 As secretary of "Harper's Weekly Gazette", he visited every working whisky distillery in Great Britain and Ireland from 1885-1887.In all, he visited an incredible 162 distilleries; 129 in Scotland, 29 in Ireland and 4 in England.The result of which was the monumental 500 page "The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom", covering in depth technical information on the distilleries, along with sketches and engravings.