the fund accumulated in
this way, and by other means, was administered for the benefit of aged
couples and widows and orphans.

The men of Staithes are known up and down the east coast of Great
Britain as some of the very finest types of fishermen. Their cobles,
which vary in size and colour, are uniform in design and the brilliance
of their paint. Brick red, emerald green, pungent blue and white, are
the most favoured colours, but orange, pink, yellow, and many others,
are to be seen.

Not only are fish of the present age in evidence at Staithes, but
nowhere along this coast can one find better examples of those of the
Jurassic period. When the tide has exposed the scaur which runs out from
Colburn Nab, at the mouth of the beck, a one can examine masses of
recently fallen rocks, the new faces of which are almost invariably
covered with ammonites or clusters of fossil bivalves. The only
hindrance to a close examination of these new falls from the cliffs is
the serious danger of another fall occurring at the same spot. The
fisher-folk are very kind in pointing out this peril to ardent
geologists and those of a less scientific outlook, who merely enjoy the
exercise of scrambling over great masses of rock. After having been
warned that most of the face of the cliff above is 'qualified' to come
down at any moment, there is a strong inclination to betake one's self
to a safe distance, where, unfortunately, the wear and tear of the waves
have in most cases so battered the traces of early marine life that
there is little to attack with the hammer to compare with what can be
seen in the new falls. The scaur also presents an interesting feature in
its round ironstone nodules, half embedded in the smooth rocky floor.

Looking northwards there is a grand piece of coast scenery. The masses
of Boulby Cliffs, rising 660 feet from the sea, are the highest on the
Yorkshire coast. The waves break all round the rocky scaur, and fill the
air with their thunder, while the strong wind blows the spray into
beards which stream backwards from the incoming crests.

The upper course of Staithes Beck consists of two streams, flowing
through deep, richly-wooded ravines. They follow parallel courses very
close to one another for three or four miles, but their sources extend
from Lealholm Moor to Wapley Moor. Kilton Beck runs through another
lovely valley densely clothed in trees, and full of the richest woodland
scenery. It becomes more open i