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all；　whether　suns　or　stars　in　size；　were　fed　by　continuous　currents　produced　from　electro…magic　machines。　When　the　hour　of　rest　arrived；　an　artificial　night　was　easily　produced　all　over　the　mine　by　disconnecting　the　wires。

Below　the　dome　lay　a　lake　of　an　extent　to　be　pared　to　the　Dead　Sea　of　the　Mammoth　caves……a　deep　lake　whose　transparent　waters　swarmed　with　eyeless　fish；　and　to　which　the　engineer　gave　the　name　of　Loch　Malcolm。

There；　in　this　immense　natural　excavation；　Simon　Ford　built　his　new　cottage；　which　he　would　not　have　exchanged　for　the　finest　house　in　Prince's　Street；　Edinburgh。 This　dwelling　was　situated　on　the　shores　of　the　loch；　and　its　five　windows　looked　out　on　the　dark　waters；　which　extended　further　than　the　eye　could　see。 Two　months　later　a　second　habitation　was　erected　in　the　neighborhood　of　Simon　Ford's　cottage：　this　was　for　James　Starr。 The　engineer　had　given

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himself　body　and　soul　to　New　Aberfoyle；　and　nothing　but　the　most　imperative　necessity　ever　caused　him　to　leave　the　pit。　There；　then；　he　lived　in　the　midst　of　his　mining　world。

On　the　discovery　of　the　new　field；　all　the　old　colliers　had　hastened　to　leave　the　plow　and　harrow；　and　r閟um？the　pick　and　mattock。　Attracted　by　the　certainty　that　work　would　never　fail；　allured　by　the　high　wages　which　the　prosperity　of　the　mine　enabled　the　pany　to　offer　for　labor；　they　deserted　the　open　air　for　an　underground　life；　and　took　up　their　abode　in　the　mines。

The　miners'　houses；　built　of　brick；　soon　gree　on　the　banks　of　Loch　Malcolm；　others　under　the　arches　which　seemed　made　to　resist　the　weight　that　pressed　upon　them；　like　the　piers　of　a　bridge。 So　was　founded　Coal　Town；　situated　under　the　eastern　point　of　Loch　Katrine；　to　the　north　of　the　county　of　Stirling。 It