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The tremendous difficulties were finally overcome, although in the year 1855 the work could be pursued for only a hundred and thirty hours, and the following year for only a hundred and fifty seven. To read of the erection of this remarkable lighthouse reminds one of the building of Solomon's temple. THE TREMENDOUS DIFFICULTIES WERE FINALLY OVERCOME ALTHOUGH IN THE YEAR EIGHTEEN FIFTY FIVE THE WORK COULD BE PURSUED FOR ONLY A HUNDRED AND THIRTY HOURS AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR FOR ONLY A HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN TO READ OF THE ERECTION OF THIS REMARKABLE LIGHTHOUSE REMINDS ONE OF THE BUILDING OF SOLOMON'S TEMPLE
 became so jealous of their skill that they had to flee for their lives (taking the seven thousand, however). The clumsy diving-bell method was the only one known at that time, but when, twenty years later, the Spaniards had to swallow their chagrin and send again for the same wrecking party to assist them on the same task, modern diving suits were in use and more money was recovered--no mean triumph for the crew of the Eliza Ann! As the wrecks along the Cohasset coast were principally caused by the dangerous reefs spreading in either direction from what is known as Minot's Ledge, the necessity of a lighthouse on that spot was early evident, and the erecting of the present Minot's Light is one of the most romantic engineering enterprises of our coast history. The original structure was snapped off like a pikestaff in the great storm of 1851, and the present one of Quincy granite is the first of its kind in America to be built on a ledge awash at high tide and with no adjacent dry land. S BECAME SO JEALOUS OF THEIR SKILL THAT THEY HAD TO FLEE FOR THEIR LIVES TAKING THE SEVEN THOUSAND HOWEVER THE CLUMSY DIVING BELL METHOD WAS THE ONLY ONE KNOWN AT THE TIME BUT WHEN TWENTY YEARS LATER THE SPANIARDS HAD TO SWALLOW THEIR CHAGRIN AND SEND AGAIN FOR THE SAME WRECKING PARTY TO ASSIST THEM ON THE SAME TASK MODERN DIVING SUITS WERE IN USE AND MORE MONEY WAS RECOVERED NO MEAN TRIUMPH FOR THE CREW OF THE ELIZA ANN AS THE WRECKS ALONG THE COHESSIC COAST WERE PRINCIPALLY CAUSED BY THE DANGEROUS REEFS SPREADING IN EITHER DIRECTION FROM WHAT IS KNOWN AS MINNOW'S LEDGE THE NECESSITY OF A LIGHTHOUSE ON THAT SPOT WAS EARLY EVIDENT AND THE ERECTING OF THE PRESENT MINO'S LIGHT IS ONE OF THE MOST ROMANTIC ENGINEERING ENTERPRISES OF OUR COAST HISTORY THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE WAS SNAPPED OFF LIKE A PIKE STAFF IN THE GREAT STORM OF EIGHTEEN FIFTY ONE AND THE PRESENT ONE OF QUINCY GRANITE IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN AMERICA TO BE BUILT ON A LEDGE AWASH AT HIGH TIDE AND WITH NO ADJACENT DRY LAND
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