1 CS; ENCE A CO. tKN g fill L_L \ f^*, 1 ! Pfcft ' , m a k I MM *Si q \ >\ & ft «£ ^m»#lttp k ? f , Has: 4iMII ' $^m>- HS &T 1 .is Bii • |OT J *H® • i «F5 ^ ! s feu >. ? -\ s J = ir^ f " /fit -v * f *! -'s. A- - .^^sM^Svy iiijs2 » «QJC' I > AMERICAN Seaside Resorts ; A HAND-BOOK FOR HEALTH AND PLEASURE SEEKERS, Describing the Atlantic Coast, from tiie St. Lawrence River to the Gulf of Mexico. ILLUSTRATED WITJT MAPS AND WOODCUTS. Copyright, 1877. NEW YORK: PUBLISHED BY TAIN TOR BROTHERS, MERRILL & CO. 758 BROADWAY. 1877. t o U u5 'z o h 55 « I « O - INDEX. PAGE Anticosti 10 Asbury Park Ill Atlantic City 114 Babylon 93 Bar Harbor 20 Barnegat Beach • 114 Bath 24 Battle Harbor 10 Bay of Fundy 10 Bay of Seven Islands 10 Belfast 24 Bellport 95 Biddeford 22 Black Rock 74 Block Island 69 Boston 24 Bradore Bay 10 Branford 77 Bridgehampton 100 Bridgeport 74 British Possessions 9 Cacouna 11 Calais 29 Camden 25 Campo Bello Island 18 Cape Breton Island 12 Cape Cod 48 Cape May 115 Castine 24 Centre Moriches 9S Chatham 50 Chelsea 36 Clinton 78 Cohasset 46 Cold Spring 110 College Point 90 Coney Island 92 Connecticut 71 Cotuit Point 49 East Haven 76 East Lvme 80 Eastport 28 Edgartown 54 PAGE Fairfield 73 Falmouth 50 Fire Island 93 Florida 118 Fox Harbor 10 Frenchman's Bay 28 Gay Head 54 'Glen Cove 96 Glen Head % Gloucester 41 Grand Menan Island 17 Greenport 103 Greenwich 71 Groton 83 Guilford 77 Hampton Beach 30 Halifax 15 Highlands of Neversink 106 Hingham 45 Huntington 97 Huntington Bay 97 Hyannis 50 Isle of Shoals 32 Islip 94 Jamesport 103 Katama 54 Kennebunkport 22 Labrador 9 Long Branch 107 Long Island S9 Lubec 29 Lynn 36 Maine 19 Marblehead 40 Marion 48 Martha's Vineyard 52 Mattapoisett 48 Milford , 75 Atinas Bay 14 Mingan Island 10 Moisie River 10 Montauk Point 1 01 Moriches 98 INDEX. PAGE Mount Desert Island 25 Murray Bay 11 Mystic S4 Nahant 37 Nantasket ... 46 Nantucket 55 Narragansett Pier 65 Neversink 106 New Bedford 52 New Brunswick 15 Newburyport 43 Newfoundland 12 New Hampshire 30 New Haven 76 New Jersey 1C6 New Loudon SI Newport 60 New York 87 Northport 97 North Shore, L. 1 90 Norwalk 73 Nova Scotia 12 Oak Bluffs 53 Ocean Beach 112 Ocean Grove Ill Old Orchard Beach 23 Orient 104 Patchogue 95 Peconic Bay 103 Penobscot Bay 24 Plymouth 47 Port Jefferson 98 Portland 20 Portsmouth 31 Prince Edward Island 12 Providence 57 Provincetown 51 Quincy 45 Quogue 99 Red Bank 107 Rhode Island 56 River du Loup 11 Riverhead 103 Roekaway 92 Rockland 25 Rockport 42 Rocky Point 60 PAGE Rye Beach 31 Sag Harbor , 102 Saaruenay River 10, 11 Salem 89 Savin Rock 76 Saybrook 79 Seabrook 30 Sea Coast 5 Sea Girt 112 Shelter Island 105 Shinnecock 99 Siasconset 55 Southampton 100 Southern Coast 117 South port 73 Southold 102 South Shore, L. 1 91 Speonk 99 Squan 113 Spring Lake Beach 112 Stamford 72 St. Andrew 29 Staten Island 88 St. Augustine 118 St. John 16 St. Johnland 98 St. Lawrence River 10 Stonington 85 Stratford 75 Swampscott 38 Tadousac 11 Tampa Bay 1-1 Tom's River 114 Vineyard Haven 54 Vuedel'Eau 59 Watch Hid 68 Wellfleet 50 Wells, Me 22 Westhampton 99 Westport 75 Weymouth 45 Whitestone 90 Wickford 59 Wiscasset 24 Woods' Hole 52, 54 Yarmouth 50 THE SEA-COAST. Some time between the first of June and the last of August a very large proportion of the well-to-do citizens of the civilized world pack their trunks and betake themselves to the sea-shore, — some in search of health, some to amuse themselves, and others because it is the fashion. The people of the United States are not in the least behind their European cousins in their annual tendency toward the coast, and to it they come from a thousand miles west of tide- water, as well as from cities and towns whose wharves are washed by the sea itself. The salt air of the ocean is required to restore tone to the system, or to confirm in robust health those who can find no other excuse of a sanitary nature. Others find a sufficient reason in the change of scene, or the enjoyment of the sports which the sea affords. It is quite pos- sible that in many cases mountain air is better than that of the ocean ; but mountains are, as a rule, harder to reach, and moun- tain hotels are often more expensive and less commodious than those at the sea-side, while the sea breeze, during the dog-days, is much more likely to keep the mercury lower than it is among the inland valleys, no matter how high the neighboring hills may be. The distinctive feature of the sea-side is the opportunity which it affords for that most refreshing, invigorating, and generally beneficial luxury, the salt-water bath. The etiquette of American sea-beaches permits the two sexes to bathe in com- pany, and a gentleman may escort a lady into the surf, at mid- day, with as much propriety and grace as he can display in lead- ing her to a place in the ball-room in the evening. The cynio 5 SEA- SIDE RESORTS. may here insinuate that the emergence from the waves cannot, from the necessities of the case, be so graceful or dignified as was the descent, and truth compels us to admit that dry- clothes do make a difference. However, where there are hun- dreds at hand in the same predicament, what does one care for the clinging of wet bathing-clothes, especially when the excitement of the bath has caused a quicker flow of blood, and raised the spirits to a delightful exhilaration ? There are very few persons who are not benefited by salt-water baths, provided due caution is exercised, and the state of the system properly considered. The effects of sea-bathing may be either stimulating or depressing, that is to say, it is a powerful agent for good or ill. When properly indulged in it invigorates the whole system, and is especially potent in cases of physical or nervous prostration. The sea is a powerful chemical agent, and acts upon the system through the pores of the skin, removing disease itself, through direct chemical action. Many of the salts held in solution in sea-water are strongly medicinal in their prop- erties. Some persons, while they enjoy the bath, emerge from it only to feel enervated, while others are at once benefited and strengthened. The former class should not be discouraged ; many reasons may exist why bathing should not at first be bene- ficial. Medical advice should be sought wherever there is reason to doubt the expediency of taking a course of sea-baths, or sus- pect a tendency to heart disease, and strict orders are often given by the physician with regard to the length of time which should be spent in the water. It may be accepted as a general rule that every one, whether weak or strong, will experience the best results from sea-bathing, if he stays in the water only Jive, or at most ten minutes, runs, or at least hurries, across the beach to the dressing-house, rubs himself or is rubbed by an attendant with a coarse towel, until a glow is produced on the skin, and then dresses with all convenient dispatch. At all the great watering-places, in fact, at most hotels, there is some generally understood signal, which marks the bathing hour ; but there are many places where signals, and life-boats, and bathing-masters are unknown. To the uninitiated we would say that the " last half of the flood " is the proper time to bathe. a SEA-SIDE RESORTS. By this phrase we mean the three hours which precede high- water. This time is the best for several reasons : 1 st, the water coming- in from the offing is purer than at other times ; 2d, every wave tends to throw persons and things upon the beach, there- fore there is little or no risk of being swept into deep water ; and 3d, the upper part of the beach is usually, and particularly on the shores of sounds and bays, much better for bathing purposes than that which is exposed at low water. As the tide is high twice within twenty-four hours, and reaches its highest point considerably later on each succeeding day, the bathing hour is necessarily variable, and must now and then be changed from afternoon to morning. This, however, is a matter of little moment, provided care be taken not to bathe after eating. Probably the best time for a bath, in a sanitary point of view, is before breakfast ; but if three hours are allowed to pass after a meal, the bath may usually be taken with impunity. Immediate- ly after a meal bathing is apt to produce congestion. The great danger is, that yielding to the fascinating excitement of the scene, bathers will remain too long in the water. Some persons can, without injury, bathe for a much longer time than others; but it is an almost universal rule that a bath limited to five or ten minutes is much more beneficial than a longer one, while, except for the momentary pleasure of the sport, the immediate effect is far more enjoyable. Many persons thoughtlessly boast of spend- ing half an hour or an hour in the surf, and there are those who apparently receive no injury from so doing. It is a risk, however, and we wish to make our warning against the practice emphatic and unmistakable. To our masculine readers let us give a word of caution in re- gard to introducing their wives or daughters, or any of their feminine acquaintances, to the surf. At the risk of offending those who advocate the perfect equality of the sexes in all re- spects, we assert that many ladies, and especially such as have come to the sea-side as invalids, hoping to derive benefit from bathing, look with real terror upon the incoming breakers ; and to drag them into the waves as they come roaring toward the beach is simply an act of cruelty which may cause harm instead of good. One act of thoughtless, and perhaps kindly-meant rough- 7 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. ness, may prostrate the nervous system effectually, and preclude the possibility of benefit. Let those who are timid in bathing feel their own way into the surf. They will very soon venture into the edge of the foam, and a few trials will probably do away with all timidity. Children should be judiciously encouraged, and not carried forcibly into what looks to them like a deadly peril. It is considered by many very important that the forehead and top of the head should be wet with cold water before bathing. This tends to prevent a rush of blood to the head. Bathing dresses may be hired at all sea-side resorts, but it is, of course, pleasant to have a suit of one's own. Twilled flannel is the best material. Color, of course, to suit taste or complexion. Suits are now made m one piece, which is a great improvement on the pattern in which the upper and the nether parts were sepa- rable. The garment should open front sufficiently for putting on and off easily, and it should on no account fit tightly. A loose bathing suit adds ten-fold to the comfort of the bath, unless it is of a very thin material, and made after the manner of tights — a style very pleasant for bathing, but not available for all classes, nor at the more fashionable and conservative resorts. A broad- brimmed hat of coarse straw completes the outfit and shields the head from the sun. We decline to recommend bathing shoes or rubbers where the beach is smooth. They are very likely to come off in the surf, and if they stay on, are almost certain to be filled with sand. Many ladies wear caps of oiled silk for obvious reasons, but the salt water is an excellent hair invigorator, and it is a pity to lose its beneficial effects. The sea-side is not often beneficial in cases of pulmonary disease, although there are places on the coast, even as far north as Maine, where, according to the hotel proprietors, wonderful cures have been effected. As a rule, however, consumptives should avoid the North Atlantic sea-board ; its breezes are too strong for delicate lungs. Paralytic, spinal, and in fact all nervous affections, are often cured by a sojourn at the sea-side and judicious bathing. And 'when we consider the vast increase of nervous complaints con- sequent upon our restless American lives, we may safely assume that nine persons out of ten are benefited by sea-air and sea- water. 8 THE BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Within a few years tourists have learned that the coasts of the British Provinces possess rare attractions during the summer months, and the coasts of Labrador are now visited by hunting and fishing parties, who find much that is interesting and attrac- tive even on that desolate and far-off coast. Who shall say that some future edition of this guide-book may not have to include Greenland itself, in order to complete its list of sea-side resorts ? In the course of a trip to the North all degrees of temperature may be encountered, and warm clothing is indispensable. It is possible to keep cool in warm weather by leaving off a coat or two, but it is not possible to keep warm in cold weather without thick clothing. Therefore, take plenty of wraps. The different provinces have not yet assimilated their currency, and it is best to take United States money and exchange it as required. Letters of credit can, of course, be obtained for the principal cities. LABRADOR. This savage and desolate region has few attractions save to the sportsman, the artist, and those who are robust enough to enjoy a bracing climate. Its interior is rugged, and so barren as to afford sustenance for but little game. Its rivers, however, swarm with salmon and trout, and during July, which is its choicest month, hundreds of gentlemen from Canada and the United States visit its shores. Lines of steamers run from St. John's, Newfoundland, to Battle Harbor. (St. John's is most directly reached from Halifax.) Visitors to this region who do not go in their own or chartered yachts must make up their minds to forego the luxu- ries of modern travel, and accept with a good grace such accommo- dations as exist on sea and shore. 1* 9 SEASIDE RESORTS. Battle Harbor is a roadstead between a group of islands near the eastern extremity of Labrador. On one of them* is the town where the steamers land. Like all the towns of this region, it is a great resort for fishermen, whose vessels crowd the roadstead during the season. The ocean currents are such in this vicinity that even in calm weather the surf is magnificent. Fox Harbor may be reached by a short sail. Here the native Esquimaux may be seen in their nearest approach to the civilized world. Nume- rous rivers fall into the ocean hereabouts, all of them affording the finest salmon-fishing. Along the Belle Isle Straits and the Gulf of St. Lawrence the coast is somewhat more closely settled than that to the northward, but it is still wild, and its general character is the same. Br adore Bay claims to be the site of the first settlement made on this continent by Europeans. Brest was and is its name, and 1508 is the alleged year of its foundation. The Ming an Islands are a curious group of picturesque limestone crags, having among them several hundred inhabitants. They lie between the western end of the island of Anticosti and the mainland. The Moisie River ends the route of a weekly boat from Quebec. Here are quite extensive iron works, owned in Montreal, and a hotel where reasonably comfortable quarters may be had. The Bay of Seven Islands is one of the most picturesque on the coast, its rocky islands rising abruptly hundreds of feet above the water. Anticosti has few attractions for visitors, and is indeed nearly uninhabitable in summer, on account of black flies and mos- quitoes. With the neighboring coasts it has proved fatal to many vessels, and hundreds of castaways have perished on its inhospita- ble shores. There are now relief stations at convenient distances, so that the terrible scenes of past years are not likely to be repeated. THE LOWER ST. LAWRENCE AND THE SAGTJENAY RIVERS Are within the regular range of summer travel. Steamers leave Quebec at hours which may be easily ascertained in that city, and the trains of the Intercolonial Railway render accessible all points on the south shore. 10 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Murray Bay, 82 miles from Quebec, is the first place of resort reached, and the principal one on the north shore. The leading hotels are Dubergefs, The Lome, and Warren's. There is good fishing in the river and the neighboring lakes. Riviere du Loup, 112 miles from Quebec, has several large boarding-houses, and one hotel, La Rochelle House. A few mile3 up the river are picturesque falls, which are a favorite picnic ground for summer visitors. Cacouna, 6 miles east of Riviere du Loup, is the principal watering-place on the river. St. Lawrence Hall and the Mansion House are the two largest hotels. The charges at these are $2. 50 and $2.00 per day. There are many smaller hotels and boarding- houses, where the charges are still more moderate. Cacouna seldom knows hot weather. Its pure air, fine beach, and pictu- resque surroundings, render it an exceptionally healthful and attractive resort, and many Americans as well as Canadians make it their summer home. Cottages are springing up on all sides, and its future importance to the tourist world promises greatly to exceed its present remarkable prosperity. THE SAGUENAY RIVER Joins the St. Lawrence 134 miles from Quebec. It is beyond question one of the most remarkable rivers in the world. From its mouth to Chicoutimi, the head of steam navigation, its shores present a series of mighty cliffs and headlands, which rise in some instances to a height nearly equaling the width of the river. Its depth is 1,000 feet or more, and its black waters hardly afford a practicable anchorage ground for a hundred miles. Ships of the largest size ascend for cargoes of lumber, and are obliged, when the wind changes, to go about and sail the other way, for the wind never blows across this rock-bound stream. The steamer usually ascends the river at night, and descends by day- light. If the traveler times his trip so as to secure a full moon, this is an admirable arrangement, but it is somewhat exasperating to pass through such wonderful scenery on a dark night. At Tadousac, near the mouth of the river, is a large hotel ($2.50«per day), and there are numerous private houses, occupied during the summer. Above this point on the Saguenay no accommodations 11 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. for travelers exist, save such as can be obtained in the houses of the habitans and logging camps. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. This province of the Dominion contains nearly 100,000 inhabi- tants. It lies off the coast of New Brunswick, in the southern portion of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and enjoys a milder climate than some of the neighboring shores. Its scenery is not striking in any respect, nor does it possess, otherwise than in its fine air, unusual attractions for the tourist. Charlottetown is a place of 8,000 inhabitants, with three small hotels. Summerside is the next largest town. The Island Park Hotel is on an island in the harbor. It is well spoken of by Americans who have visited it. The Prince Edward Island Railway is a narrow-gauge road, built in 1874 by the Dominion government. It runs from end to end of the island, about 120 miles, stopping at every hamlet where passengers or freight can be found. CAPE BRETON ISLAND. The Gulf of St. Lawrence is separated from the Atlantic by the islands of Newfoundland and Cape Breton. These are but little visited by travelers, although much that is interesting to the sportsman and tourist is to be found on their coasts and in their forests. Cape Breton is remarkable for its romantic scenery, its bracing atmosphere, and for its historical associations. In the middle of the last century the island, or its principal fortress at Louisburg, was a bone of contention between the French and English, who expended vast sums and thousands of lives in taking and retaking its formidable works. The story of Louisburg is one of the most thrilling afforded by the history of the "Old French War." At Sidney and Baddeck, reasonably good hotels are found, and at most of the farm-houses in the trout-fishing region com- fortable quarters may be engaged at moderate rates. The Mar- garee River is the most noted trout stream on the island. Large quantities of coal are mined in the vicinity of Sidney, and the coiyitry is rapidly developing an unwonted prosperity. The island is almost bisected by a sound or bay known as the " Bras d'Or," which has a superficial area of some five hundred square 12 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. miles, and almost equals the Saguenay in its abrupt cliffs and the grandeur of its surroundings. Steamers run from Halifax to Sidney, but their times of de- parture are at intervals of two weeks, and it is impossible to give accurate directions. Letters addressed to the Anglo-French S. S. Co., or the Eastern S. S. Go., will no doubt secure the desired in- formation. There is also an overland route via the Intercolonial Railway, crossing the Gut of Canso, and continuing by stage. NEWFOUNDLAND. The trip to and around this immense island is made by steamer from Halifax, and possesses an interest peculiar to itself. The coast is almost without exception abrupt and picturesque. The few harbors which open through the wall of rock are ports of queer fishing towns seldom visited by tourists, and the interior is a vast forest intersected by rivers and broken by lakes which are not yet fully explored. The capital, St. John's, is a city of 25,000 inhabitants, and has very pleasant and picturesque surroundings. The chief business of the island is fishing, and St. John's owes its prosperity to the trade with the "outports," as the other coast towns are in general designated. The St. Pierre and Miquelon islands, lying off the southern point of Newfoundland, are still under the French flag, being the sole remnants of her once wide American possessions. They are of considerable importance, being the rendezvous for an immense French fishing fleet and a depot of supplies. The French tele- graph cable lands here, and goes thence to Duxbury, Mass. NOVA SCOTIA. The north-eastern and south-eastern shores of the Bay of Fundy belong to this Province, which forms an extensive peninsula, joined with the mainland by an isthmus at Chignecto. The shores, both on the ocean and on the bay, are very rugged, but the latter are most attractive to the tourist, and are oftenest visited, being more accessible in coasting craft. The land is fertile along the bay, and there are many farms and villages of a primitive charac- ter and very interesting to the tourist. The extensive mineral deposits of this region, consisting of coal, iron, copper, and gold, have of late attracted much attention from capitalists and scien- 13 SEA-SIDE HESOIiTS. tLfio men. The coal measures are chiefly in the neighborhood of Pictou, on Northumberland Straits, and are connected with Halifax by rail. The coal is bituminous, and has been mined extensively of late years. The coal-fields extend along the Atlantic coast from Cape Canso to Cape Sable, extending about three miles in land. They are in some places very rich, although they have never caused such an excitement among fortune-seekers as was the case with California and Australia. The other mineral re- gions contain a vast variety of gypsum, building stones, and va- rious rare minerals, and are often visited by parties of mineralo- gists in search of cabinet specimens. Minos Bay, the eastern arm of the Bay of Fundy, is noted all over the world for its tides, which, during certain seasons, rise to the height of seventy feet, with a rapidity which is terrific and sometimes dangerous. At all seasons of the year the tides in this bay are extraordinary, and the visitor should always bear in mind the possibility of being surrounded or cut off from shore by the in- coming waters. From Minas Bay, where Cape Blomidon (Blow-me- down) rises in grandeur to a height of several hundred feet, to Briar's Island, a distance of over a hundred miles, a lofty series of trap-cliffs rises from the water in succession of towering precipices, in some cases 600 feet high. Game is still abundant all over the Province, and in the north-eastern part moose and bears are still found, while all the lesser varieties of partridge, plover, and wild-fowl exist in such quantities as to attract nume- rous sportsmen from all over the country. The fishing is good, both in salt and fresh water, the former being alive with mackerel, cod, and the other common kinds, and the latter affording capital sport for those who despise everything excepting salmon and trout. The lakes of Nova Scotia are very numerous, although generally small, and in these capital fishing is to be found. It is, in fact, difficult for the sportsman to find a place in the Province where there is not good sport with rod and gun. The site of the Acadian settlements, the story of whose inhabitants has been told to the world in "Evangeline," by Mr. Longfellow, is still pointed out, and in some instances the cellars of the old French houses are visible. 