He was a partner in the Union Copper Mine , the first significant mining operation in the colony , with Charles James Fox Bennett .
McKay also was captain of a sealing ship and commanded a schooner which brought back oil from humpback whales .
McKay was a captain in the Union Copper Mine , the first significant mining operation in the colony , with Charles James Fox Bennett .
McKay also was captain of a sealing ship and commanded a schooner which brought back oil from humpback whales .