ture bales of ot blankets some military shoes and boxes of ot other goods A Abra Abrass Abrass bra brass s dog doe collar that was unearthed bore the name of ot Major Elliott Forty Forty- third regiment This was the regiment wrecked In 1701 find and examination sf r f the records showed slowed that the soldiers who had been saved sated from Wolfes Wolfe's transport bad been taken off orr the Is is- land The site of their old encampment encampment encampment encamp encamp- ment is now under water |