14 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. HALIFAX, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia. Hotels — Waverley, Stewart's, Halifax, International. The rocky shores of Nova Scotia are admirably adapted for the effective arrangement of cities, and Halifax has made the most of its opportunities, being built on the side of a hill which rises 250 feet above the waters of the magnificent harbor. The streets are broad and smoothly paved or macadamized, the wharves are well built, and usually well filled with shipping, and altogether the city presents a Very busy and attractive aspect as the traveler approaches on the deck of an ocean steamer. It is thoroughly English in its social aspects, and gay at all seasons, after the decorous English fashion. The government buildings, including the Province Building, the different barracks, the hospitals, Dalhousie College, and the Court- House, are all interesting objects to the stranger. The citadel, occupying the summit of the heights commanding the town, is a work of great strength, and, next to the somewhat similar forti- fications at Quebec, is the strongest fort in the British American possessions. Halifax is a very interesting place in which to spend a few days, and from thence as a center, many interesting excur- sions, may be made in almost any direction. The communications are as follows : with New York weekly, by the British mail steamers ; with St. John, N. B. , by rail and steamboat, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, connecting with Portland steamers, and by the Intercolonial Railway to Yarmouth, at the end of the peninsula, and with the railway system of the United States and Canada by way of Truro and St. John, N. B. The steamship "Falmouth," which plies between Boston and Halifax, is a splendid side -wheel steamer, nearly new, and was built expressly for the route. She leaves Boston every Thursday morning, and touches at Portland for some two hours. On her return she leaves Halifax Monday evenings and reaches Boston Wednesday morning, without calling at Portland. Tourists will find this line one of their best means of reaching or returning from Nova Scotia. Stages run in all directions through the neighboring country. NEW BRUNSWICK. This is one of the provinces of the Dominion of Canada, lying 15 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. next to the State of Maine and separated therefrom by the St. Croix River. The coast is similar to that of Maine, but the places where board and lodging can be obtained are much less numerous. The character and habits of the inhabitants are more primitive, and the whole region is, in short, more adapted to the wants of the sportsman than of the tourist, in the ordinary ac- ceptation of the term. The country is very wild and hilly, and is intersected by numerous rivers, which render canoe navigation easy and delightful. In fact, by the aid of short portages, the whole region can be traversed by water. The Bay of Fundi/, of which New Brunswick forms the northern coast, is full of interest for the tourist, be he fisherman, hunter, yachtsman, artist, or simply sight-seer. Its picturesque wooded shores and islands, its fisheries, and its wonderful tides, are yearly becoming more and more attractive to visitors. The best way to see the bay and the coasts is to make up a party, charter a suitable vessel, and spend a week in cruising about those interesting waters. Warm cloth- ing is very essential to comfort in. such an excursion, as the tem- perature is liable to variations of the most sudden and unlooked- for character. ST. JOHN, St. John Co., Province of New Brunswick. Few cities are more picturesquely located in appearance than this, the chief city of the Province. It is built Upon a bold rocky peninsula, just at the mouth of the St. John River. In June, 1877, its southern half was totally destroyed by fire. The burned district included the finest buildings and all the leading hotels, and it will be long ere the traces of the conflagration will be wholly effaced. The scenery of St. John River is well worthy of atten- tion, its noteworthy features beginning almost as soon as the city limits are passed. The channel here becomes narrow, the oppo- sing cliffs being only about 250 feet apart for some 400 yards. These narrows are passable by vessels only when the water in the river above and in the harbor below is nearly on the same level, for whether the tide is ebbing or flowing, a furious current sets through the gap, rendering navigation extremely hazardous, if not wholly impracticable. The St. John taps an extensive lumber region, and much of the prosperity of the city is due to the profits 16 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. of this business. The International Steamship Company's boats leave Boston for St. John at eight o'clock a.m., every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from July to September, and on Mon- days and Thursdays during the rest of the season. Boats leave St. John on Wednesdays and Saturdays for Windsor, N. S. , con- necting with Halifax by rail. The European and North Ameri- can Railway, 108 miles to Shediac, on the Straits of Northumber- land, connects with steamboats for the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Prince Edward Island. GRAND MEN AN ISLAND, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick. The island (which was first settled about the year 1800) is about twenty miles long, and from three to five wide, and is intersected from end to end by good roads. During the summer it is reached by daily steamers from Boston and Portland, by way of Eastport. During the win- ter there is communication once or twice a week. A stage line connects North Head with Grand Harbor, nine miles distant, car- rying passengers and mails. There are no hotels or boarding- houses on the island, but many of the residents accommodate summer visitors with well-furnished rooms and excellent fare at seventy-five cents to a dollar a day, or from three to seven dollars per week (gold). Among the natural attractions of the island are the bold, precipitous headlands on its western shore, which rise to a height of eight hundred feet. On the south-east side are ten or twelve small islands, and a number of picturesque coves, known as Pettit's, Gaskill's, Woodward's, and Grand Harbor, all abounding in sea-fowl, ducks, seals, and occasionally whales. The shores are rich in natural curiosities, the surf-bathing is very fine ; and cod, hake, pollock, halibut, mackerel, and herring can be caught in any quantity. The island also has several fresh- water ponds or lakes, affording, with their facilities for fishing and fowling, ex- cellent objective points for inland excursions. Deer, squirrels, and rabbits abound in the woods hereabout, and there are plenty of fresh- water trout in the brooks and ponds. The climate, from May to October, is considered highly beneficial to invalids, es- pecially those suffering from gout, dyspepsia, asthma, and mala- rious diseases. 17 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. Campo Bello Island, opposite Eastport, Maine, and shielding it from the ocean, has much fine scenery and many natural attrac- tions, among which may be noted the Friar's Face, a curious group of rocks, which, spite of their having been long a target for the practice of English men-of-war's-men's guns, are nevertheless suffi- ciently attractive to merit attention. The people of the island are proverbially kind and hospitable to strangers, and were it not for a single drawback, the occurrence of occasional fogs, render- ing the air damp and unhealthy, Campo Bello would have long since acquired, as a summer resort, a much greater popularity than it now enjoys. 18 MAINE. The sea-coast of this, the largest of the New England States, is about two hundred miles in length, trending to the north-east and south-west, if its general direction only is considered, but boxing the compass repeatedly in its countless inlets and bays. It is the most diversified coast imaginable. It possesses beaches as white, smooth, and hard as those of Newport ; others made up of many colored pebbles, from the size of a grain of wheat to that of a walnut ; and again others composed of boulders, assorted accord- ing to size, from a few inches to several feet in diameter. Be- tween these beaches, and overhanging them and surrounding them, are the granite rocks which lend the picturesque element to the scene. These are in some cases low and in others high ; here simply shelving ledges, there towering cliffs ; but everywhere they are infinitely varied in form, and everywhere, except in the sheltered coves or on the shoreward side of the countless islands, the " white horses " of the Atlantic are forever trampling shore- ward and dashing their foam high over the rocky barriers. In the following detailed sketches of summer resorts on the Maine coast, many omissions have necessarily been made, simply because of the surplus of material. It is safe to assume that almost every family living permanently on this coast receives boarders during the summer months, and in many of the villages ^here are one or two hotels, usually of moderate size. The charges at all these places are reasonable and the fare plain. It is of course impossi- ble to obtain many city luxuries for the table, but blueberries, fish, and game are often abundant, and cleanliness and kindliness are characteristics of the inhabitants. From the New Hampshire line to Bath on the Kennebec River, all places on the coast are accessi- ble by stages from the stations of the Eastern and Boston and 19 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. Maine Kailroads from Boston, connecting at Portland with the Maine Central Railroad for Bangor, which is the most convenient port from which to reach the desirable points on Penobscot Bay. Besides these railway communications, coasting steamers run from Portland and Bangor to many of the landings, both east and west, of Penobscot Bay. The climate of Maine, although very severe in winter, is cool and invigorating in summer, and it is even claimed that invalids suffering from pulmonary complaints are often benefited by a sojourn on this coast. Statements of this kind should, however, be received with caution, for the fresh ocean breezes are often too bracing for delicate constitutions. For those, however, who are in health, or who are sufficiently con- valescent to enjoy its peculiar characteristics, the Maine coast possesses attractions which are not found elsewhere on the At- lantic seaboard. PORTLAND, Cumberland Co., Maine. 108 miles from Boston. Hotels — Fahnouth, Preble, United States, St. Julien. Portland claims, with a very good show of justice, that it is the most beautiful city in the Union, a statement which must, how- ever, be received with due allowance for the partiality which is always pardonable in such cases. The harbor is perhaps the finest in the United States. The city stands on a high peninsula, many of its streets are very handsome, and were beautified by wide- spreading shade-trees before the great fire of I860, which laid nearly one-half of the business portion of the city in ashes. This fire occur- red on the 4th of July, in the year named, and was probably caused by the careless use of fireworks. The burned district is, however, almost entirely rebuilt in much handsomer style than before, and a stranger can liardly detect the traces of this disastrous confla- gration. Many of the finest streets escaped the fire, and there the traditional beauties of Portland are still to be seen. The vis- itor should not fail to visit the Upper and Lower promenades, and the observatory, whence fine views may be obtained of the harbor and of the interior, with the White Mountains in the distance. The harbor is diversified by numerous islands, to which Port- landers are fond of making picnic excursions. 20 MAINE. Portland was settled in 1632. It became a part of the Massa- chusetts Colony in 1658, and was destroyed by Indians in 1676. Two years later it was resettled, but the French and Indians de- stroyed it again in 1 690. At the outbreak of the Revolution it was again nearly destroyed. It has now 36,000 inhabitants, and is a highly prosperous city. Cape Elizabeth is one of the great attractions of Portland. A drive of three miles, over a capital road, brings the visitor to this favorite resort. Cape Cottage is a large hotel frequented by vis- itors from all over New England. It is quite the fashion in Port- land to drive out to the Cape after a south easterly blow, and see the surf which comes in on the rocks with unbroken force from the open ocean. The Ocean House and the Atlantic House are a few miles further along the coast. Nine miles from the city is the Twin Sisters Light-House, at the extremity of the cape. Among the islands, Cushing's is the favorite resort for bathing and fishing, the Ottawa House affording accommodations for those who make more than a transient visit. The harbor is de- fended by Forts Preble, Scannel, and Gorges. Steamers run daily during the summer to all points of interest accessible by water. Portland is connected with Boston by the Eastern R. R. and the Boston and Maine R. R. The Maine Central and its branches run to Augusta and Bangor, and the Portland and Ogdensburg R. R. passes through Conway and the White Mountains. During the winter months the Allen Line of steamships sails to Liverpool. In summer it lands instead at Quebec. The International Line sails on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at six P.M., for Eastport and St. John. The steamers running between Portland and Boston are first- class side- wheel steamers, and have elegant passenger accommoda- tions. They leave Boston and Portland every evening and arrive in season to connect with the earliest trains. The line has been established for nearly thirty-five years, and during that time not a single passenger has lost life or sustained injury, which speaks well for the management. There is also a commodious line of steamers from New York, leaving Pier 38, East River, 4 p.m., Mondays and Thursdays, touching at Martha's Vineyard in summer. Tourists for the 21 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. Maine coast are specially directed to this line. There is a daily line of excellent boats to Boston, and semi-weekly line to Mt. Desert, and a tri-weekly line up the Penobscot River to Bangor. Once a week a steamer leaves for Halifax. WELLS, York Co., Maine. 80 miles from Boston. From Portland 28. Hotels — Ocean House, Island Ledge House, Atlantic House. This town is on the Eastern Railroad, also on the Boston and Maine Railroad, which is nearest to the beach (time from Boston, 3 hours and 20 minutes), and is attractive in the possession of a fine beach, six miles in length, upon or near which stand at intervals the hotels named. York Beach and Bald- Head Cliff, next to the south, are also favorite points for excursionists, and Agamenticus Mountain, twelve miles farther south, and four miles inland, commands a sweeping view of the surrounding country. KENNEBUNK PORT, York Co., Maine. 85 miles from Boston. From Portland 23. Hotels — Beach House, Sea- View House, Fairvieio House. This is almost the first of the euphonious names which the Western visitor encounters in Maine. The " Port " is three miles from the railway station, where stages are to be found on the arrival of all trains. The coast in the vicinity is conveniently divided into beach and crag, and several natural curiosities are to be seen, including the Bouncing Bock and the Spouting Horn, for, like Newport and other more famous places, Kennebunk Port has one of these curious natural fountains. Across the river is Cape Porpoise, where is a hotel, the Goose Rocks House. Three miles from the station is Cape Arundel, a new resort with a good hotel, the Ocean Bluff. BIDDEFORD, York Co., Maine. 93 miles from Boston. From Portland 15. The Saco River at this point furnishes a valuable water-power by three falls of sixteen feet, and another of seven feet. Biddef ord is essentially a manufacturing town. It has 10,000 inhabitants, and in its spacious mills, as for instance the Pepper ell, Laconia, 32 MAINE. or Saco, the visitor Will find much that is interesting and instruc- tive. The lumber interest here is also important. A natural curiosity not to be overlooked is The Pool, a deep basin hollowed out in the solid rock, about a quarter of a mile from the sea, and connected with it by a narrow passage, through which it is filled and emptied by each tide. Near the Pool is a hotel, the Yates Home, and several large boarding-houses, which bear the names of their respective proprietors. Biddeford is connected with Boston and Portland by four or five trains daily each way on both the Boston and Maine and the Eastern Railroads. SAGO, Maine, Pop. 6,000. Is connected with Biddeford by a bridge, and is also prominently identified with manufacturing and lumber interests. The famous York Mills are located here. Visitors will find the fine beach, a few miles east of Saco, a favored resort for bathers. On Fox- well's Brook, in the same township, is some bold and striking scenery, embracing a cascade sixty feet in height. OLD OECHARD BEACH, Three miles from Saco Falls, has hotel accommodations for numer- ous visitors, and Scarborough Beach, with the Atlantic and Kirk, icood Houses, is easily reached from the same station. Old Orchard Beach, so called from an ancient orchard of apple-trees, four miles from Saco and Biddeford, is best reached by the Boston and Maine Railroad, the track of which runs between the great hotels and the beach. This beach has been called the finest in New England. It extends ten or twelve miles from Pine Point, at the mouth of Scarborough River, to the Saco River, with a breadth of 300 feet at low water. The sand is hard, smooth, and clean. The drive over it is charming. The bathing is without undertow and safe. Near the hotels is a forest park of thirty acres, with pleasant paths, arbors, and adornments. The neighborhood offers interest- ing rambles and drives, and the resort is said to be the most fashionable of those east of Hampton and Rye. The Old Orchard and the Ocean Houses are the largest, and every way first- class. The Gorham and the Montreal Houses are cheaper, but good houses. Scarborough Beach, near by, has first-class hotels, among which are the Atlantic and Kirkwood, and many good 23 SEA- SIDE RESORTS. boarding-houses. The beach, two or three miles long", offers good bathing and fishing. From the south end of the beach projects Prout's Neck, with large summer boarding-houses. At the north is Richmond's Island and Cape Elizabeth, with its large hotels. BATH, Sagadahock Co., Maine. 50 miles from Portland. Hotels — Sagadahock House, Shannon's Hotel. The Androscoggin and Kennebec Rivers unite above Bafch to form a bay, which is split into innumerable subdivisions by various islands, among, or near which is Harpswell, which was chosen by Mrs. Stowe as the scene of one of her popular novels. There is here an excellent hotel, which is conveniently reached by boat from Portland, or by stage from the stations of the Eastern Rail- way. WISCASSET, Lincoln Co., Maine. Hotel — Hilton House. Wiscasset is on a deep inlet, Sheepscot River, some eight miles east of the Kennebec. It is reached by the Knox and Lincoln Railway. PENOBSCOT BAY. This wide and beautiful bay is an expansion of the mouth of the Penobscot River. The traveler, who merely sees its shores and islands in passing, cannot fail to note its beauties. We can mention only a few of the many attractive places along its shores. BELFAST, Waldo Co., Maine. Hotels — American House, New England House. Is on the west shore of Penobscot Bay, thirty miles below Ban- gor. It is a quiet ship-building and fishing town, with prettily shaded streets, and many tasteful and elegant private residences, and is connected regularly both by stage and boat with Bangor, Portland, and Boston. The bay at this point contains several wooded islands, which form the destination of frequent excursion parties during the summer season, and which occasionally, too, are selected as the scene of Methodist camp-meetings. Gastine, standing upon a tongue of land which shoots out into the bay, and occupying a fine position as a sea- port town, is on the east side of the bay, directly opposite Belfast, and twelve 24 MAINE. miles distant from it. The antiquated residence of Baron Oas- tine, an old French settler of the last century, is one of the curi- osities here shown to visitors, as are also the ruins of Fort Bur- rail, a fort built prior to the revolutionary days by the British. In common with the sister town, Belfast, Castine offers its visit- ors delightful sailing, fishing, hunting, and excursion trips to the islands in the adjacent bay. Camden is a pretty village at the foot of a striking group of mountains, rising some 1,400 feet above the sea. Its principal hotel is the Bay View House. ROCKLAND, Maine, Is located at the entrance of Penobscot Bay on the left, and is known as one of the important lime regions of the country. Granite quarries largely engage the attention of the people of this section. Its Custom House and Post-Office Building is particu- larly noticeable, and is one of the finest in the State. Its hotels are the Lynde, and Thorndike. The former, under the excellent management of George A. Lynde, Esq., is a very popular resort. The attention of the summer tourist is directed to the steamer Ulysses, running from Rockland in connection with the Knox and Lincoln Railroad, direct to Mount Desert and Sullivan three times a week. The Sanford Steamship Go. also makes connection with above. The Ulysses is under excellent management, is staunch and commodious, and conducts the tourist along the wild and pictur- esque coast of Deer Isle to all the points of interest of Mount Des- ert to Sullivan. Sullivan has a most inviting hotel, the Waiikeag, which offers superior facilities to tourists and pleasure seekers. