When the Eastern Extension Railroad was constructed, a right of way was secured by the company over the new aboideau, and later, when the road came into the hands of the Dominion Government, an arrangement was made with the commissioners of the aboideau for maintaining the work that has proved very satisfactory to both the owners of the marsh and the Government.
In the decade between 1830 and 1840 the price of farm produce had dropped very much below what it was in the earlier years of the century.I find Hugh Hamel bought at Prospect 559 lbs.of butter for 9d., or 15c., per lb., and 1,198 lbs.of cheese for 6d., or 10c.The next year, 1834, a sale of cattle was made to George Oulton for 4d.per lb., weight estimated.In 1811 the same description of beef brought ten cents.
In 1839 Rev.Mr.Bennet was for some months member of the home at Prospect, and later Rev.Mr.Douglas and Mrs.Douglas and Rev.Mr.
Barrett spent some time here in the order of their occupancy of the Point de Bute Circuit.
In 1840 an influenza, much like la grippe, passed through the country and caused a great many deaths.The family at Prospect were nearly all down with it at once, but all recovered.
The saddest visitation that ever came to this home was in the year 1845.On the evening of the 28th July death came a sudden and unexpected guest.The day had been fine, and farm work was going on as usual.Mr.Trueman had been at the grist mill all day.The family had gathered for supper, and a horse stood saddled at the door.There was to be a trustee meeting at the church that evening, and Mr.Trueman was on of its members.Supper over, he mounted his horse to ride to the church.Ten minutes had not passed when the horse was seen without a rider, and Mr.Trueman was found a short distance from the house, where he had fallen, to all appearance, dead.He was quickly carried in and medical aid summoned, but all was of no avail.It was a heavy blow.
Mrs.Trueman could not look upon life the same afterwards, and she never recovered from the great sorrow.There were seven children, the eldest, Ruth, twenty-one years of age, and the youngest, Mary, eighteen months.