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He sailed close to the cliff of the Great Isabel, throwing a penetrating glance from the deck at the mouth of the ravine, tangled in an undisturbed growth of bushes. He sailed close enough to exchange hails with the workmen, shading their eyes on the edge of the sheer drop of the cliff overhung by the jib-head of a powerful crane.
The crane has capacity to lift and lower; turn round completely in either direction simultaneously with the lifting and lowering; alter the radius by raising or lowering the jib-head; travel along the rails by its own steam-power. All these motions are easily worked by one man, who attends to the boiler.
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