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, Hancock Co., Maine. Situated about forty miles south-east from Bangor, in what is known as Frenchman's Bay, Mount Desert Island, although only about twelve miles wide by fifteen long, contains more elements of beauty arranged in a more picturesque way than any other island, large or small, on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It is in brief an insular range or collection of mountains, consist- ing of something like a dozen granite peaks, separated by valleyB of great wildness and beauty, which often contain deep, cold, and clear lakes, or wild mountain brooks, where trout of the "ganaest" description are found, and where the "dun deer" 2 25 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. still quenches his thirst. The coast-line of the island is very irre- gular, now curving in long shingly beaches, and now broken into coves which are of wonderful variety in form and feature. As if not satisfied with giving this romantic island simply an exterior coast, liable to the lashings of ocean waves, nature has divided it nearly in two parts by the long, narrow, and tortuous waters of Some's Sound, deep enough to float large vessels, and sheltered by towering cliffs and wooded hills from every wind. Such are the general features of the island, combining, as some one has said, " the Isle of Shoals and Wachusett, Nahant and Monadnock, Newport and the Catskills." The first settlement was made by the Jesuits, under a grant from Louis XIV., and very early in the history of the country the cross was raised in gratitude to God for a wonderful escape from shipwreck. Mount Desert is easily reached by boat from Portland ; but if the sea is rough, take cars to Rockland and wait for the boat. The climate of Mount Desert is very bracing, and fine weather may be usually counted upon until late in the season. The writer hereof can testify that at his last visit, in the middle of September, sea and sky and shore were in the full glory of summer. Bar Harbor (P. O., Eden, Me.) is near the north-eastern ex- tremity of the island, and is the principal resort for visitors. Ife is, in short, a village of hotels, none of which can accommodate more than eighty guests. We append a partial list of these houses . Agamont, Rockaway, Lookout, Deering, Hamor, Ocean, Harbor, Atlantic. Bay View, Eden, St. Savieur, Lyman, and Wayside Inn. Prices vary from $10 to $14 per week. The tourist will find ex- cellent accommodations at the Rodick House. The location of the house is commanding, its rooms excellent, and its table unsur- passed on the island. Bar Harbor is a part of Frenchman's Bay, and is in the very midst of the finest land and water scenery on the island. Look- ing seaward from the comparatively level plain whereon the ho- tels stand, the eye takes in at a glance groups of rocky or tree- covered islands, the distant hills on the mainland, and beyond all, the blue horizon line of the ocean, broken only by the hardly -to- be-seen dot which marks Mount Desert Rock, and its light-house twenty miles distant. Turning shoreward, the mountain range 2G MAINE. in all its grandeur and beauty is close at hand, and it is hardly possible to walk in any direction without finding beauties of sea and shore which will well repay the explorer. Green Mountain is, according to the coast survey measurement, 1,960 feet high. The walk or ride to its summit, from Bar Harbor, is not a hard one, and the view from the Tip-Top House, where sleeping ac- commodations can be had for a few guests, is not to be matched on the Atlantic seaboard, for the simple reason that it is not pos- sible elsewhere to place one's self nearly two thousand feet above tide-water, and within sound of the surf. The expanse of ocean visible from this mountain is so vast that all previous concep- tions of an unbroken horizon are belittled in the comparison. Inland the view is of an entirely different character, but very wild and beautiful, covering, as it does, not only the neighboring mountains, but the State of Maine as far north as Katahdin, and the coast in both directions for fifty miles or more. Among the objects of interest along the coast in the vicinity of Bar Harbor are Schooner Head, a promontory whose white cliffs bear some resemblance to a vessel under sail ; The Ovens, several caves hol- lowed out by the joint action of water and frost; The Spouting Horn, a cavern at the water's edge, which, after penetrating the cliff for some eighty feet, opens into a cleft in the rock, and makes a u spouting horn " which really justifies the name. In a gale the tumult of the waters here is something wonderful, and even the effect of the ordinary ground-swell is impressive, although the "spouting" takes place only when the sea is very heavy. Within easy walking distance of the "Horn" is a remarkable cave, which can be entered only at low tide and in. calm weather. The floor of this cave is always covered by water to the depth of a few feet, but the detached boulders and ledges along the sides enable the visitor to examine the exquisite zoophites, or sea-ane- mones, of various colors, which cling to the rocks, and an infi- nite variety of sea-weeds, and other forms of submarine life, both animal and vegetable. Thunder Cave is another cavity in the rocky wall which bounds the island, into which the waves roll with great violence, producing now and then a report which is at once curious and startling. Space alone is wanting to describe the numerous other attractions of this remarkable island, which 27 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. no appreciative person can visit without being impressed by its natural beauties. South-west Harbor differs from Bar Harbor in possessing fewer natural curiosities. The ssa-view is, however, more open, and the bathing facilities, perhaps, better than at the last-named place. The Sea Wall is a curious natural breakwater, composed of large rocky fragments thrown up by the action of the waves. Valuable minerals are found along this ledge. The hotels are : the Freeman, Island, and Ocean Houses. Prices, $10 to $14 per week. In the center of the island, near the head of Some's Sound, is the Mount Desert House, which provides advantageous head- quarters for hunters and anglers, whose object is rather to range the woods and streams than to sojourn in the vicinity of the ocean. Frenchman's Bay.— So called from the first settlers, who soon, however, gave place to the English. The bay lies just to the east- ward of Mount Desert Island, and consequently shares with Bar Harbor many of the beauties of this region, and all the advan- tages in the way of fishing, gunning, sailing, and bathing, which any place in the vicinity can claim. Among the places on this beautiful bay where board and lodging can be obtained, we may mention Jonesport {Bay View House), Machiasport {Deering House), Machias {.Eastern Hotel, Claims Hotel), West Oouldsboro, Hancock Point {McFarland House), Brooklin {Brooldin House). These villages are practically alike as places of resort. The rates charged at hotels and boarding-houses range from $5 to $10 per week. EASTPORT, Washington Co., Maine. 234 miles north-east from Portland. Hotels — Passamaq noddy House. Eastport stands on Moose lsla?id, connected with the mainland by a bridge, and in constant communication by means of ferries with the neighboring British possessions. It is reached by the International line of steamers, in connection with boats from Boston and from Portland, at six P.M on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays during the summer season, and on Mondays and Thursdays during the rest of the year. The trip from Portland occupies about fifteen hours. The natural scenery at this point is rarely excelled in any part even of this remarkable coast. From 28 MAINE. the high hills in the rear of the town the observer looks down upon the blue waters of the magnificent bay, dotted with thickly- wooded islands, while in the distance the high cliffs stand out in relief against the sky. Eastport, which is one of the oldest set- tlements on the coast, was occupied by the British during the war of 1812, and was held by them some years after peace was de- clared. Its harbor is among the best on the coast. It has eight churches (including Unitarian, Episcopal, Methodist, and Bap- tist), and a high-school. Summer visitors will find the bathing, fishing, sailing, rowing, and driving facilities excellent. Campo Bello Island is a picturesque place of resort within Canadian waters. Not far distant are Quoddy Head and Grand Menan, both favorites with excursionists. Board, $3 to $7 per week. LTJBEC, Washington Co., Maine. Hotels — Lubeo Hotel, Cobscook House. Lubec is the easternmost town of the United States, notwith- standing the popular ascription of that honor to Eastport. It i3 reached by a steam-ferry from Eastport, three miles distant. Time from Boston, twenty-four hours. Lubec was incorporated in 1811, with a population of four hundred, but, in 1815, received a large accession to its number from Eastport in consequence of the occupation of that place by the British. The location of Lubec renders it especially attractive to lovers of the picturesque. To the north of the peninsula on which it stands is Passama- quoddy Bay, studded with its numerous island gems ; to the south-west, Quoddy Point ; and on the east, the Narrows, a strip of water only a half-mile wide, separating it from the British island of Campo Bello. Both surf and still bathing can be en- joyed by the visitor, the tide rising and falling from twenty to thirty feet. Abundance of sea-birds and fish offer attractions to the sportsman. St. Andreio, a village not far to the northward, has a large hotel and excellent bathing facilities. It is the terminus of the N. B. and Canadian R. R. Calais (International Hotel, St. Croix Exchange). This town has about 6,000 inhabitants, and has considerable lumber and ship-building interests. Opposite is St. Stephen ( Watson House), in New Brunswick, joined to Calais by a bridge. 29 NEW HAMPSHIRE. The coast of this State is very short, the distance between the Massachusetts and Maine lines being only about seventeen miles. This includes, however, the famous beaches at Rye and Hampton, and presents many attractions which render it populous during the warm months. The Eastern Railway, with its numerous trains from Boston and Portland, affords a ready means of com- munication with all parts of the country, and enables the hotel proprietors to secure supplies for their tables with greater ease and regularity than is commonly the case. SEABROOK, Kockingham Co., New Hampshire- 42 miles from Boston. From Portland 66. Visitors to the coast in the vicinity of Seabrook are obliged to depend upon such accommodations as are afforded by the houses of the inhabitants and by some small hotels. This region is ren- dered peculiarly attractive by the numerous brooks and small streams, many of them affording good trouting, which empty into one another and into the ocean in the most labyrinthine manner imaginable. It is, in fact, from these streams that the township derives its name. Whaleboat building was formerly an important branch of industry, and is still followed to some extent. HAMPTON BEACH, Hampton, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire. 46 miles from Boston. From Portland 62. Hotels— Boar's Head Hotel, Ocean House, LeaviWs Hampton Beach Hotel, Eagle House, Conch House. The Hamptons are three considerable villages, each having sta- tions on the Eastern Railway. These, however, the tourist will not find especially attractive as sojourning places, although, being old settlements, they all have interesting features. Hampton Beach, stretching along the coast opposite these villages, is a very 30 NEW HAMPSHIRE. popular, although not very fashionable resort. Boarding-houses and hotels are found at short intervals along its entire length, and the accommodations are so generally good, that it is difficult to persuade habitual visitors that there is any other endurable place of resort on the coast. The Boar's Head is a bold headland jutting far out to seaward, and proverbially low in temperature when the thermometer is among the nineties almost everywhere else. The beach is separated from the inland hills by wide marshes, which are the resort of countless game birds ; and the bathing and fishing are everywhere superlatively fine. It is quite common for parties from the interior to camp out on the beach ; and several of Whittier's poems were suggested by the scenes and summer life of this healthful region. RYE BEACH, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire. 50 miles f ram Boston. From Portland 56. Hotels — Farragut House, Sea View House, Washington House. This favorite and fashionable resort is reached by stage from North Hampton or Greenland, the former being four, and the latter three miles distant. During the summer, stages connect with every train. In its general characteristics the beach does not differ from that at Hampton. Rye Beach extends from the Boar's Head, mentioned under Hampton, to the mouth of Ports- mouth Harbor, and along its entire length the ocean views are magnificent, commanding the coast-line from where the ''White tusks of the Boar " break the waves, to where Portsmouth light marks the end of the beach. Far to the seaward are the Isles of Shoals, which are described under the head of Portsmouth. To the south is Little Boar's Head, on which are several cottages and a large boarding-house. From the beach lovely roads lead in every direction to the Hamptons, Portsmouth, Exeter, Green- land, Stratham Hill, and to various other places of interest and note, rich in historic and legendary association. PORTSMOUTH, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire. 56 miles from Boston. From Portland 52. Hotels— Rocking- ham House, Kearsarge House, National House. The principal seaport of New Hampshire stands on a peninsula on the right bank of the Piscataqua River, at the head of a deep, 31 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. land-locked harbor, which, owing to the high and rapid tides, is never frozen, and which the largest ships can safely enter. The main en trance to this harbor is on the north-east, and is well pro- tected by Forts Mc Clary, Sullivan, and Washington. There are many islands in the harbor, some of which are connected with the mainland by bridges. The Piscataqua River was entered by an English captain, Martin Pring by name, in 1603, and twenty years later a settlement was formed on the site of the present city. The antique aspect of the town, its shaded streets, its com- fortable and venerable mansions, surrounded by spacious yards and gardens, make Portsmouth a most interesting place to see, and as it is in the immediate vicinity of many sea-side resorts, it is often visited by tourists. The oldest American newspaper, if we do not count some that died prematurely, is still published in Portsmouth — " The New Hampshire Gazette." The United States Navy Yard is situated on Continental Island, on the east side of the river, and Seavy's Island, near by, is occupied by the officers' quarters. Among the always interesting accessories of a navy yard, there is here an ingenious contrivance, known as a balance dry-dock. Among the other objects of interest are the church of St. John, the Athenaeum, the tomb of Sir William Pep- perell, and the old mansion of Governor Langdon. The railway connections are the Eastern Railway, and the Boston and Maine Hailway. Steamboats run to Boston and along the coast. Oppo- site is Kittery, Maine, where is the Ocean View Hotel. THE ISLES OF SHOALS, Gosport, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire. Hotels — The Appledore House and Oceanic House. This group of islands is reached by steamer from Portsmouth, ten miles distant. It consists of eight islands, of which the largest contains some three hundred acres, and the smallest about one acre. They are for the most part covered with a thin soil. The three largest are known as Hog, Star, and Haley's Islands. Prior to the Revolution, some six hundred souls dwelt on these islands, and the community was considered a prosperous one, being largely engaged in fishing and commerce. There are two excellent hotels on the islands, the Appledore and the Oceanic, and it is by no means impossible, if this is crowded, to obtain 32 NEW HAMPSHIRE. * board in some of the gray, antiquated houses wherein the inhabi- tants live, and some of which have defied the storms of centuries. In approaching 1 the islands, a white line is seen which may at first be mistaken for a beach, but which gradually resolves itself into a belt of roaring breakers, which, year in, year out, churn themselves into foam along these rocky shores. As may be readily imagined, the isolated position of these islands does not commend them to the lovers of Newport and Long Branch, but they possess a fascinating power for all who can be charmed by solitude and grandeur. Still-water baths are only to be had in the hotel bath- rooms, for the most sheltered coves on the islands are hardly ever secure from the Atlantic rollers. A full account of the islands, their history, and their inhabitants has been published by Gelia Thaxter, a great part of whose life has been spent here, and whose pen has won her so wide a reputa- tion. Invalids are advised not to go direct to the islands from an inland residence, as the bracing properties of the air are too much for delicate constitutions. After becoming accustomed to the coast air, however, that of the Shoals may be breathed and almost lived upon with the most beneficial results. All kinds of sea food are abundant, as a matter of course, and the fishing and boating are superlatively good. 2* 33 MASSACHUSETTS. BOSTON, Suffolk Co. Hotels — Brunsicick, St. James, Revere, Tremont, Parker, Ameri- can, Evans, Vendome, United States, Adams, Q.uincey, Belmont. The metropolis of New England, and the second commercial city of America, occupies a peninsula lying between the Charles River and Boston Bay, which constitutes the old portion, or Boston proper, while included within the city limits are East Boston and South Boston, the former being separated from Boston proper by a portion of the harbor, and the latter by a narrow creek, the outlet of " South Bay." On the south-west it is connected with Roxbury by what is called the " Neck," once a narrow isthmus, but now much enlarged, to make room for a rapidly increasing population. Its surface is very uneven, rising, at three different points, into elevations of considerable height. One of these, called Beacon Hill, is 138 feet above the sea level. It was called by the Indians u Shawmut," and by the early English settlers tk Tre- mont," or "Trimont," appellations that still cling to some of its principal avenues. In part owing to the unevenness of its surface, and because it was originally laid out upon no systematic plan, its streets are perhaps the most irregular of any city in the country. Recent improvements, however, have remedied some of those defects, so that Washington and Tremont Streets, which are its principal thoroughfares and promenades, are convenient and capa- cious. In November, 1872, a fire swept through the most solidly built part of the city, in the neighborhood of Kingston and Sum- mer Streets. A space of 50 acres was burned over, and some $70,000,000 worth of property destroyed. As the oldest city of the New World, it abounds with traditionary and historical asso- ciations, while for the high social culture of its people, the eminent 34 MASS A CH TJ SETTS. literary talent of its numerous writers, the eloquence and forensic ability of its public speakers, as well as for the energy, enterprise, and public spirit of its merchants and business men, it stands pre- eminent among the cities of America. Its location is upon the best harbor on the New England coast, opening to the sea between two points nearly four miles distant from one another — Point Alderton, on Nantasket, and Point Shirley, in Chelsea. It is sheltered from the ocean by the peninsulas of which these two points are the extremities, and by a number of islands, between which are three entrances. The main passage between Castle and Governor's Islands is so narrow as scarcely to admit two vessels to pass abreast, and is defended by Fort Independence and Fort Winthrop. Fort Warren guards the outer entrance into the harbor. This harbor is easy of access, affording good anchorage-ground for the largest vessels. It is plentifully studded with islands, some of which are occupied with public buildings, and are well worth visit- ing. In the vicinity of Boston are many interesting sights and locali- ties. Bunker Hill Monument, a massive column of granite 200 feet in height, is in Charlestown, whither horse-cars run every few minutes. An inside, spiral flight of steps leads to the top of this lofty shaft, where a glorious prospect meets the eye. At Charles- town is a United States Navy Yard and naval depot, which, with its immense war vessels and large quantity of guns and ammu- nition, is well worthy of a visit. Seven bridges connect Boston with the neighboring towns and cities, most of which are free to public