▁the ▁area ▁from ▁the ▁rem nant ▁Y ad ha ig ana ▁people ▁who ▁still ▁offered ▁resistance ▁to ▁colon isation . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁Som erset ▁▁ ▁Frank ▁J ard ine ▁took ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁cattle ▁stations ▁at ▁Som erset ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁His ▁p ear ling ▁operations ▁at ▁Nag i ▁Island ▁were ▁admin ister ed ▁and ▁eventually ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁a ▁cousin ▁of ▁S ana ▁Sol ia ▁named ▁James ▁M ills , ▁the ▁grand father ▁of ▁the ▁M ills ▁Sister s . ▁J ard ine ▁continued ▁to ▁res ide ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁at ▁Som erset ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 4 1 ▁years . ▁Over ▁this ▁time ▁period ▁he ▁expanded ▁his ▁p ear ling ▁business , ▁purch asing ▁lug gers ▁that ▁would ▁collect ▁shell ▁from ▁as ▁far ▁away ▁as ▁the ▁eastern ▁edges ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Bar rier ▁Re ef ▁and ▁even ▁the ▁Louis ia de ▁Arch ip el ago . ▁Additionally , ▁he ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁tre p anging ▁industry ▁and ▁owned ▁boats ▁that ▁would ▁collect ▁sea ▁c uc umber ▁for ▁the ▁Asian ▁mark ets . ▁He ▁also ▁bro aden ed ▁his ▁land hold ings ▁by ▁establish ing ▁the ▁Bert ie h augh ▁cattle ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁Duc ie ▁River ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁J ard ines ▁cons olid ated ▁themselves ▁as ▁prominent ▁and ▁respect ed ▁figures ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁after ▁the ▁ship w reck ▁of ▁the ▁R MS ▁Qu etta ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁This ▁vessel