of important parts, sets of locomotive wheels and 

 axles, pit cages, ventilating fans, spare shafts, pumps 

 from hand sizes to the most powerful steam makes, 

 hoisting trunks or enormous iron buckets, tanks, 

 etc., etc., kept in reserve to meet emergencies that 

 may arise at any moment in the pursuit of the haz- 

 ardous undertaking of coal mining on a large scale. 

 We are struck with an old apparently discarded, en- 

 gine, that is evidently of primitive design a massive 

 iron pillar with its "walking beam" that had earned 

 a rest, after raising hundreds of thousands of tons of 

 coal, and millions of gallons of water, from the old 

 Douglas pit in the halcyon days of yore it bore the 

 historic name of "Bolton & Watt" as makers. In 

 the space underneath the bunkers, utilized for storage 

 purposes of heavy supplies in reserve, are many miles 

 of piping of all calibres, and other heavy iron goods. 

 Alongside the track, among the dog rose bushes, are 

 the remains of an old-fashioned staith windlass, dis- 

 pensed with nearly forty years ago, but looking as 

 strong and defiant of Time's ravages now as when 

 first hewn but of the tough wood, and forged, cog- 

 wheels and all, out of heavy bar iron in times gone 

 by, but now cast aside to make room for the modern. 

 Sic transit gloria mundi, one feels inclined to murmur 

 regretfully. Anchored in a small inlet is one of the 

 smartest steam launches on this coast; its lines are 

 perfect and promise speed. The graceful little craft 

 is appropriately named the Swan. The launch is use- 

 ful where speedy communication is urgent, and for 

 reaching the surrounding islands where the company 

 owns coal properties; she has also done good work 

 in towing scows, etc., in the absence of the Mermaid. 



From the wharf a fine view of Protection Island is 

 obtained, and the lofty pit-head frame, gigantic 

 wharf staiths, bunkers and colliery buildings of the 

 Protection Island shaft tower above the tall pines in 

 the background. It is, however, difficult to realize 

 that those works are connected by sub-marine roads 

 with the No. I shaft, as well as with the workings ex- 

 tending under Newcastle Island and beneath the 

 harbour generally. 