travel. Mount Auburn Cemetery is situated about a mile west of Harvard University, in Cambridge. It was laid out in 1831, and covers an area of 100 acres. Its surface is beautifully diversi- fied with hill and dale. A natural growth of forest-trees covers much of its area, adding a simple, majestic, and appropriate orna- ment to this hallowed spot. It contains tombs and monuments of a great variety of design, and of the most various and exqui- site workmanship, and is adorned with rare flowers and shrubbery in the greatest profusion. On account of the narrowness of its limits, many of the merchants and business men of Boston reside in its numerous and beautiful suburban towns and villages, which spring up and grow with unexampled rapidity. These are con- nected with the city by a network of railway and steamboat com- 35 SEASIDE RESORTS. munication, running out from the city like the radii of a circle, The region of country within ten or fifteen miles round Boston, taken as a whole, surpasses in the beauty, good taste, and attrac- tiveness of its residences, parks, lawns, and gardens, that of any section of equal size in America. The sea-coast in both directions from the city is very remarkable for its romantic beauty and for the charming country which, for several miles back from the shore, renders the whole region one of surpassing picturesqueness. CHELSEA, Suffolk Co., Mass. 4 miles from Boston. As a suburb of Boston, Chelsea is almost a part of that city, being connected therewith by horse and steam cars and by ferry. It has no general attractions as a resort save its fine beach and the convenience with which Boston can be reached. There are, how- ever, several boarding-houses besides the City Hotel, and all available rooms are occupied during the summer. Toft's Hotel, not far beyond Chelsea, is at a pleasant driving distance from the city, and deserves honorable mention on account of the superior excellence of its game suppers. LYNN, Essex Co., Mass. 11 miles from Boston. From Portland 97. Hotels— Sagamore House, Kirkland House. The shoe business of Lynn has carried the name and fame of the city wherever American shoes are worn, and has done more than any other industry to make the place what it is — one of the most thriving cities of its kind in the Union. The shoe busi- ness was inaugurated here as early as 1750, by a Welshman named Dagyr, who, although he set on foot one of the most remunera- tive industries in the land, died in the poor-house. The iron interest of the country likewise had its beginning at Lynn, where a forge and smelting works were established in 1643. The first American fire-engine was made at Lynn in 1654, and was used in Boston. The vicinity of the city is very pleasant. Long Beach affords a charming drive toward Nahant, its sand being so hard that a horse's hoofs scarcely make any impression thereon. Dun- geon Rock is unusually favored in the way of legendary associa- 30 MASSACHUSETTS. tions. having- been the haunt of pirates in the olden time, and the resort of treasure-seeking Spiritualists in more modern days. One of these worked for years, until Ms death in under •iritual" guidance, and excavated a passage 135 feet long. treasure was ever found, so far as is known. NAHANT, Essex Co.. Mass. The picturesque peninsula of Nahant was formerly the gay- est and most popular watering-place on the Massachusetts coast, pre-eminence as a resort was brought to a sudden end by the burning of its large and magnificent hotel, which has not been re- built. Then followed a period of decadence, when the neighbor- ing town of Swampscott became the popular resort of Bostonians. It has now in a measure reasserted its claims, and bids fair to re- gain its supremacy. The peninsula is formed by two rocky bluffs, known as " Great and Little Xahant." These are connected with each other, and with the mainland, by Long and 8kovt BttU&es. There are many private cottages on the bluffs, and camping parties make the beaches populous during the summer ; but the crowd of fashionables only visit their former haunts for a drive, or for a stay ef a few hours. The Garden of Maolis is a tract of twenty acres laid out in walks and adorned with fountains, to which the public is admitted for a fee of twenty-five cent3. Its founder was ilr. Tuder, who made a great fortune in the ice trade. The rocks at the extremity of the peninsula have been worn by the waves into fantastic grottoes, castles, pulpits, natural bridges, and romantic nooks. Egg Rock is a barren i sl and rising from the ocean three miles to seaward from Great Nahant. It has a light- house, and sailing parties often direct their course to its rocky and somewhat dangerous landing-place, and view with curiosity the hermit-like household arrangements of the light-keeper's family. On some of the other less desolate islands in the vicinity, there are small hotels and facilities for bathing. Lynn is the nearest station to Nahant on the Eastern Railway, and carriages are al- ways available for those who are not disposed to take one of the most charming walks on the coast. SEASIDE RESORTS. SWAMPSCOTT, Essex Co., Mass. 12 miles from Boston. Hotels— Lincoln House, Ocean Rouse, Great Annawan House, Little Annawan House, Orient House. Swampscott, although it has passed the first flush of its success as a watering-place, is still crowded yearly by Bostonians, and still holds the palm as the most brilliant sea-side resort in the im- mediate vicinity of the city. It owes its popularity to its many beaches, available ior driving, walking, or bathing, and chiefly to its distance from Boston, which is so nicely adjusted as to prevent an influx of the rowdy element, and yet to admit of easy acess to Washington Street. In short, Swampscott is to Boston what Long Branch is to New York, and there is probably no place of resort on the New England coast where Boston fashionable so- ciety can be better seen than here. The village is situated on the line of the Eastern Railroad, twelve miles from Boston, on the north shore of Massachusetts Bay, adjoining Lynn, Salem, and Marblehead on the shoreward side, and washed by pure ocean water on the south and east. Opposite Nahant, and separated from that picturesque peninsula by a beautiful bay some three miles wide, the village commands a very attractive ocean view, and its coast-line is exposed to the full sweep of Atlantic winds and waves. The township has a sea frontage of about seven miles, beaches and rocky bluffs succeeding one another in pleas- ing variety. The beaches are four in number, and although not so long as some of those farther to the north, they are admirable in quality : being composed of fine gray sand, which the surf pounds down to a hardness not often found even on an ocean beach. This quality renders the walks and drives very enjoyable ; and the fact that every beach has a definite terminal point which one approaches with appreciable rapidity, renders them more enjoy- able than those seemingly interminable reaches of sand along which we may drive for hours wdthout making any apparent progress. An avenue, sixty feet wide and nearly ten miles long, extends from Marblehead to Humphrey Square in Swampscott. This probably forms the most perfect sea-side drive in New England, passing as it does through an infinite variety of coast scenery ; now following a beach where the surf washes the 38 MASS A CHUSETTS. horses' feet ; now winding- over rocky bluffs, and again penetrat- ing the woodland until sound of the ocean is almost lost. The village itself is largely made up of hotels and houses which re- ceive boarders during the season. Permanent societies of the Congregational, Methodist, and Christian Disciple denominations exist here, and in summer the Unitarians and Baptists hold regular services in the town-hall. There is an Episcopal Chapel at Lynn, within easy riding distance. The hotels named at the beginning of this chapter are all good ones, although none of them are so large as the great carivansaries at Newport or Long Branch. They are all near the ocean, some being directly on the shore, and others on commanding elevations near by. The hotel accommodations represent only a fraction of the whole lodging capacity of the place, as may be readily surmised from the num- ber of carriages which surround the station on the arrival of any afternoon train from Boston. SALEM, Essex Co., Mass. 16 miles from Boston. From Portland 92. Hotels — Essex House, Derby House. As the first permanent settlement in the old Massachusetts colony, Salem has an historical interest peculiar to itself. It was first settled in 1626, and with the arrival of John Endicott, two years later, its growth toward commercial importance began. In 1692 that remarkable delusion known as the Salem witchcraft, checked for a time the development of the village, and caused what may almost be described as a reign of terror throughout the vicinhty. Twenty persons charged with witchcraft were executed on what is still called G-allows Hill. At the Court-House, among other relics of that singular superstition, is a bottle of pins which, according to the record, were taken from the persons of sundry bewitched individuals. The house of Roger Williams, where some of the examinations were conducted, is still standing. Pre- vious to the Revolution the inhabitants were largely engaged in fisheries, and did good service as privateersmen during the war. This over, and independence gained, they devoted themselves tq commerce, and Salem ships and sailors became known and cele- brated in every quarter of the globe. For many years the city 39 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. was the rival of Boston in the shipping trade, but this at last for- sook her ; and, after a period of decay, manufacturing came in and revived her siuking fortunes. The proximity of the town to Swampscott, Nahant, and all other places of fashionable resort within a dozen miles or so, makes Salem a very agreeable place of summer residence, notwithstanding its size and population. Besides several interesting public buildings in Salem, the Pea- body Institute, two miles distant, is interesting as a memento of its philanthropic founder. It is open Wednesdays and Saturdays. Here may be seen the portrait of Queen Victoria, presented to Mr. Peabody soon after he declined to accept the honor of knight- hood at her hands. The East India Marine Hall contains a valuable museum, which was established in 1825. Mr. Peabody gave $140,000 for the advancement of science, and the Peabody Academy of Science was established, and now owns the museum, which is open daily except Sunday and Monday. The Custom House is a somewhat antiquated and now rather a superfluous structure, but is interesting to litterateurs as the place where Hawthorne passed much of his time in a semi-official dream, while engaged in writing some of the most charming of his earlier works. Salem is reached via the Eastern Railroad, or by boat from Boston. Passengers for Marblehead leave the main line here and take a train on the branch road. MARBLEHEAD, Essex Co., Mass. 20 miles from Boston. Hotels — Forsyth House, Eldridge House. Who has not heard the name and fame of Marblehead boats and fishermen ? Many a bold fellow from this hardy town has laid down his life for his country in every war which has occurred since 1630, when it was first settled. A full regiment of Marble- head men served in the Revolution, and the towns-people boast that its proportion of soldiers in the Secession War was greater than that of any other town in the Union. The village is situa- ted on a headland jutting out into the sea, and commands an extended view in all directions. On the right are Boston Bay and Nahant; in front is Marblehead Neck, upon which the waves break in awful grandeur during a gale. On the left is 40 MASS A CHUSETTS. Cape Ann. At night the glimmer of ten lighthouses can be seen along the coast, and by day the ever-shifting sails of multitudi- nous craft lend variety to the scene. Marblehead Neck is occu- pied in summer by some 500 persons, who encamp in tents or small houses, and luxuriate at a small expense in air, which costs something like four dollars a day at a hotel. Surf and still bath- ing are to be found in perfection and according to taste. Either may be selected by simply going to one section or the other of the Neck. All kinds of salt-water fish and game abound in their re- spective seasons. On June 25th, 1877, Marblehead suffered the ordeal by fire, and lost a large proportion of her most valuable buildings, including factories, churches, and hotels. Her pros- perity received thereby a serious check. Lowell Island is a pleas- ant rocky sojourning place, about a mile off the Marblehead coast, and having a good hotel open during the season. Marble- head is reached by a branch of the Eastern Railroad, which diverges at Salem ; also by boat from Boston. Beverly, 18 miles from Boston, has no hotels, but many cottages line its shores, and it is populous in summer with sojourners from the city. GLOUCESTEK, Es3ex Co., Mass. 28 Miles from Boston. Hotels— Atlantic House, Webster House, Ocean House, Pavilion, Whiting House. Here was the first settlement on the north shore of Massachu- setts Bay (1624). The town is pleasantly situated, compactly built, but is too much interested in professional fishing, to offer many attractions to the tourist. Nevertheless, the many hotels and boarding-houses are annually filled with guests, who find good surf bathing, good fishing, and plenty of pleasant drives to while away the time. Among the latter, the drive around Cape Ann is in great favor, from its superb ocean views. As a change, however, the different beaches, the granite quarries, etc., etc., afford an agreeable variety. The Pavilion and the Ocean House are close to the beach. Among the objects of interest in the vicinity are Raft's Chasm, Moving Rock, Bass Rocks, Nor man'' s Woe. The last named spot is metioned by Longfellow in his beautiful poem entitled " The Wreck of the Hesperus." Connec- tions are made with Boston by boat and rail. 41 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. ROCKPORT, Essex Co., Mass. 31 miles from Boston. Hotel — Sheridan House. Granite is king- on this part of Cape Ann, and bis realm is rap- idly being strengthened. Every man that has a rock in his door- yard, gets up a derrick and manufactures paving. Everybody that owns a small rock cuts it in two and sells the halves for paving. To the quarries Rockport owes its prosperity in a com- mercial point of view ; but of late years it has acquired consider- able popularity as a resort, its somewhat inadequate hotel accom- modations being counterbalanced by the great beauty of the surroundings. Gloucester Branch termmates here. Being nearly on the extremity of Cape Ann, Rockport commands magnificent ocean views, and the walks and drives along the rocky coast are full of interest and variety. Pigeon Cove, situated on the extreine point of Cape Ann, when once seen, never again suggests the quiet nook which its name calls up in the mind of the ingenuous stranger. Year in and year out the ocean thunders at its threshold. The village is securely posted, however, above the reach of the waves, and overlooking miles and miles of sparkling ocean and hazy coast. This village was for a long time the favorite resort of Thomas Starr King, Col. T. W. Higginson, Richard H. Dana, and is still visited by many Bostonians and others who are well known to the public. Pigeon Cove House, Safe's Chasm, Long Beach, Coffin's Beach, Thatcher's and Straitsmouth Islands, and sundry drives through the woods and along the coast, are the standard points of interest ; and fishing, gunning, boating, bowling, and billiards are available for their respective votaries. The surf bathing is magnifi- cently and fascinatingly dangerous, and should be indulged in only by good and cool swimmers, or when every precaution is taken to insure safety. The still-bathing is rather tame by contrast, but is to be preferred for the weaker brethren and for all the sisters. The Eastern Railway from Boston leaves travelers at Rockport, whence stages run to Pigeon Cove, two miles distant. If pre- ferred, a steamboat can be taken to Gloucester, and the journey completed by rail and stage as before. 42 MASSACH USETTS. NEWBURYPORT, Essex Co., Mass. 36 miles from Boston. Hotels — Merrimack House, American House, Ocean House. Its inhabitants may be pardoned for claiming that Newbury- port is the most charming of New England cities, although they have not been able as yet to convince all outsiders of the justice of their claim. Every one must admit, however, that it is an ex- ceptionally interesting and beautiful old town. It was settled in 1635. The growth of the town was rapid and its commerce ex- tensive prior to the war of 1812. In 1811 a great fire devastated a large section. The privateering annals of Newburyport are worthy of record. Not only did the first United States privateer sent out, sail from this port, but during the eight years succeeding 1775, Mr. Nathaniel Tracy, and other wealthy merchants, sent out 24 cruisers, which captured 120 vessels from the enemy, their ton- nage amounting to 23,360 tons. These were sold for $3,950,000. The cruisers were meanwhile lost with but one exception. The war of 1812, accompanied as it was by the fire before men- tioned, gave a blow to the prosperity of Newburyport, from which it has never recovered. The town is delightfully situated on a hill-side sloping the Merrimack. Along the top of the hill runs a wide avenue, known as High Street, which is bordered by elegant residences and ornamental grounds. This avenue affords, with its continuations, a charming drive of eight or ten miles. Among the objects of interest we may mention the Old Presbyterian Church, where Whitefield labored, and a monument to his mem- ory ; an elegant memorial chapel connected with St. PauVs Church ; the house in which Jacob Perkins prepared the first steel bank-note plates ; the Garrison House, with its walls pierced for musketry ; and the Tracy House, now used as a free public library, and which in old times was visited by Washington and Lafayette. There are many churches, embracing all the denom- inations usually found in this part of the country. There is also a Custom House, a City Hall, and various school buildings. Ex- cellent sail-boats are to be had in the river to convey passengers down to the beaches, and a small steamer is likewise available, at a moderate charge, for larger parties. Plum Island is a famous resort for sportsmen and tourists. It is about three miles from 43 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. the railroad station, whence carriages and stages are constantly running for the accommodation of passengers. This island is a barren sand-bank, stretching for nine miles southward from the mouth of the Merrimack. It is peculiarly fitted to afford a fine view of the surf, for the outer beach is so steep almost from the water's edge, that the mighty waves of the Atlantic roll up almost unbroken, and hurl their full force against the sandy barrier. For the same reason the bathing, except in certain localities, or on the inner beach, is unsafe except for very strong swimmers. The beach is a favorite resort for sportsmen, who find all kinds of sea-fish in abundance in their season. There are one or two good hotels on the island, which is connected with the mainland by a causeway and bridge. The fishing, from boats off shore, is good for cod, pollock, and mackerel. Newburyport is in easy and con- stant communication with Boston and Portland by the Eastern Railway, and Boston and Maine Railroad. Salisbury Beach (Atlantic House), a fine reach of smooth, yellow sand, in the neighborhood of which are good hotels and boarding accommodations for summer visitors. The beach is sev- eral miles long, and the view from some parts thereof, and from the hills near by, is remarkably fine. The bathing facilities are as good as can be found anywhere on the coast. The peculiar at- traction of this beach is found in a large number of small cottages, scarcely larger than good-sized dry -goods boxes, which are rented for something like a dollar a day to persons wishing to live for a while at the sea-side, and at the same time maintain an inde- pendent establishment on an economical scale. The Amesbury branch railroad here diverges from the main line. {For other points on the Eastern Railway, see New Hampshire and Maine). QUINCY, Norfolk Co., Mass. 8 miles from Boston, via Old Colony and Newport Railway. Passing over Neponset, which is a near-at-hand suburb of Boston, we reach the town of Quincy. The village proper stands upon an elevated plain, and, like the other suburbs of Boston, is remarkable for its general air of taste and refinement. John Adams, John Quincy Adams, former Presidents of the United States, and John Hancock, one of the signers of the Declaration 44 MASS A U1IUSETTS. of Independence, were born here. The town was settled in 1625, and shortly became notorious for the riotous proceedings of its inhabitants, who set at naught the puritanical customs of the day, and in the words of a contemporaneous chronicler, " scan- dalized the neighborhood by setting up a May-pole, drinking and dancing about it like so many fairies, or furies rather ; yea, and worse practices, as if they had anew revived and celebrated the feast of the Roman goddess Flora, or the beastly practices of the mad Bacchanalians." These doings were, however, summa- rily put a stop to by Captain Miles Standish, who arrived with a posse from Plymouth, arrested the leaders, and dispersed their retainers. Quincy has become one of the most select of the sea- side neighborhoods in the vicinity of Boston. The granite quar- ries are well worthy of a visit, being very extensive and producing a fine-grained stone of great durability, and used for building and monumental purposes all over the United States. The Old Col- ony and Newport Railroad and the daily steamboats render the place easy of access from the city. WEYMOUTH, Norfolk Co., Mass. 13 miles from Boston. Hotel — Weymouth Hotel. . The South Shore Railway, which diverges from the Old Colony Line at Braintree, has three stations within the limits of this town. Of these Weymouth is the principal station, the others being in fact, as well as in name, simply the North and East divisions of the town. These last are largely devoted to manu- facturing enterprise, while Weymouth proper is chiefly made up of handsome sea-side villas. There are also several hotels and boarding-houses, and the bathing, boating, fishing, and driving are good. HINGHAM, Norfolk Co., Mass. 15 miles from Boston. Hotel, — Old Colony House. This town, celebrated for the beauty of