8 6 0 s . ▁Some ▁remains ▁of ▁these ▁activities ▁are ▁still ▁evident . ▁ ▁Lady ▁Elli ot ▁Island ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁m ined ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁They ▁took ▁about ▁one ▁met re ▁off ▁the ▁island . ▁The ▁next ▁to ▁be ▁m ined ▁was ▁the ▁next ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁chain , ▁Lady ▁Mus gra ve ▁Island . ▁Although ▁they ▁knew ▁the ▁name , ▁the ▁gu ano ▁min ers ▁called ▁the ▁place ▁B unker ▁number   1 ▁– ▁Fair f ax ▁Islands ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁B unker ▁number   2 . ▁Fair f ax ▁was ▁more ▁heavily ▁m ined ▁before ▁the ▁min ers ▁moved ▁onto ▁North ▁West ▁Island . ▁ ▁An ▁extract ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁min ers ▁helps ▁paint ▁the ▁picture ▁of ▁the ▁operations ▁on ▁Lady ▁Mus gra ve ▁" We ▁had ▁a ▁good ▁run ▁across , ▁and ▁pitch ed ▁camp ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁above ▁the ▁crown ▁of ▁the ▁beach , ▁the ▁cut ter ▁anch oring ▁in ▁the ▁cap a cious ▁l ago on . ▁This ▁has ▁the ▁important ▁distinction ▁of ▁having ▁a ▁narrow ▁deep - water ▁entrance , ▁en abling ▁small ▁vessels ▁to ▁enter ▁or ▁leave ▁at ▁any ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁t ide . ▁Being ▁narrow ▁it ▁is ▁somewhat ▁difficult ▁to ▁locate . ▁A ▁permanent ▁be acon ▁at ▁each ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁channel ▁would ▁be ▁very ▁useful " ▁.... ... ▁On ▁Lady ▁Mus gra ve ▁" The ▁ph osph ate - gu ano ▁depos its ▁proved ▁very ▁me ag re . ▁T aking ▁the ▁wh ale ▁boat