ever alive to self-interest, seeing the golden opportunity now opened up in their particular line of business for money- making, have in many places along the line established "shebeens", where the rollicking railroad navvy may fill himself as full, and get himself just as drunk, as a keg of whiskey, providing always he's got the money for it. One of these dins which "the boys" . have facetiously denominated as "bummer's roost", is particularly notorious for the number of drunks it daily and nightly turns out. (18) Tradition in Somerset also suggests that rum was a clever means used by some farmers to get the route of the rail¬ road adjusted to cross part of their farms; and thus i S explained some of the curves in the line. The railroad was completed in November, 1884. On Saturday, December 6, 1884 the inaugural trip on the new line was wsUUi; on board was a reporter for the Examiner who left the' following description of the event. The first thing to note on the new line is the iron bridge over the Dunk River . It is of rails fastened together in the form of a trestle, and it is supported on either side of the rapid stream by masonry of the most approved kind. Those who know say it is without a doubt one of the strongest and most durable railway bridges in the Province. The stone for the masonry was obtained in a quarry not far from . It is hard and red, and stands the climate well .... Two side stations have been established for the accommodation of the farmers who reside near the new line. One of these is at the village of , and rejoices in the historic and poetic name of Kinkora . The name Kinkora is known to those interested in the history of Ireland as the name of a spot on which the famous Brian Boroimhe held his court and supported a royal magnificence as early as the year of our Lord 980; and it is therefore appropriate as the name of a station in the midst of one of the most flourishing settlements of the sons of Ireland in this New World. The other side station is near Cape Traverse and is called Albany. (19) lb.