its scenery, was set- tled about 1635, and the old meeting-house, built in 1680, is still standing. The village lies at the head of an arm of Massachu- setts Bay, contains a good hotel and boarding-houses, is readily reached by boat or rail several times a day, and is very popular as a watering-place. It is a highly interesting old town, with 45 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. lovely harbor views and a charming proximity to numberless points of attraction. NANTASKET, Hull, Norfolk Co., Mass. 16 miles from Boston. Nantasket Beach is the chief feature of the locality as a water- ing-place. This fine reach of sand forms the southeast side of Boston Harbor. It is four miles in length, and is celebrated for its bathing facilities, and for the excellent sport the various sea- fowl afford in their proper season. It has several good hotels and boarding-houses ; and although there is a goodly array of private houses, the suburban characteristics yield, in general, to those of the watering-place. COHASSET, Norfolk Co., Mass. 22 miles from Boston. Hotel — Black Bock House. The South Shore branch of the Old Colony Railroad terminates at this village, which lies along the rocky shores of Pleasant Cove, many of its houses commanding a fine ocean view, including the solitary stone tower on Minot's Ledge. Between the railway station and North Cohasset are several good hotels ; among them, the Nantasket House, the Rockmlle House, the Rockland House, Smithes, the Minot's House, the Pleasant Beach House, and several others. The bathing at Cohasset is of the " surf " variety, and save in some exceptionally sheltered places, can seldom be called "still." The coast in the vicinity is exceedingly rough ; and as it is fully ex- posed to the force of the waves, unusually good opportunities are afforded for witnessing the grandeur of their action during a gale. Unitarian, Congregational, and Methodist churches are in the village, and the schools, public and private, are well conducted. All kinds of salt-water fish are caught in the harbor and along the rocks, and by taking a boat, the larger fish, which are found only in deeper water, may be caught. MinoVs Ledge Lighthouse is one of the most remarkable specimens of this style of architec- ture in the world. Prior to its erection, this coast was among the most fatal to mariners of any along the Atlantic seaboard. Six miles southward from Cohasset is Scituate, a village not unlike Cohasset in size and situation. Besides the South Shore House, 46 MASS A CH USETTS. there are ten or fifteen boarding-houses. The surf and still bathing are excellent, and the usual sea-side sports are to be had in perfection, though not with the most complete artificial accessories. Marshfield, the home of Daniel Webster during the last years of his life, and the scene of his death, is about two miles distant ; and a few miles farther to the southward is Dwcbury, where the French Atlantic Telegraph Cable, the second which was success- fully laid, was landed in 1869, and has up to the present time worked perfectly. A delightfully quiet and dreamy old place, where one forgets all about the rush of worldly affairs. The ' ' Old Oaken Bucket " is among the attractions of the neighborhood, and MinoVs Ledge is within sailing distance. PLYMOUTH, Plymouth Co., Mass. 37 miles from Boston. Hotel — Samoset House. The site of the first settlement made by civilized man in New England is probably better known from its historical associations than from its advantages as a place of resort. Nevertheless, its surroundings are very beautiful, and those who take up their sum- mer abodes amid its hills and lakes are perhaps wiser than the merely transient visitors. A wide extent of woodland still sur- rounds the town, and through this are pleasant drives, leading past ponds and lakes which appear at the most unlooked-for mo- ments. Deer are still found in these woods, which consist mostly of oak and pine, and are intersected in all directions by roads, sandy, but always passable. Few districts in New England afford such attractions for the angler as does the vicinity of Plymouth. A list of a dozen or more ponds might easily be given, where red and white perch and pickerel are found in abundance, and many of the larger ponds and lakes have been, for the last twenty years, stocked with that favorite game-fish, the black-bass, so that ex- cellent sport may be had. The salt water, too, is not behind- hand in furnishing sport for the angler. Codfish, tautog, and mackerel are plenty in their proper season in the bay, and sailing and bathing are among the constant pastimes of visitors. Ply- mouth has, in fact, become a popular resort, and it is more than probable that its popularity is destined to increase as its attrac- tions become more widely known. The village proper is very plea- 47 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. sant. Its hotels are as well kept as the average of sea-side houses — their rates being from $1.50 to $2 per day, or from $6 to $12 per week. There are several boarding-houses, charging about $10 by the week. Plymouth has churches of nearly all the largest de- nominations, a list which would have been contemplated with horror by the Pilgrim Fathers, could they have looked forward to the present time. As the landing-place of the Pilgrims, on Decem- ber 22d, 1620, Plymouth will always possess a surpassing interest for New Englanders, who, though they may not wholly admire the Puritans as lawgivers or as theologians, are yet proud to be the descendants of men and women whose courage and zeal was such as to enable them to overcome obstacles which would have dis- couraged weaker spirits. The obje3ts of local interest at Pilgrim Hall, and at the old grave-yard on Burial Hill, and what is left of Plymouth Rock itself, will of course receive attention from all visitors, and the excellent historical manual will give all informa- tion concerning the Pilgrims in a much more interesting form than our space permits. CAPE COD. Cape Cod is reached by a branch of the Old Colony Railroad, which begins at Middleboro. MATTAPOISETT, Plymouth Co., Mass. 57 miles from Boston. Hotel — Mattapoisett House. Matta-Poisett, being interpreted, means " a place of rest." It is pleasantly located on the shore of Buzzard's Bay, six miles east of New Bedford, and within two hours of Boston by rail. The view of the bay from the village is very fine. The bathing is "still," and especially suited to persons of delicate constitu- tion, as the water averages 10° warmer than that of Boston Bay. The inhabitants disclaim mosquitoes in toto. This place is on the Fairhaven Branch of the Old Colony R. R. MARION, Plymouth Co., Mass- 65 miles from Boston. Hotels — Marion House, Bay View. One of the arms of Buzzard's Bay reaches inland for the bene- fit of this quiet little village, which, notwithstanding its secluded 48 MISS A CHUSETTS. character, is in direct communication with the world by the Fair haven Branch Railroad. Like many of the towns along this coast, it is favored in the way of walks and drives, while its proximity to the salt water gives it many of the attractions of its more pretentious neighbors. The islands and coves of Buzzard's Bay afford great attractions for sailing parties. Still-bathing, near the hotels, in water which is several degrees warmer than in Massachusetts Bay, north of Cape Cod. South Wareham {Ken- (trick's Hotel), and East Wareham are quiet villages on inlets of Buzzard's Bay. At Cohassett Narrows is the junction with the branch railroad to Woods' Hole. (See page 54. ) COTUIT POET, Barnstable Co., Mass. 79 mites from Boston. Hotel — Santuit House. Overlooking Martha's Vineyard Sound, and in the midst of a charming country, Cotuit Port is admirably suited for a resort. The village is a small one, and possesses in itself but few attrac- tions to the tourist, but the Santuit House makes the place a very desirable summer residence. The building is fitted with well- ventilated and well-furnished rooms, wide piazzas, and all the appointments which can be reasonably expected in a first-class hotel. Charges, $3 a day ; $10 to $15 a week. Several fur- nished cottages are to be had on application to Mr. J. Coleman, the proprietor of the house. The surroundings of Cotuit Port are quite remarkable. The beautiful harbor, with its islands, is spread out before the hotel, affording ample space for sailing and excellent grounds for fishing. Within a radius of four miles are no less than thirty fresh-water ponds ; among which may be mentioned Wakely Lake, thickly studded with islands, and Kano- mut Lake, noted for its picturesque beauty. As may be readily inferred, the drives around and among these charming ponds are of almost unequalled variety. The bathing-houses are within five minutes' walk of the hotel, affording good opportunities for still- bathing. The ocean beach, with surf-bathing, is one mile dis- tant. Deer, foxes, rabbits, quail, plover, etc., etc., are to be hunted in their season, and blue-fish, Spanish mackerel, rock and striped bass, and all their briny relatives, are caught in abun- dance. The village has a "Union" church, where services are 3 49 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. held by the different denominations in turn, or as opportunity occurs. To reach Cotuit Port take the Old Colony Railway to Middleboro' , and thence to West Barnstable, where stages to the " Port," six miles distant, are always awaiting the arrival of trains. YARMOUTH, Barnstable Co., Mass. This town was once of considerable commercial importance, but is now a sleepy old seaport with some 2,500 inhabitants, of whom, by the way, one in ten served in the Union army in the war of the rebellion. A branch R.R. runs hence to Hyannis on the South Shore. HYANNIS, Barnstable Co-, Mass. 79 miles from Boston. Hotels — Iyanough House, Hallet House. Hyannis is equally a resort for sportsmen and tourists. There is capital plover and snipe shooting in the season. The fish- ing is not particularly good, but rather better for the fresh than for the salt water kinds. The Baptist, Congregational, and Uni- versalist societies have churches in the village. About Hyannis are some excellent beaches at the foot of high bluffs covered with beautiful groves. The steamer line formerly running from this place to Nantucket has been discontinued, and the point of de- parture from the main-land to that place is now at Wood's Hole. Chatham connects by stage with the railroad at Harwick, seven miles distant. The village is in full sight of the ocean, and the ceaseless passing of vessels adds much to the life and variety of the seaward view. The surf and still bathing are good, as are also the fishing and shooting. WELLFLEET, Barnstable Co., Mass. 60 miles from Boston. Hotel — Holbrookes Hotel. Wellfleet is surrounded by the characteristic sand hills of the region, but is swept by breezes as pure and strengthening as ever were breathed. A range of hills, of clay and sand, run along toward Provincetown, forming the backbone of Cape Cod. Among these hills are many fresh-water ponds, which present irresistible attraction to water-fowl during autumn ; these in turn alluring numerous sportsmen bent upon shooting everything that flies. In 1717, a famous pirate, Bellamy by name, suffered shipwreck with his whole crew on the beach near the town. His vessels 50 MASS A CHUSETTS. were broken up, and for many years coins were picked up on the beach. Most of the pirates who survived were captured and executed ; but some escaped, and for a long time a man of very singular and frightful aspect used to appear every spring and autumn, remaining only a few days and then mysteriously disap- pearing. It was supposed that he came, as occasion required, to take money from some place where it had been concealed, a sup- position which was in some degree justified by the fact that many pieces of gold were found upon his person when he died. The bathing at Wellfleet can scarcely be called surf-bathing, as the beach is on the inner side of the Cape. The hotels can accom- modate fifty or sixty guests apiece, and the three or four board- ing-houses have received a score or so more. PROVINCETOWN, Barnstable Co., Mass. 50 miles from Boston by water. Hotels — Oifford, Central, Pil- grim, Atlantic. Here we are at the extremity of that remarkable arm-shaped strip of land with which, as somebody has said, " Massachusetts is perpetually ' squaring off' at the rest of the world." Province- town is the doubled and inward bent fist of this arm. The vil- lage was settled about 1700, and it is not very complimentary to the attractive character of the country that in 1727, and for some time thereafter, the inhabitants were exempted by law from tax- ation ; notwithstanding which beneficent provision the population was, in 1748, reduced to two or three families. The salt and fishing trade, however, restored its prosperity, and now the village stretches for two miles along the beach, and is blessed with a reasonable degree of prosperity. The harbor of Provincetown was the first resting-place of the May-flower on her tedious voyage to Plymouth, in 1620. Daily boats run to and from Boston ; and this quaint and peculiar port is visited by many tourists. FALMOUTH, Barnstable Co., Mass. This township comprises the point of land which separates Buzzard's Bay from Vineyard Sound. From Cohassett Narrows to Woods' Hole runs a branch railroad whose trains connect at one end with those of the Old Colony Railroad and at the other 51 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. with Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Stern's House, Pocasset, Red Brook House, Bay View Cottage, and other smaller houses on Buzzards' Bay Shore, are places of resort. Falmouth Heights has numerous cottages, groves, lakes, andTowefs Hotel. Woods' Hole, the terminus of the road, has a bold coast whose eminences com- mand fine views of the Sound. Many of the eligible sites are oc- cupied by the cottages of summer residents, and the village affords accommodations for boarders. NEW BEDFORD, Bristol Co., Mass. 61 miles from Boston. Hotels — Parker House, Mansion House. This city stands on the west side of the Acushnet River, which empties into Buzzard's Bay. Although its fleet is less than half its former tonnage, it still deserves the title of the Whaling City. Large manufactories have taken the place of the whaling busi- ness, among them the Wamsutta Mills, whose cotton cloth is not excelled in the country. The situation of New Bedford affords fine views of the harbor, and of Fair Haven, opposite, the termi- nus of the Fair Haven Branch Railroad. The town is neatly laid out, contains an imposing Town Hall and Custom House, a num- ber of churches, a public library, and a theatre Large water- works have been constructed, at an expeDse of about $700,000, although there is a plentiful supply of excellent well-water. The drives about the town are unusually attractive, that around Clark's Point being five miles long, and along the margin of the Bay for its entire distance. This drive is kept perfectly smooth, and is a charming resort for visitors. New Bedford is connected by steamers or R. R. with Boston, Providence, and Fall River. There is a regular steamer to Martha's Vineyard. The Old Colony Railroad and its branches afford easy means of access by land, and an excellent daily line of sea-going propellers runs to and from New York. MARTHA'S VINEYARD, Duke's Co., Mass. This island, constituting in itself a county of Massachusetts, lies about five miles off the main land, from which it is separated by Vineyard Sound. It is some twenty-five miles in extreme length and twelve miles in its greatest width. It was discovered 52 MASS A CHUSETTS. in 1602 by Capt. Goswold. The origin of its name is unknown, but it is probable that Martha was a friend of the Captain's. It is only within a few years that the peculiarly salubrious climate of this island has become known to the public. The Methodists were the first, after the permanent residents, to make the discovery, and they established a camp-ground at Oak Bluffs. Gradually people came earlier and stayed later as they learned the advantages of the climate ; cottages were built, the non-Methodist world came in, and now at the height of the season there are 20,000 to 30,000 persons on the ground. The season culminates during camp-meeting week in the latter part of August, but the old extravagancies of the traditional camp -meeting have long since disappeared, and the religious services are decorously con- ducted under the leadership of the most distinguished preachers of this powerful and well-organized denomination. The city of cottages at Cak Bluffs is a great curiosity, and the life of the cot- tagers is exceptionally free from care and from the complications which are the bane of fashionable resorts. The fashionable life of the place centres in and around the Sea View Hotel, a large and admirably appointed building with all the modern conveni- ences. Its rate is $4.50 per day. The other hotels are the High- land House, Baxter, Pawnee, Central, Island, Grover, etc. These, with the exception of the first, which is a hotel, are mainly res- taurants, but all have small sleeping rooms to let. As restaurants, most of them are excellent, and the prices are moderate. Fur- nished cottages may be rented for the season from $100 upward. There are no boarding-houses, in the ordinary meaning of the term, but rooms can be rented at $1 a day at many of the cot- tages. Meals are usually obtained at the restaurants. There is little or no surf on the bathing beach at Oak Bluffs, except when the wind is from the eastward. The water is very clear and buoyant, holding in solution an unusually large percentage of salt. * Blue-fish are caught in great abundance within easy sailing distance, and the other kinds of coast fish are found along the reefs and harbors. The Baptists have established a camp ground on an elevation known as the Highlands, west of the Bluffs ; and another city promises to make its appearance there in due time. 53 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. From Oak Bluffs Landing to Edgartown and Katama a narrow- gauge steam railway runs along the beach a distance of seven or eight miles. Edgartown is a decadent whaling port, with many comfortable houses where board can be obtained at moderate rates. There are a few small hotels. There is good still bathing and a safe land-locked harbor for amateur boating. Katama is at the extremity of Edgartown harbor, near the ocean on South Beach. There are a few cottages and a fine hotel (Mattakeset Lodge). It may be reached by rail several times a day from Oak Bluffs or Edgartown. The surf on the neighboring ocean beach is very fine, but bathing is dangerous, owing to the existence of quicksands and a heavy undertow. Vineyard Haven is a considerable town on an excellent harbor known as Holmes' Hole, where hundreds of coasters take refuge in heavy weather. It lies two miles west of Oak Bluffs. Many summer boarders find lodgings there, but there are no large hotels. The western part of the island is little visited by tourists. An occasional party is made up by land or water to Gay Head, its farthest point, but for the most part it is left to the solitude of its oak-woods and breezy downs. Gay Head is a remarkable bluff at the extreme western point of the island, deriving its name from the variegated colors of the hardened clay of which it is composed. After a rain, its appearance under a bright sunlight is, to use a terse expression, polychromatic. The ocean view from the top of the cliff is extraordinarily fine. Boats run daily from New Bedford, Woods' Hole, and Hyannis. The shortest water route is by rail to Woods' Hole, and thence across the sound to the Vineyard landings. This course avoids the somewhat rough waters of Buzzard's Bay, but is circuitous for travellers from the direction of New York. An excellent line of sea-going steamers run daily between New York and New Bedford, connecting with the Vineyard boats. Any of the Sound bteamers, indeed, connect closely with trains which run directly to New Bedford. The Portland and New York Line afford the most direct water route, as it lands passengers at the wharf in Holmes' Hole. Passengers by this route, however, should pro- vide for sea- sickness, as a heavy ground swell is usually encoun- tered. 