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ships entering the inlet cculd be easily seen. It v;oula appetr to have been a siinple but cosy habitation v/ith a verar-lah running along the side, from which a lockout was leapt at all times, for incoming vessels?’ A flagstaff stood to tne sea- side of the house from v/hich a flag denoting the presence of an available pilot flew during the day, v/hile at night signals 2 were sent to ships requiring a pilot by means of a coal oil flare. The house itself,is now no longer standing but arouna the crumbling foundation stones are several shrubs and flov;ers, not indigenous to the area, which must have been imported to form a garuen for the pilots, while some surviving cherry and apple trees indicate the previous existence of a small orchard. The pilots lived in the cottage during their tours of duty in the area and were assisted by a resident boatman ^nd, apparently, at times an3n/-:ay, a Chinese cook. Visits from their families V7sre also customary, particularly as access to the area became easier^though the Board, at one point, seems to have taken steps to discourage female visitors^ The boatman obviously 1. Cappain B.L. Johnson, Conversation with the Author, February 1976. 2. Major J.S. Matthews, Early Vancouver, Vol. VI, op.cit. P.6^ Conversation with A.W. Grafton, 29th January, 19^fi* 3. Captain B.L. Johnson, op.cit. 4. Minute Book, Yale and New V/estmirister Pilotage Authority, op. ci