The history of the Pennsylvania canals shows the same decline in traffic that has occurred on other systems. Expensive constructions undertaken by the State in the early half of the nineteenth century were later bought up by railroads and gradually allowed to go into disuse as steam transportation became more popular. At present only two canals are in operation in Pennsylvania, both under the control of one company. These two, the Lehigh and the Delaware Division Canals, are used in transporting anthracite from Coalport, near Mauch Chunk, to points on the Delaware River. The Lehigh Canal, located along the Lehigh River, extends from Mauch Chunk to Easton; the Delaware Division Canal, supplementing the Lehigh, extends along the Delaware River from Fasten to Bristol, the total length of the two canals being 108 miles. The round trip from Mauch Chunk to Easton requires about four days; the trip to Bristol, about eight. The open season for these canals is eight or nine months. The boats used on these canals were smaller than those used on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. In fact the cabins on these boats were so small that it was astonishing that any family attempted to keep house in them. The long hours, however, constrained the captains to have living quarters on the boats and, as at least one assistant was necessary for the operation of a vessel, it was not strange that men with families took one or more members of their households with them. Sixteen captains were found who had had children on the canals during the season of 1920-in 13 instances their own or step-children, in one instance a young nephew, and in two others, boys who were not related to them.