54 MASS A CHUSETTS. NANTUCKET, Nantucket Co., Mass. Hotels — Ocean House, Adams House. With its dependencies, the island of Nantucket is about twenty miles long-, and owing to its complete separation from the main- land, is very peculiar in many of its social and physical aspects. Its outer coast is exposed to the full force of the Atlantic waves, " and few places afford such opportunities for viewing the ocean in its immensity. The island was discovered in 1002, and settled in 1659. During the early part of the century it had great commer- cial importance as a whaling station, and much wealth was accu- mulated in this business. The town is full of quaint reminders of "by-gone prosperity ; but its decadence is complete now, and it looks to summer visitors as its only hope of resuscitation. Siasconset is a village situated on a bluff on the eastern side of the island. It is a favorite resort, and once visited is always remembered. It contains a good hotel and several comfortable boarding-houses. Fishing, riding, and sailing are the amusements and exercises most in vogue, and capital still-bathing is to be found near all the places of resort. The surf-bathing is unsafe except for strong swimmers. The health of the climate is vouched for by the fact that of the 4,132 inhabitants, according to the census of 1870, 392 were over 70 years of age, nearly nine and a half per cent. There are on the island Congregational, Unitarian, Epis- copal, Baptist, Methodist and Friends' churches, or rather, so far as the last-named sect is concerned, meeting-houses. Visitors are almost invariably delighted with the place. It was a prosperous town prior to the Revolution, and continued so until within a few years, when, with the decline of the whale fishery, its busi- ness was destroyed. But its tidy streets, plain but homelike houses, its pure air and refreshing, health-producing sea breezes, are particularly pleasant to the invalid. To the business man, or one seeking relief for an overtaxed brain, the isolation of the . place, its quiet, and its peculiarities, seem to be well adapted. The thermometer in the hottest weather rarely rises above eighty degrees, and the nights are always comfortably cool. 55 RHODE ISLAND. Although the smallest of the United States, Rhode Island has her full share of watering-places, thanks to the picturesque shores of Narragansett Bay, the numerous islands which stud its waters, and the fine stretch of beach between Point Judith and Watch Hill. That this is the most beautiful of the largfer New England Bays, probably few who are uninfluenced by sectional partiality will deny. It is situated wholly within the boundaries of the State of Rhode Island, extending nearly thirty miles inland, in a northerly direction, and not exceeding fifteen miles in width. It. receives its name from a noted and powerful tribe of Indians who formerly held possession of its islands and adjacent territory, and the numerous contests between the early settlers and these red men have rendered it and its vicinity rich in historic interest. It is very irregular in its outline, being made up of bays and sounds by the score. It is this very irregularity, however, that gives it a peculiar charm, and one has no sooner entered it than he seems to be sailing over some inland lake, instead of an arm of the sea. Within it is the island of Rhode Island, from which the State re- ceives its name, upon which is situated Newport, whose attrac- tions for the fashionable world are widely known. Other islands are scattered over its surface, enhancing its beauty, and affording locations for the more retired and less brilliant resorts which are sought for by those who do not desire to mingle in the gayeties of Newport. Its waters are remarkable for their clearness and depth, admitting the largest vessels with ease. Protected by the surrounding land, it forms, as it were, one vast harbor, where the fleets of nations might ride in safety. The scenery is varied and picturesque ; and although a rocky and inhospitable shore guards its entrance against the encroachments of the ocean, the m \ RHODE ISLAND. shores of the bay itself are of a different character, sloping gradu- ally from the water's edge, and presenting in many places a fer- tile and cultivated aspect, unusual near the ocean. Here and there are delightful watering-places, whose easy access from the adjoining towns and cities causes them to be thronged in the summer season with the lovers of fashion and pleasure. As re- gards sailing, fishing, and sea-bathing, it possesses all the advan- tages of the ocean itself, without its attendant dangers. Its deep waters and narrow entrance render it very valuable as a naval ren- ezvous, and the Government provided for its defence by erecting ort Adams, one of the largest permanent fortifications in the ountry. The points which define the extreme east and west oundaries are respectively Seacannet Point and Point Judith, hese are about fifteen miles apart, and each is provided with a light-house. PROVIDENCE, Providence Co., R. I. 189 miles from JScio York. From Boston 44. Hotels — City, Perrin House, Thayer's Hotel. Although this city is not to be classed as a resort, its impor- tance, in a commercial point of view justifies a brief sketch in these pages. Providence was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, who fled from Massachusetts in consequence of religious intole- rance, and established the first government founded upon absolute liberty of conscience. During King Philip's War, Providence had a hard struggle for existence, and was at one time nearly de- stroyed ; but during the Revolution it was prosperous, and the foundations of its present wealth and prosperity were laid. The city is situated thirty-five miles from the Atlantic Ocean,- at the head of Narragansett Bay, on and between its two northern arms, called Seekonk and Providence Rivers. Running into the latter, at its upper extremity, the Cove, in the centre of the city, are the Moshassuck and Wonasquatucket Rivers. By the valleys of these streams and the Providence River the city is divided into three distinct portions, of different heights above tide-water. The most eastern portion rises to an elevation of 204 feet, and is called Prospect or College Hill. Providence River, extending from the Cove to Narragansett Bay, bisects the business portion of the city, 3* 57 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. and three broad bridges, just below the Cove, connect the por- tions thus separated. Providence is highly distinguished for its literary and educational institutions. Brown University was originally founded at Warren in 1764, and removed to Providence in 1770. It is situated on College Hill, east of Providence River, and commands an extensive, varied, and beautiful prospect of the city, harbor, and surrounding country. It comprises five princi- pal buildings, namely, Manning Hall, in which is the library, con- taining 33,000 volumes ; Rhode Island Hall, containg the cabinet, chemical and philosophical apparatus, and lecture-rooms ; Uni- versity Hall and Hope College, two large four-story edifices, oc- cupied by students, and the laboratory, a large two-story brick and brown-stone building, recently built, and containing the most approved appliances and apparatus for chemical studies. Con- nected with the University is a scientific school, established for the benefit of those who do not wish to pursue a classical course. Brown stands among the first colleges in the country in its facili- ties for instruction, and the character and ability of its faculty. The Public Schools of Providence have obtained a high reputation for the thoroughness and efficiency of their training. They have been fostered with laborious care and at a liberal expense. The Friends' Yearly Meeting Boarding-school is beautifully situated on the eastern slope of Prospect Hill, occupying about forty-three acres of grounds. The buildings are large and commodious. The institution is liberally endowed, and is in a highly prosperous con- dition. A large part of the capital owned in the city is employed in manufacturing enterprises in the immediate vicinity, the various rivers which abound in the neighborhood affording abun- dant water-power. Among the most important of the works may be mentioned the American Screw Company, the Corliss Steam- Engine Works, the Atlantic Delaine Mills, and the Oriental Mills. These are but a few among the many manufactories in the vicinity. The railroads diverging from Providence are the Providence and Stonington, connecting with New York, via the Shore Line Ra.il- road, and also via the Stonington Line of steamboats on Long Island Sound; the Providence and Worcester Railroad to Wor- cester, Mass., 43 miles; the Hartford, Providence, and FishkiU 58 RHODE ISLAND. Railroad, to Waterbury, Ct., 123 miles; the Boston and Provi- dence, and the Providence, Warren, and Bristol Railroads. The Neptune Line of steamers leave Providence for New York daily at five p.m., and Pier 27 North River, New York, at the same hour. Steamers for Newport and the bay landings leave Provi- dence at hours which can be readily ascertained at the hotels. VUE DE L'EAU, Seekonk, Bristol Co., R. I. As its name indicates, this place commands a fine view of the Providence River and Narragansett Bay. It is a delightful sub- urban village, upon elevated ground, the shores being steep and rocky. The Vue de VEau Blouse is spacious and commodious, and its site one of the pleasantest along the bay. Among the neigh- boring attractions are several shady groves where picnics are fre- quently held in the summer season. About a mile south of Vue de l'Eau, on Sabin's Point, is the Narragansett House, another pleasant summer boarding-place. Smith's Palace, Silver Spring House, and Ocean Cottage are also popular summer resorts. Each receives a liberal patronage. WICKFORD, Washington Co., R. I. 168 miles from New Yo?-k. From Providence, 20. Wickford station is two miles from the village, but the latter is in direct communication with it by means of a branch railroad running from Kingston on the Shore Line R. R. , to Wickford and forming part of the Shore Line R. R. route from New York or Providence to Newport. The village is situated on the shore of Narragansett Bay, whose island-studded waters are in full view. Hotel accommodations are as yet somewhat scant, but good board is obtained in private families at $7 to $10 per week. Of the two churches, Episcopal and Baptist, the former was built in 1707. Besides this ancient edifice there are several other houses which are interesting on account of their age. There is no surf-bathing at Wickford, and the chief amusements are boating, fishing, and hunting. From March to July very fair trouting is to be had in the brooks, and at all times the usual salt-water fish are caught in the bay. The village is easily reached via the Stonington and Providence Railway, whose termini are in direct communication by boat and rail with the great cities. 59 SEA- SIDE RESORTS. BOCKY POINT, Warwick, Kent Co., R. I. Hotel — Rocky Point Hotel. About half-way between Providence and Newport; is chiefly patronized by parties in search of a few hours' entertainment and a breath of the sea air. Nevertheless the hotel affords accommo- dations for numerous guests, and its hundred adjacent acres, containing groves, grottoes, walks, bowling alleys, billiard rooms, etc. , etc. , make up a sum total which presents unusual attrac- tions to permanent and transient visitors. Clam-bakes are a specialty at Rocky Point, being prepared in the most scientific manner by " professors," whose life -long occupation has been baking Narragansett clams, and who are perfectly aufait in all the mysteries of that branch of science. The hotel has a tower 170 feet high, from which an enchanting view of the bay and islands may be obtained. The bathing-houses are well appointed and the beach safe. During the summer, boats make five trips daily from Providence to the various landings on the bay shores ; the charge for the round trip being only 50 cents. Marked Bock, a few miles further north, is another noted place for excursions and picnic parties. It is reached by boat from Providence. NEWPORT, Newport Co., R. I. 165 miles from New York. From Boston 71. Hotels— Ocean House, Aquidneck House, United States, The Cliff House, Cliff Cottage Hotel, Perry House. It is a pity that the Indian name of the island whereon Newport stands was not retained, either in its original form " Aquidneck," or in its English equivalent " The Isle of Peace ; " but Governor Coddington, who with seventeen associates purchased the island from the Sachems in 1638, thought otherwise, and named it ac- cordingly " The Isle of Rhodes," in consequence of a supposed resemblance to the famous island in the iEgean Sea. This has been naturally abbreviated into Rhode Island, and by that name it will probably be known to posterity. The commercial prosperity of Newport began early in the history of the country, when, owino- to its magnificent harbor, it became one of the principal ports of the New World, and for a time rivalled New York in its 60 RHODE ISLAND. general commerce, and surpassed it in the special branches of whaling and trade with Africa and the Indies. It is painful to add that many of the fortunes which were accumulated by citizens of Newport were the result of a vigorous prosecution of the African slave trade. On the breaking out of the Revolutionary War, New- port was to a great extent deserted by its inhabitants, and being left in a defenceless state, was occupied by the British for the three years succeeding 1776. It was used for the most part as a naval station, though some 8,000 English and Hessians were during most of the time either quartered in the town or encamped in its suburbs. When the town was evacuated, many buildings were wantonly destroyed. At this time the inhabitants numbered only about 4,000 souls ; and although efforts were at once made to restore its prosperity as a commercial port, it never recovered from the depressing effects of British occupation. It is unfor- tunate that the town records were either carried off or destroyed by the British, for with them was lost the only source of infor- mation regarding the glory of ante-revolutionary Newport. The town still contains many objects of historical interest and evidences of the liberal-mindedness of her citizens The Round Tower, to begin with the edifice which has presumably the greatest antiquity, stands in the centre of an open lot, surrounded by an iron railing, and is carefully guared from the spoilers by the city authorities. Its origin is sufficiently shrouded in mystery to justify every one in his or her own opinion. Matter-of-fact people can call it Bene- dict Arnold's Mill, and point to his will, wherein a " Stone-built Wind Mill" is mentioned; but, on the other hand, those who incline to the more romantic view, can claim that even Benedict Arnold knew better than to build a mill supported on seven detached columns. Mr. Longfellow, in his poem " The Skeleton in Armor," connects this tower with a skeleton clad in rusty armor, which was discovered some years ago at Fall River, Mass. ; and as there are several facts which indicate that the Norsemen landed in this vicinity long before the discoveries of Columbus, no one who wishes to look upon the tower as the work of the Vikings and their followers, need hesitate to do so. Whoever desires to investigate the subject farther, will find it fully dis- cussed in a pamphlet published by Charles E. Hammet, of New- 61 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. port, and entitled " The Stone Mill Controversy." The Redwood Library, near the Opera House, was established by Abraham Redwood in 1750. It originated in connection with a literary and philosophical society, which was instituted when Bishop Berkeley lived on the island, and of which the Bishop was a prominent and illustrious member. A donation of £500 for this society by Abra- ham Redwood, for the purchase of standard works, laid the foundation for the library. The building is of the Doric order of architecture, and contains, besides the library of some 15,000 volumes, a valuable collection of paintings and statuary. It has since received valuable additional gifts from time to time, and the building has been enlarged and improved. It is a place of general resort, and a great boon to the reading public. Strangers are allowed a free entrance, and will find much here that will in- terest them. Trinity Church was built early in the last century, and stands upon the site of the first Episcopal place of worship erected on the island. Here Washington, Lafayette, and other revolutionary worthies attended divine service. Its ancient and quaint appearance, with its high-backed pews, its pulpit in the centre of the congregation, its venerable organ, presented to the church by Bishop Berkeley on his return to Dublin, contrast strangely with the modern inventions for a refined worship found in the sanctuaries of to-day. Around it, in the old cemetery, rest the ashes of not a few illustrious men. The Jewish Synagogue, on Touro Street, was built in 1672, and until the Revolution was regularly opened for worship. It was then the only place in New England where Hebrew was chanted and read at the weekly ser- vice. At that time there were many Jewish families of wealth upon the island. Abraham Touro left $20,000 in the hands of the city authorities, the interest of which is, in accordance with the wishes of the testator, expended in keeping the synagogue, the grounds, and the street leading to them in repair. Washington Square is the principal square in Newport, and contains the City Hall, Commodore Perry's House, the Mall — an inclosed triangular piece of ground, shaded with trees — and other public buildings. This square was named after Washington, who at his first visit to Newport, passed through it on his way to Count Rochambeau's head- quarters. The principal hotel is the Ocean House, which 62 RHODE ISLAND. stands nearest the ocean's beach. From its rooms and cupola some of the grandest and most extensive views of the ocean and harbor can be obtained. Block Island, thirty miles to the south- west, and several smaller islands in Narragansett Bay, are visible in clear weather. The hotel is nicely furnished, and affords ample space upon its wide piazzas for pleasant promenades. A fine band of music is usually employed for the season, and the Ocean House hops and balls are reckoned among the most brilliant entertainments of our American summer resorts. The price of board is $4.50 per day, with special rates, according to rooms, by the week or season. The house opens about the last of June. The First Beach is nearest to the hotels, most available for bathing purposes, and is the favorite resort for promenaders and spectators, as well as for bathers. This beach is lined with bathing-houses, for the use of which a small fee is charged ; and as the sand composing the beach is of the whitest and hardest and cleanest, it is no wonder that thousands resort thither daily at high tide, and, arrayed in the most fantastic and brilliant dresses, indulge in the healthful and charming exercise of surf- bathing. On a fine day in midsummer this beach affords as amusing a spectacle as can be found on the coast. The Bluff terminates this beach. It is a picturesque collection of gray rocks, piled in every possible shape, and affording numberless quiet nooks where one may sit and enjoy the beauty of sea and shore. Near the northern extremity of the bluff is a deep chasm, known as u Purgatory." It was probably formed by the washing away of the softer portion of the rock, leaving the hard, conglom- erate, gray rocks in the most ragged and fantastical shapes im- aginable. The chasm is one hundred and sixty feet long, and fifty feet deep at the outer end. In some places it is only eight feet wide at the top, and occasionally some adventurous or fool- hardy person leaps, or attempts to leap, across it. As one side is higher than the other, this is no easy task. Near by are the Hanging Rocks, "within whose shadow it is said that Bishop Berkeley wrote his Minute Philosopher" Sachuset Beach stretches eastward from the Bluff. In its general characteristics it is simi- lar to Easton's Beach, being in an equal degree exposed to the force of the Atlantic waves. This beach terminates in Sachuset t>3 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. Point. During the Revolution, a British guard boat was stationed off this point to blockade the East River. She was captured, with all hands on board, by Major Talbot, and a party of Ameri- cans. Singularly enough, not a life was lost on either side. Sachuset Point is a favorite place with fishermen for tautog oi black-fish. These are caught from the rocks in great abundance. The immediate vicinity is a feeding-ground for the nobler game of bass and horse-mackerel, the capture of which requires con- siderable skill, and affords exciting sport. Bellevue and Ocean Avenues offer an uninterrupted drive of many miles along the coast, with the Atlantic in full view for almost the entire distance. Carroll Avenue leads to the Spouting Horn, a romantic spot where, during southeasterly gales, the scene is described as very magnificent, the sea dashing up in a terrific manner through a rocky chasm. Near by is Lilly Pond, the largest sheet of fresh water on the island. The pond is well supplied with perch, which may be taken from the shore with an ordinary rod and line. At the foot of Bellevue Avenue is a boat-house, and beyond this is an infinite variety of beaches, rocky promontories, and sheltered inlets, affording numerous sites for cottages and villas, which line this part of the coast. The Glen, six miles from Newport by the East Road, is a favorite re- sort for the lovers of nature. It may be reached by several roads besides the one mentioned, each possessing beauties peculiar to itself. The Glen is a deep valley shaded by a dense growth of forest trees, through which a brook runs, adding, by the music of its mimic falls and rapids, to the sylvan attractions of the place. Fort Adams, situated on Brenton Point, south of Newport, is easily reached by land or water, the latter being the most popular route. This is one of the largest permanent works in the United States. It was begun in 1814, and finished in 1860. It is capa- ble of mounting 468 heavy guns, and its maximum garrison is 3,000 men. It may be visited at all hours of the day. It is, in fact, quite the thing to drive or sail to the fort of an afternoon hear the band play, witness the ceremony of dress parade, and return before sunset. Fort Dumplings, or more properly Fort Brown, can be visited only by boat, as it is situated on Conanticut 64 RHODE UPLAND. Island, just at the mouth of the outer harbor. This is a favorite resort for picnic or chowder parties. Rose Island has the re- mains of an old British fort, but is devoid of natural attractions. NARRAGANSETT PIER, Washington Co., R. I. This resort has wholly developed since 1856, when, as tradition hath it, the first family of boarders took up their quarters in a farm- house. Since that time visitors have multiplied, until now there are hotels and boarding-houses by the score, and even old hab- itues look patronizingly across the bay at Newport. The Tower Hill House is the principal hotel. It stands on an elevation which commands a superb Yiew, and its appointments and surroundings are most complete and satisfactory. It is at a considerable dis- tance from the shore, to which, however, horse-cars run. Of the multitude of other hotels and boarding-houses, we may mention the Wholey, Narragansett, Elmwood, Sea View, Metoloxet, and Ocean houses, where guests find entertainment at various .prices. The Continental, Mt. Hope, and Mathewsorts, charging $3 per day or $18 per week ; and the Atlantic, Attwood, Revere, Hazard, Maxon, Mansion, Delevan, charging $2. 