The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-25
STATIONS.
231 Ports Outside of Europe Where Coal Is
Sold to steamships.

Four thousand mon arc engaged to-day in
making Gibraltar ono of the greatest coaling
stations and depOts for the r~efitting Of warships
in the world. 1t will take two or three years
yet TO carry out the plans for extending the
docks and other accommodations required for
tho repairing of naval vessels and to secure
perfect protection from outward attack for the
vast quantity Of coal that is always kept in
stock at that great station. All the improve
mcnts are to cost about ST.. 100000
We hear most OF all nowadays about the
coalinG stations that are needed for navics.
They are. Of course. equally essential for the
merchant marine. Three-fourths ofthe worlds
is carried on steamships. and the
whole of the power used by all nations for the
defence of depends upon the use Of
coal. Without security Of the seas there can
be no security Of commerce.. and so there must
be geographical continuity of coaling stations
all aroundthc world. This fact greatlyimpressel
Great Britain, for it touches her very exist
cnce. LOOK mt her line Of Government coaling
stations along all the great trade routes.
Along the route to the Orient: Gibraltar.
Malta, Alden, Bombay, Trincomalec, Singapore.
Hong Kong, Along the east Atlantic route:
Sierra Leone. Ascension. st. Helena. Cape
Town. Mauritius. In Australasian waters:
Australian and New Zealand ports Along the
West Atlantic route: Halifax. Quebec. Ber-
mpda; st. Lucia. Kingston and Falkland
malt, After that. deposits OF coal on the east
and west coasts OF Canada. South Africa. India
n"n aH Is All rSund t t6e wor Tf'i little w more c STnhdi
be, done to make geographical unity complete.
In time Of nsPce coal can he bought by any
Of the ports OF the world, but not in all OF them.
Coul Is kept US 2 commodity at 23l ports Of the
coal depot. and dealers. Of course. are glad to
have, buyers OF, considerable quantities like
title i isl " Ike fSSssiS Bda and doom como orS.E Il the
indian Ocean. aud Samoa and the FIJI Islands:
in M ne ed paGl,ei merchants k"eR a ,Ics smPpIy of
vessels. At these out.of,thc-way places ship
Captains buy only a sufficient quantity to carry
them To a port where coal Is a more generally
used commodity. for dealers. where there is
little or no competiti2n IN tho article.
in our own PORTS That most ste"mers
Side Of the ocean for the round trip. II hap
pens. therefore, sometimes that when they are
layed on the way their supply runs short; aud
we hear now and then, that they have been
compclled to put into Halifax, for coal, Ex-
scattered so widely over the world that usually
a vessel requires only n few days slow sailing
or stcaming to reach some port whore it may
replcnish its bunkcrs. Suppose, for instance.
that one of our steam, WhnlGrs in the Arctic
run. short nt coal. il has only to GO south as far
as Upp!asku, in tho .AIeutian Archipelago. TO
buy all II needs.
Outside OF Europe coal is specially kept for
sale IN stpamcrs Mt eight ports on the north
coast Of Africa; ~ thirteen ports Of west Africa.
Canaries; at fourteen ports along the Gull OF
Mexico and the Caribbean Sea: AT twenty-four
ports of the, West lndice at twenty-five Allan
Gulf Of Mexico; at five islands OF the At
lantic: at nine ports of east Africa; at
eighteen ports Of south Asia: at six islands
Of the India Ocean at twcnty-siX nortS OF the
East Indies. aud Philippine: at fourteen ports
OF the east Asian coast: at Ave parts OF JuUan.
Sachalm and Kan ptrhatka; at ten ports Of
Australia: at seven ports oi New Zealand: at
nineteen ports on the west Of North America
AZ ten ports on the west Of South America Mt
Honolulu and Hilo in the north Pacific. and at
four Islands in the south Pacific.