In 1900, Captain John Cates purchased the old Mannion estate at Deep Bay and began the Hotel Monaco, beginning the frenzied resort era on the island. Three hundred fruit trees were planted north of the lagoon, land was cleared for playgrounds, more cottages and tents, twelve portable houses and a store. The grounds were used by church, company and union picnics, games and tournaments. Between 1900 and 1910, a wooden bridge connected Snug Cove to the hotel grounds where the causeway is today. From below Bridal Veil falls to Sandy Beach provided a swimming and boating area, complete with a waterslide and diving platform, while the area between Snug Cove and Deep bay was forested campground. Wooden platforms and canvas tents were common in the woods between Snug Cove and Deep Bay, and as early as 1908 visitors began to complain that the area was overcrowded. Between 1910 and 1913, Captain Cates bought all the land around Killarney Lake and began Terminal Farms, which had a dairy, slaughter house, barns, stables, greenhouses and a silo. Deer, grouse, fruit, veggies, were shipped to the city to sell. The Hotel Monaco was renamed the Terminal Hotel between 1910 and 1920; in 1920, all of Captain Cates’ Bowen holdings were sold, starting the Union Steamship era on Bowen.