50 per day, or $15 per week. Most of them accommodate 50 to 100 guests each. The denizens of Narragansett Pier profess to be less given to style than their neighbors at Newport, and the mode of life is decidedly more simple. The fishing is the great attraction for gentlemen, as fine bass, tautog, and other fish are taken with rod and line from the rocks. The bathing is good, but the surf is not so fine as at Newport. It is not without cause that this resort has attained such cele- brity and become so popular ; for its position, central to so many populous cities, its fine beach, both for driving and bathing, its good fishing and sailing, make its advantages marked. But the traditional good fellowship of its society, the absence of tedious and often cold and repelling formalities, the jolly and generous character of its amusements, the absence of any law requiring ladies to dress six times a day, or fining gentlemen found in blue shirts on the piazzas of an afternoon ; in short, the sensible and kind sociability of guests constitutes the charm, as it also makes the success of Narragansett Pier. The view from the heights is 65 SEAS ID ^ R ES OR TS. especially admired, including- many villages and a hundred miles of horizon. The ocean and the Bay, with all their changing phases of storm and calm, their white sails of commerce and of pleasure, Point Judith and the lakes of South Kingston, make up a picture never to be forgotten. Narragansetb Pier is reached from New York by the Shore Line Railroad, or by the Stonington Boats to Stonington, and thence by Shore Line Railroad to Kingston Junction, where connection is made with trains from New York and Boston. Some twenty trains daily. No change of cars is required on New York and Boston express trains to the Pier. The readiest connection between the Pier and Newport is by steamer from Newport to Wickford, and thence, over the Shore Line Railroad to Kingston Junction as above. This way affords transit several times daily. «^isr MATTHEWSON HOUSE. The Matthewson House, located near Point Judith Light House, within ive minutes' walk of the Beach, has large airy rooms, most of them commanding views of the sea, unsurpassed by any hotel at the Pier. Not unfrequently one hundred vessels can be 66 . M)5e island. counted in full view, sailing in differed fe directions. This house is provided with all the conveniences of a first-class sea -side hotel. The immediate proximity of the surf renders access to it the easi- est possible, while the liberal piazzas and pleasure grounds are always cool and restful places for relaxation or amusement. No mosquitoes ever annoy guests here. The hearty attention of the proprietors and all their subordinates is given to the comfort and care of all who become their guests, and in promoting the spirit of good-fellowship among them, which, more than the most elegant appointments, makes the charm of a residence at the sea-side. MOUNT HOPE HOUSE. The Mount Hope House offers unusual inducements to the pleasure or health seeker. Situated on Ocean Avenue, a few rods from the shore and only three minutes' walk from the depot ; its rooms large and airy, and comfortably fitted up , its employees polite and attentive, it aims to become a pleasant and home-like resting-place for its guests. Its ample piazzas afford guests soft, cool, bracing air and picturesque views. The surf is nearly always 67 good and saf< could ask. all tiintu out WATCH HILL, Westerly, Washington Co., R. I. Hotels — Atlantic, Larkin, Ocean, Plympton, Watch Hill, Bay View, Dickens, Narragansett. This favorite resort owes its popularity to the magnificent ocean view which is obtained from the bluffs on which the hotels stand ; to the variety of its bathing facilities, and to the excellent fishing and sailing which its neighboring waters afford. Aside from the hotels, Watch Hill as a village has no importance whatever ; the few houses belonging to permanent residents having been built simply as accessories to the hotels. The Hill itself is a high sandy bluff, or series of bluffs, forming the western extremity of Narra- gansett Beach, which, broken only by inlets, stretches twenty miles eastward to Point Judith. In early times, the highest bluff was used as a look-out for whales ; and earlier still, it is said that the Indians maintained a watch there to guard against the fierce and warlike Montauks of Long Island, who would occasionally make a predatory expedition to the mainland in their canoes. The formation of the coast at this point is very peculiar. A long and narrow sand-spit makes out to the westward, and bending at a right angle incloses a broad and shallow inner bay whose waters are as quiet and safe (comparatively speaking) as a mill-pond. Outside of this, and yet partially protected from the ocean by Watch Hill Point, is the beach generally used for bathing. Here are bathing-houses and the usual accessories. The surf on this beach is always moderate. The writer has bathed there in safety when a southwester was hurling seas heavy enough to swamp a frigate upon the outer beach, within five minutes' walk. Last of all is this outer beach, which, owing to the undertow, is considered dangerous for bathers. It is, however, unsurpassed as a prom- enade, and when viewed from the bluff, presents a scene which will not be readily forgotten. Watch Hill Point is a collection of boulders connected with the mainland by a low neck, over which the waves often break. On the extremity of this point is a light- house, and over the boulders the surf rushes in the wildest manner, affording a pleasant vaiiety when one tires of the regular advance 68 RHODE ISLAND. and retreat of the waves on the level sands. Watch Hill is reached by a steamboat which makes several trips a-day to and from Stonington, Connecticut, or by sail-boat from the same place. For further railroad and steamboat accommodations, see Stonington. There is also daily communication with New Lon- don and Norwich by steamer. BLOCK ISLAND, Newport Co., R. I. Block Island will probably never be a very fashionable resort, but for those who love the ocean for its own sake it possesses great attractions. The island was discovered by Verazzano, the Florentine navigator, in 1524, and was named Claudia in honor of the Queen Dowager of France. As no white man came near it for a hundred years, however, this name was forgotten, and when the Dutch Admiral Block visited it in 1614 he had no difficulty in affixing to it his own name. The island is nine miles long and four wide, the nearest land being Montauk Point, ten miles to the westward, and Point Judith, about the same distance north. The surface of the island is very irregular, and is intersected by queer rambling roads, going through everybody's back-yard, and afford- ing charming horse-back rides, though rather rough for vehicles. The South Cliff is well worth a visit, its nearly vertical clay walls looking down on a stony beach on which the Atlantic breaks with all its power. Beacon Hill, 300 feet high, affords a magnificent ocean view. The surf -bathing is all that can be desired, and in the case of ladies, rather more. The beach, however, is perfectly safe, and when the surf is heaviest, the worst that it will do is to knock you over and roll you up on the sand. The Ocean View Hotel, the Spring House, and the Mitchell House, are the only hotels. See circular. The blue-fishing at Block Island is perhaps as fine as anywhere on the coast : the fish ranging uncommonly large, and being as " game "as a brook trout. The act of pulling in a blue-fish off Block Island is apt to leave its impress on the fingers as well as on the memory. Fine cod and pollock are caught on the " banks " to seaward. Do not fail to read Whittier's poem, 7' he Palatine, and, if you have a chance, talk privately with some old islander about the "fire ship." The steamer Canonicus leaves Providence for the island 69 SEASIDE RESORTS. at 9 A M., Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, touching at New« port. The Ella leaves Norwich, Ct., on Wednesday, at 8 A. M., at New London (9.30) and Stonington (10.30). The mail boat, (a sailing vessel) leaves Newport Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sat urdays, at 8 A. M. , but is somewhat irregular. 70 CONNECTICUT. The Connecticut coast forms the northern limit of Long Island Sound, and is quite different in character from the shore opposite. It is, to a great extent, rocky, though not, as a general rule, bold. The granite ledges often slope gradually enough into the water to afford good bathing-places in calm weather, and a peculiarity of the Connecticut watering-places is, that one can take " headers " off the rocks without fear of being dashed back against them by the force of the waves. It is, however advisable to be sure that there is sufficient depth before taking the plunge. Surf-bathing is not to be had on the Connecticut coast, for although some hotel proprietors profess to consider the short seas which dance in from the Sound as " surf," no one who has bathed on an ocean beach will for an instant admit the justice of the title. Still-bathing, however, is very good in its way, and is often preferred by ladies and invalids to the heavier surges which break in thunder at Newport and Long Branch. The fishing along this shore is everywhere good, all the species of fish which frequent the shoal waters of the North Atlantic being taken in abundance from the rocks or along the sunken reefs. The temperature during summer is cool, and the air invigorating, though not so " strong " as on the outer coast. Boarders are re- ceived during summer at almost all the farm-houses near the Sound, and as a rule, the housekeeping is neat, the table plain, and comfort rather than luxury the rule of life. GREENWICH, Fairfield Co., Conn., 31 miles from N. Y. Hotels — Morton House, Lennox House. This is the westernmost town in Connecticut. The village is notable for the unusual number of fine residences which it con- tains, and for its general air of comfort and good taste. It has 71 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. three large churches, Congregational and Episcopal, and many charming views of the Sound are to be obtained in the vicinity. The town was settled in 1640, under the Dutch Government at New Amsterdam. Six years later a great battle came off near Horse Neck, between the Dutch and Indians, the latter being de- feated with great loss. Until 1664, the town was under the con- trol of the Dutch ; but after sundry quarrels, was finally surren- dered to Connecticut. The scene of General Putnam's exploit in riding down the hill at Horse Neck, is not far from the railroad station. At that time (1779) a series of stone steps existed, down which Putnam, having been worsted in a skirmish by Tryon's dragoons, rode at full speed, and escaped through a shower of bullets. Greenwich is reached from New York by the New York and New Haven Railroad (station, Fourth Avenue and Forty- second Street), or by steamer P. C. Shultz, from Pier 7, East River, at 2.50 P.M. The Morton House is the building originally erected by the Americus Club, a political organization which passed out of existence with the famous Tammany Ring. STAMFORD, Fairfield Co., Conn. 37 miles from New York. Hotels — Stamford House, Union House, Hamilton House, Arlington House. Stamford, one of the prettiest villages on the Connecticut coast, is about half a mile north of the railroad, and is finely laid out with wide, shady streets, drives, and parks. Quite a number of wealthy New York merchants reside here, and several beauti- ful country-seats testify to the taste of its inhabitants. It has gained considerable popularity as a resort of late years, but mostly among persons who own or hire houses in or near the vil- lage. The Railroad restaurant here has a great reputation, and a rush of hungry passengers always takes place when the trains stop, as all of them are obliged to do, for wood and water. A railroad runs to New Canaan, a few miles north. The New York and New Haven Railroad connects the village with other roads east and west, and there is a daily boat to New York, landing at Pier No 27, East River, whence it starts at 2.50 P.M. Shippan Point, some 2 miles from the station, has a good hotel, the Ocean CONNECTICUT. House ; and on Noroton Hill, not far distant, is the Hamilton House. NOR WALK, Fairfield Co., Conn. 45 miles from New York. Hotels — Alliss House, Lucas Hotel. Norwalk River forms a harbor available for vessels of light draught, which ascend to the main village, a mile and a half from the railway. Many New Yorkers reside here during the summer. The drives in the vicinity are charming in variety and beauty. Norwalk oysters are well known wherever oysters can be transported. Several hundred men are employed in this business. Just east of the station is the drawbridge, which was the scene of a terrible accident years ago, which caused the enactment of a law requiring all trains to come to a full stop before crossing a drawbridge. The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad connects here with the New York and New Haven line, whose frequent trains keep up a constant communication east and west. SOTJTHPORT, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Conn- 52 miles from New York. This beautiful village is situated in the southwest corner of Fairfield township, between the railway and the Sound. It con- tains three churches, two banks, an academy, and a very fine building for a public high school. It has a good harbor for small vessels, and its tonnage, a few years ago, was larger, in propor- tion to its size, than that of any other port in the United States. Within the borough limits is a portion of the " Pequot Swamp," where the Pequods made their last stand, in 1637, when they were exterminated by the whites under Captain Mason. FAIRFIELD, Fairfield Co., Conn. 54 miles from New York. Hotels — Fairfield House. Contrary to the usual practice in American towns, the residents of Fairfield glory that there are no factories of any kind within the limits of the village, and that there is hardly any business carried on there. The town is, in fact, made up of handsome houses, owned and occupied by retired merchants, or by New Yorkers still engaged in business in the city. The village is built on a fertile plain east of the railway, about half a mile from the 4 73 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. Sound. The principal street is quite broad, running nearly par> allel with the railway, and is built up with handsome and commodious residences, in the midst of which stands a fine Consrrearational church. Of course ocean surf is not to be enjoyed here ; but the bathing is nevertheless good. The common kinds of salt-water fish are to be caught, and there is opportunity to fish in fresh water, without, however, much chance for sport. Fairfield is one of the oldest towns in Connecticnt. It was founded in 1639 by a company from the west of England. The village was burnt July 7, 1779, by General Tryon, who sailed the day before from New Haven. Two hundred houses were on fire at once; and during the conflagration a terrific thunder-storm arose, producing a scene of terrible grandeur. North of the village, near the middle of the township, is "Greenfield Hill," the scene of President Dwight's poem of that name. Black Bock Village is a short distance to the eastward, on a har- bor which, next to that of New London, is the best on the Con- necticut coast. The whole vicinity is a gently rolling country, penetrated in every direction by roads, some of which pass through scenes of great beauty. The connections are by the New York and New Haven Railroad. BRIDGEPORT, Fairfield Co., Conn. 59£ miles from New York. Hotels — Sterling House and Atlan- tic Hotel. Bridgeport is to be mentioned incidentally here as a place of commercial importance, and not by any means as a resort. It is at the mouth of the Pequonnock River, and is, perhaps, best known through its extensive manufactories of sewing-machines and fire-arms. Moreover, it was for many years the residence of that remarkable, in some respects exemplary, individual, Phineas T. Barnum, and was the birthplace of his famous ■protege, " Tom Thumb." It is the southern terminus of the Housatonic and Naugatuck Railroads, is the principal station on the railroad between New York and New Haven, and is in daily communication with the former place by means of a line of 74 CONNECTICUT. boats landing" at Pier 35, East River, and running daily, Sundays excepted. WESTPORT, Fairfield Co., Conn. 48 miles from New York. The village is near the mouth of the Saugatuck River, on both banks of which it is built. There are several boarding-houses and one or two small hotels in the town. STRATFORD, Fairfield Co., Conn. 62 miles from New York. The principal street of this pleasant village, extending from north to south, is ornamented with fine shade -trees. General Wooster, of revolutionary fame, was a native of this town . The entire township is quite level, but the shore is pleasantly diversi- fied. There are several houses where board may be obtained, but no large hotels. "•»' MILFORD, New Haven Co., Conn. 67 miles from New York. A village of considerable importance, situated at the mouth of the Wopowang River, which furnishes some water-power. The town is generally level. The harbor is a good one, admitting vessels of 200 tons. Serpentine marble is found in the town. Many of the residences are large and elegant, and the fine elms which line the principal streets give the place a pleasant and rural aspect. Near the railway station is a cemetery, in the southwest corner of which is a brown-stone monument thirty feet in height, erected to the memory of soldiers who died here during the revolutionary war from hardships and cruel treatment in the British prison-ships at New York. Hundreds of them were landed here in a sick and dying condition, and many of them, dying within a short time, were buried here. Charles Island is an Island only at high tide, for a beach practicable for carriages connects it at low water with the main- land. There is a hotel on the island, and the black -fishing from the rocks is remarkably good. The island is quite small, but is a very pleasant place of resort. 75 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. NEW HAVEN, New Haven Co., Conn. 76 miles from New York. Hotels — New Haven, House, Tontine^ Elliot and Tremont. The "City of Elms," although we cannot conscientiously recommend it as a watering-place, should be visited by all who are interested in seeing the nearest approach to a" University town " which America can boast. The casual visitor cannot fail to enjoy the beautiful elm-embowered avenues and streets, and the comfortable and elegant private residences, which make it at once rustic and urban. The crowning glory of New Haven, how- ever, consists in its numerous and excellent educational institu- tions, first among which is Yale College, venerable with years, and known and honored throughout the world. Though younger than Harvard by a few years, and not as richly endowed, yet in the thoroughness and breadth of its classical and scientific cul- ture it is held in the highest estimation. It is properly a univer- sity, having connected with it excellent schools for the study of the different professions. The vicinity of the city is intersected by many charming drives, among which the most agreeable are perhaps those to East and West Rocks. Savin Rock is a popular resort for parties from New Haven, and its popularity somewhat detracts from its desirability as a permanent sojourning place. It is beautified by a shady grove, and the hotel is surrounded by pleasant walks along the beach or among the low wooded hills which overhang the shore. The Savin Rock House is a short dis- tance from the western limit of New Haven harbor. Fair Haven, famous for the number of oysters which are annually opened and put in kegs for market, is on the Quinnipiac River, two miles east of New Haven. Fair Haveners make it their boast that the town contains the champion oyster-openers of the Union, both male and female. EAST HAVEN, New Haven Co., Conn. 81 miles from New York. This township extends along the eastern shore of New Haven harbor, of which and of the Sound its heights command fine views. At Morris Cove, three miles from New Haven, is a hotel and one or two boarding-houses. There is another hotel, on the 76 CONNECTICUT. point near the light-house. Good bathing beaches are to be found all along this coast, and black-fish, porgies, flounders, and the like may be caught from the rocks in abundance. BRANFORD, New Haven Co., Conn. 84 miles from New York. Branford Point, Double Beach, Indian Neck, and the Thimble Islands, are the watering-places in this vicinity. The fi?'st named has a good hotel situated on a sheltered harbor, where the bathing, fishing, and boating are good, and all the surroundings agreeable. Double Beach and Indian Neck are also quiet retreats, where the ladies need not dress more than twice a day, and where gentlemen can find all that pure air and freedom from annoyance can give. All these places are reached by stages from Branford, station on the Shore Line Railroad. The Thimbles are a beauti- ful group of rocky and picturesque islands, forming one of the at- tractions of the vicinity. A house stands on the largest of the islands, which offers rather uncertain accommodations during the summer. Kidd's Island, one of this group, has been pretty thoroughly searched for buried treasure, but nothing has ever been found. On another island is a rock in which a deep oblong hollow has been worn or cut, and is known as the " Devil's Punch Bowl." Altogether the Thimbles form a fascinating place to spend a day or two, and in the fall the neighboring waters are literally black with ducks, affording excellent sport for a practised marksman. GUILFORD, New Haven Co., Conn. 92 miles from New York. Hotel — Guilford Point House. There are few pleasanter towns on Long Island Sound than Guilford. From the station one can see but little of the village, and as the Sound, and consequently the sea-side hotels, are at a distance, too many visitors to the coast fail to see the quaint old place, with its shaded public square, its comfortable roomy old houses, its churches, and general air of antiquity. Fitz-Greene Halleck, the "pioneer of American poetry," was born here in 1795, and died here in 1807. Marco Bozzaris is probably the best known of his miscellaneous poems. The " Old Stone House, 1 ' as 77 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. it is called, is believed to be the oldest one in the United States, having 1 been erected by the company who first settled the town in 1840. It stands but a short distance from the railroad station, on the right as you pass up to the village. This house was used as a fort for some time to defend the inhabitants from the hos- tile Indians. Within its walls the first marriage which took place in this town was solemnized, and in contrast with the extrava- gance of the present day, tradition hath it that the wedding-feast consisted of pork and beans. Only a very few buildings in the country can outrank it in age, and to all appearances it will last a century or so longer. The Pavilion Hotel, at Guilford Point, is an unpretending yet very popular watering-place. The house stands quite near the shore, upon a slight elevation, and car- riages are always waiting at the station to convey passengers thither during the summer months. It particularly excels in the excellence of its table. First-class fishing and bathing facilities are afforded, and the bathing-houses and beach are near at hand. The charges are $3 per day. Nearly all the families living near the shore open their houses for boarders during the summer months, at lower rates than those which are charged at the hotels. Sachem's Head, a promontory three miles southwest of Guilford, is an admirable site for a hotel, but it is at present vacant; the fine house, which formerly attracted many guests, having been burned. The "Head" is, however, a pleasant place to visit, has a good beach for bathing, and heavy black-fish about its wave- worn rocks. Seward Cottage is a unique and cozy little private villa, picturesquely situated on the knoll overlooking the Sound. The Thimble Islands are within easy rowing distance of this place, and Falkner's Island, with its satellite, Gull Island, are visible in mid-Sound, and form an objective point for sailing parties. CLINTON, Middlesex Co., Conn. 99 miles from New York. Hotels — Bacon House, Clinton House. The village is divided in two parts by the Indian River, which here falls into the Sound, forming a harbor deep enough to admit ordinary coasters. Its streets are well shaded ; its three churches, Congregational, Baptist, and Methodist, are at convenient points ; 78 CONNECTICUT. and it has a school-house built by Charles Morgan, of New Yorkj and named after him, which is large enough to accommodate at one and the same time all the youth of Clinton, present and pro- spective. Of the two hotels, the Bacon House is the largest and most desirably situated. It commands a good lookout over the Sound, can lodge conveniently a hundred guests, and is well kept, both as to table and general management. Fairy Dell is to be visited as soon as a desire for inland scenery is perceived. It is only two miles distant, so that either riding or walking are in order, and however it is reached the tourist will be well repaid for his trouble by the beauties which an exploration of its cool recesses will reveal. Pine Orchard, one mile and a half from the village, is the rendezvous for picnic parties from all over the back country, and a very pleasant spot it is, consisting of a considera- ble bluff overlooking the Sound and shaded by a grove of pines. Nearer the village, indeed just off the harbor mouth, is Sandy Point, which is not a point, but a cedar-covered island, where- unto chowder-parties do numerously resort, and whither Clinto- nians and sojourners within their borders are accustomed to re- pair on pleasant summer evenings. Clinton is on the Shore Line Railroad, and is easily reached from New Haven or New London, where connections are made with other railroads, or with New York steamboats. SAYBROOK, Middlesex Co., Conn., 100 miles from New York. Hotel — New Saybrook House. The combined names of the English noblemen, Lords Say and Brooke, were given to the town soon after a royal patent to this territory was granted to them and their heirs forever by the Earl of Warwick. The village is built along the first elevated land to the west of the Connecticut River, which here falls into the Sound. The population is largely made up of retired merchants and sea- captains, whose comfortable houses line the shaded street. Navi- gation of the river is somewhat impeded by a bar at the mouth, which, at the highest tides, is covered by little more than twelve feet of water. The remains of a fort, built long ago to command the mouth of the river to protect the town from hostile Indians, are to be seen near Saybrook Point, a narrow peninsula stretching 79 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. out into the Sound. Not far from the fort is the tomb of Lady Fenwick, the daughter of Sir Edward Apsley, of England, and wife of Col. Fenwick, who may be considered the founder of the colony. The date of her death is unknown, as the tomb very singularly bears no inscription ; but the fact that she left a luxu- rious English home to share with her husband the perils of the New World, has always lent a romantic interest to her history. Col. Fenwick, who returned to England after his wife's death, was one of the judges at the trial of Charles I. Yale College was established at Saybrook, in 1700. A large building, one story high and eighty feet long, was erected. Fifteen commencements were held here, when, after an exciting contest, it was removed to New Haven. In 1708 the famous Saybrook Platform was adopted, for the government of the churches, by the ecclesiasti- cal dignitaries who had assembled to attend the annual com- mencement. An association, known as the " New Saybrook Com- pany," has been formed and incorporated under the laws of Con- necticut, with a view to purchasing a tract of land a little west of the mouth of the river, laying it out in drives and walks, and erecting thereon a large hotel and various cottages. Most of the stockholders are residents of Hartford or of the river towns, and the design is to provide a desirable place of sea-side resort within easy reach. Two or three miles from its mouth the Connecticut River becomes highly picturesque, winding for many miles between beautiful wooded hills and rocky shores, varied now and then by meadows of the richest verdure. The railway connec- tions are via the Shore Line and Connecticut Valley roads. The New York and Hartford boats touch regularly at Saybrook, though at rather inconvenient hours for pleasure travel ; and the steamer Sunshine, running from Hartford to New London and the eastern portion of Long Island, makes tri-weekly trips. EAST LYME, New London Co., Conn. 119 miles from New York. This pretty and thriving village, generally known as Niantic, is delightfully situated, in full view of the Sound, on Niantic Bay, at the mouth of Nehantic (or Niantic) River. A long, narrow peninsula, upon which the railroad is constructed, lies between 80 CONNECTICUT. the bay and the Sound, which are united by a narrow channel, spanned by the railroad bridge. It is a popular place of summer sea-side resort for fishing-, bathing-, etc., two hotels and several boarding-houses affording the desired accommodations. About two miles south of the village is Black Point, projecting into Long Island Sound. The farms here are extremely productive and valuable, owing to the fertilizing qualities of the sea-weed thrown up by the waves of the Sound. The Shore Line Railroad affords the only regular means of connection with the great travelled routes. NEW LONDON, New London Co., Conn. 126 miles from New York. From Boston 106. Hotels— Crocker House and Peg not House. The vicinity of New London offers many attractions to stran- gers, and the city itself is a very delightful place to live in. Before describing the neighboring resorts, we say in regard to the city, that its pleasantest streets are on the heights, where many handsome residences are built, some of them overlooking the magnificent harbor. When the whale-fishery was in its glory, New London was a busy place ; but now the arrival or departure of a square-rigged ship stirs 'long shore society to its very founda- tions. The harbor is one of the finest on the Atlantic coast, ad- mitting vessels of the heaviest tonnage, seldom or never freezing, and containing excellent anchorage ground. It is defended by Forts Trumbull andGriswold, the former being a regular fortifica- tion, with bastions and casemates, and the latter, on the east side of the harbor, a simple battery. New London was settled in 1644 by John Winthrop, son of Governor Winthrop, of Massachu- setts, and incorporated in 1784. Its early name was Pequot, after a large and powerful tribe of Indians that originally held this terri- tory. Sassacus, a great sachem of this tribe, figured in this vicin- ity, and made walking oat alone a rather dangerous amusement during the early days of the settlement. In 1781, a large part of the town was burned by the British, under Benedict Arnold, and the State devoted certain western reserve lands to the relief of the houseless inhabitants. The Crocker House is one of the finest hotels in Connecticut. It is situated on State Street, opposite 4* 81 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. the United States Custom House and Post-Office, in the centre of the city. The sleeping-rooms are all large, pleasant, and well furnished with spring beds, wardrobes, etc., and are kept clean and neat. The dining-room is spacious, and the cuisine is ex- cellent. Around New London are delightful drives, and the views of the city, harbor and Long Island Sound, and the Thames River, are charmingly beautiful. To summer boarders, who wish the accommodation of a first-class modern metropolitan hotel, and yet to be near the shore, the Crocker House offers unusual CROCKER HOUSE. attractions. The Pequot House, situated on the point which forms the western side of the harbor, enjoys a reputation of long standing as one of the most fashionable hotels outside of New- port or Long Branch. With its cottages it can accommodate some 500 persons, and there is no denying that its appointments are all « first class," and are to be paid for as such. The bathing beach is not of interminable extent, nor is the surf, in ordinary weath- er, to be compared with that of ocean beaches ; but the sand is fine and white, the slope is gradual, and the water pure. Excel- $2 CONNECTICUT. lent fishing is to be found in the adjacent waters, and sailing parties are often made up for the exciting sport of sharking out toward the ocean. New London is the terminus of the New Lon- don Northern Railroad, connecting with the inland routes be- tween New York and Boston. IVie Shore Line and the New Lon- don, Providence and Stonington Railroads are here joined by a car-transporting ferry-boat crossing the Thames River. There is also a daily line of steamboats to New York. GKOTON- 126 miles from New York. The village is a small one, in the neighborhood of the railroad station, opposite New London. It is pleasantly situated, and board can be procured in the vicinity. Good fishing for black-fish porgies, etc., is to be had off the rocks close to the house, and sailing-boats are at hand for more extended excursions. The Ocean House is most easily reached by sail or row boat from New London, although a carriage- ride of three miles or so will bring one to the hotel. On the heights, just above Groton village, is a granite monument erected under the patronage of the State — that is to say, a lottery was granted to raise money for the pur- pose — in memory of the Fort Griswold massacre, September 6th, 1781. This occurred on the same day which witnessed the burn- ing of New London by Arnold. The remains of the fort are still 0- to be seen near the monument. Here Col. William Ledyard, a brother of the distinguished traveller John Ledyard, with 150 men, mostly farmers and artisans, made a gallant stand against eight hundred British troops under Lieut. -Col. Eyre. After losing heavily in officers and men the assailants succeeded, by desperate fighting, in gaining the interior of the fort. A certain Captain Bloomfield was in command of the British, Col. Eyre and his other superiors having fallen in the assault. As he entered he asked, " Who commands this fort ? " Col. Ledyard advanced and saluting him with his sword, replied, ' ' I did, but you do now," at the same time tendering his sword. Captain Bloomfield seized the proffered weapon, and instantly thrust it through Col. Led- yard's body, killing him on the spot. The coat and vest which Col. Ledyard had on at the time may be seen at the Hartford S3 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. Athengeum. This atrocious act was followed by an indiscrim- inate massacre of the garrison. It is satisfactory to record that the British, on their return to New York, reported a loss of something like 500 men. MYSTIC, Stonington, New London Co., Conn. 134: miles from New York. Hotel — Hoxie House. No town, it is said, between New York and Boston has built so many sea-going craft of all kinds as Mystic, and naturally with the decline of the ship-building interest it has lost much of its activity. It stands on both banks of Mystic River, a deep stream opening into the Sound a mile or so below the town. The western shore of the river rises abruptly from the water in a rocky bluff which is covered with neat and attractive houses. The Hoxie House is a pleasant place at which to stay. The farm-houses near the coast in the vicinity receive boarders in the summer. Near the village, in May, 1637, the war like Pequots received their first serious chastisement at the hands of the Puritans, under Captain John Mason, who, two months later, ex- terminated the remainder of the tribe at Southport. The fight at Mystic must, according to Captain Mason's report, have been a most horrible affair. . Some three hundred savages were burned in the fort, and, in the words of the chronicler, " others of the stoutest issued forth, as we did guess, to the number of forty, who perished by the sword." Mystic Island, just off the mouth of the river, has a good hotel, and is a healthful resort for those who enjoy complete quiet and are not dependent upon the convention- alities of life for enjoyment. Fisher's Island, about five miles from the mainland, belongs to New York State, being a part of the town of Southold, Long Island. It has borne its name of Fisher's, or " Vicher's " Island, ever since the Dutch Admiral Block discovered it and made note thereof in his log-book, in 1614. It is nearly bare of trees, but is of value as grazing land, to which it is chiefly devoted. One hotel stands on the island, and is the only house which is available as a sojourning place for travellers. Its attractions are found in the immunity from the sights and sounds of the every-day world, and in the capital fish- 84 CONNECTICUT. ing and shooting which may be found along its desolate shores It is most easily reached by sail-boat. STONINGTON, New London Co., Conn. 138 miles from New York. From Boston 94. Hotel — Wadawannuck House. There is a peculiar air of well-to-do repose about any town which grew into importance under the auspices of whaling and the like. New London has it to some extent, and Stonington has it in a chronic form. Almost every one lives in a comfortable house, originally built, in nine cases out of ten, by a retired sea- captain ; in nearly every parlor are carved ornaments brought from the ends of the earth, and still diffusing odors of sandalwood and of the Spice Islands ; every elderly man lurches as he walks, is called " Captain," and can tell you, without looking, which way the wind is at any hour of the day or night. Half a century ago the town monopolized the seal-trade, vessels of forty or fifty tons burden going all over the ocean, while its whaling tonnage was second only to that of Newport. In the days of its prosperity the stone breakwater, which still protects the harbor, was constructed by the United States Government. Its chief use now is to serve as a promenade and to shelter casual yachts and coasters. The town was founded in 1GG0, and had an uneventful and peaceful career until August 9th, 181-2, when it was bombarded by the squadron of Sir Thomas Hardy, which was, however, driven off by the plucky resistance of the inhabitants. On a granite post in the principal street an unexploded bomb-shell may be seen, bearing an inscription to the effect that it was thrown into the town from Her Britannic Majesty's bomb-ship Terror, during the attack. The Wadawannuck is a first-class house with spacious accommodations for some 200 guests. It is designed with especial reference to coolness, is surrounded by spacious grounds, and is altogether a pleasant place to stay, although it can only claim by courtesy that it is near the water. Its chief aquatic advantages are, that it is admirably situated for the convenience of yachtsmen, whose craft are often anchored in the harbor, where are also boats suited for fishing and sailing, both of which sports in all their multifarious 85 SEA-SIDE RESORTS. branches can be pursued most successfully in the neighboring waters. Steamers to New York, Watch Hill, New London, and the neighboring landings and railroads to Boston, Providence, and New York, furnish ample and constant means of communication in all directions. 86 CROCKER HOUSE NEW LONDON, CONN., D. KELLOGG, Proprietor, Is one of the finest hotels in Connecticut. It is situated on State Street, opposite the United States Custom House and Post Office, in the centre of the city. The sleeping-rooms are all large, pleas- ant, and well furnished with spring beds, wardrobes, etc. , and are kept clean and neat. The dining-room is spacious, and the cuisine is excellent. Around New London are delightful drives, and the views of the City, Harbor and Long Island Sound, and the Thames River, are charmingly beautiful. To Summer Boarders who wish the accommodation of a first-class modern metropolitan hotel, and yet to be near the shore, the Ckocker House offers unusual attractions. D. KELLOGG, Proprietor. • g d — "*C 2 .S 3 w -S .2 AH*. ° CO o ^P ."C to a) O ^ S>^j - =* bo - c3 OH - o ^ fe- ci ? &a .a 0»r-i ra ■s § S «* o 2 u o X so s p .a "■a g.2 b n « o S^ '3.S C O .is gg E9 C rh to g § ^ P M o M u w s a &i o d £S y 4 H w >■ !-*• M «1 3 n o •71 w o d o CO el- CD M O e-t- M 3 O o o C ^ - 3 ! 1 ! iM 1 ,,i ■ipl ; I P II IHl i 1 iiiijiji iff : ill: ■ , ; , i a •4-J a °£ ,?"^ >> O » . ~ e to *■§ 8 Is* J ~ 02 02.2 gs c * ^ « •■ . »- »J K — Deo W o ft} s & a. s I ft a ET 04. P P !? p p o 00 o 3 o ^ P o p B- l-h ti- P to a & § COP £ b £& p a S «* cLa «^ 3 Cb P"o § 5 s 2 a FT to 03 a 3 © Q > SO w u o « o H W It 1 2 W P >-! P % a £ ° *■ t» e-i P W Or » T3 i '* $ - s* - Q > B* B S "S 5- T) CO J* ^& w *o • « t* i. | a. 3 ALBANY AND NEW YORK Day Line Steamers On the Hudson River Summer Arrangement for Pleasure Travel. THE STEAMBOATS C. V1BBARD AND DANIEL DREW LEAVE NEW YORK DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED), GrOTHTG- UOETH. G-Oinsra- SOUTH. NEW YOJCK: a.m. Vestry St 8.35 24ih St 9.00 JVyack Ferry 10.25 West Point //. 50 P.M. New burgh 12 . 30 Poughkeepsie /. 20 Hhinebeck 2.15 Saugeriies 2.4.5 Catskill. 3.30 Hudson 3.50 ALBANY. 6.15 A.M. ALBANY 8.20 Hudson 10.4.0 Catskill 11.00 Saugerties 11 .45 P.M. Rhincbeck 12.25 Poughkeepsie 1.20 J\ < ewburgh 2.15 West Point. 2.50 Nyack Ferry 4.10 NEW YORK: 24th St. 5.30 Teslry St 5.50 CONNECTING AT ALBANY WITH ALL POINTS WEST VIA N. Y. C. R. R, fW~ TRIP TICKETS from New York to West Point and New burgh, returning same day, $1.00. TICKETS or COUPONS good on Hudson River Railroad are received oi board for passage. MEALS CAN BE HAD ON THE BOATS. Leave Albany at S.20 A.M. on arrival of St. Louis Express, on the New Yort Central Railroad. ISAAC L WELSH, G. T. A., New York. NEW JERSEY STEAMBOAT CO PEOPLE' S EVENING LINE BETWEEN NEW YORK AND ALBANY DURING THE SEASON OF NAVIGATION THE MAGNIFICENT STEAMERS OF THIS LINE WILL LEATE IVEW YORK Every Week Day at 6 P.M., from Pier 41, North River, as follows : D R E W, Capt. S. J. ROE, MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY. ST. JOHN, Capt. T. D. CHRISTOPHER, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY. Arriving in Albany in time to connect with morning trains NORTH, EAST ami WEST. LEAVE ALBANY Every week day, at 8:00 P.M., from Steamboat Landing: ST. JOHN, MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY. D R E W, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY. Connecting at New York with ALL EARLY TRAINS for the SOUTH and EAST. Meais on the European plan. Rooms heated by Steam during the cool months. FOR TICKETS IN NEW YORK Anply at the Company's Ticket Office on the wharf (Pier 41 North River 1 ) : at Dodd's Express Office. No. !)44 Broadway, and 4 Court St., Brooklyn : at West- cotf s Express Offlce. No. 7 Park Place, 785 and 942 Broadway, N. Y. : 333 Wash- ington St., Brooklyn : 107 Montgomery St.. Jersey City : No. 79 Fourth St., W;l- 1 amsburgh, and at all principal Hotels and Ticket Offices in New York, and on board the Steamers. B2P"" REGULAR, UNLIMITED TICKETS, reading by HUDSON RIVER R R., are good on the Boats for passage and state room berth. Special, Limited, or Excursion Tickets, for passage only. W. H. DREW, R. P. CLAPP, JOHN C. HSWITT, Vice-Pres't ct Treas. Sec'ij. Gen. Tht. A } — > H CZ3 Plh G<2 GEYSER SPRING o GO o This wonderful mineral fountain was discovered in February, 1870. It ii oeated on the Ballston avenue, one and a half miles south of principal hote.B, at Saratoga Springs. The water vein was struck by the drill in the bird's-eye lime- atone one hundred and thirty-two feet beneath the surface rock. The orifice, bored in the rock, is five and a half inches in diameter, and 132 feet deep, and ia tubed with a block-tin pipe, encased with iron, to the depth of eighty-five feet. Analysis of one U. S. Gallon by Professor C. P. Chandler, Ph.D., of Columbia College School of Mines : Chloride of Sodium.. . .5(12.080 grains. Chloride of Potassium. 24.634 Bromide of Sodium. ... 2. "21 2 Iodide of Sodium 0.248 Fluoride of Calcium. . . trace. Bicarbonate of Lithi a.. 9.004 Bicarbonate of Soda. . . 71.232 Bicarb, of Magnesia.. .149.343 Bicarbonate of Lime ..168.392 Bicarbonate of Strontia 0.425 Bicarbonate of Baryta Bicarbonate of Iron Sulphate of Potassa ... 0.318 Phosphate of Soda trace. Bi borate of Soda trace. Alumina trace. Silica... 0.665 Organic matter trace. 2.014 grains. 0.979 " Total solid contents.. . . 991.546 Carbonic Acid Gas in 1 U. S. Gal 454.082 cub. in. Density 1.011 Temperature 46° Fah. It will be observed that the water is strongly charged with valuable medioi nal, mineral and gaseous propei.ies, and the preponderance of Gas enables the water to hold its heavy and valuable mineral elements in perfect solution, whereby the water is bottled in perfect purity, and may be preserved for agea and in any climate. The fact that the Spring is located 132 feet beneath a solid rock renders it free from all impurities from surface wash or drainage. The water never varies in flavor, nor are its properties subjected to shangs by the dilution of fresh water or the mingling of foreign substances during the wet seasons of the year. As a medicinal agency its effects are marvelous, especially in cutaveou* diseases or any of the various phases of Scrofula, also in Kidney Disease, Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Rheumatism, Acidity of Stomach, CoiiUipa- tion, and Piles. Geyser Water is a powerful cathartic, while at the same time, by proper use, its minerals may be retained to operate as a tonic and builder up of an en- feebled system. Geyser 'Water operates with excellent effect upon the Kidneys. The lithia found in it is a specific for gravel or stone, and is effectual in dis- solving the chalk or limestone and urate deposits in Rheumatism and Gout. As an Aperient or Cathartic the water should be taken in the morning. It is sold in cases of four dozen Pints, two dozen Pints, or two dozen Quarts, »nd in Block Tin-Lined Barrels containing 30 gallons, for draught by druggists. The Spring property is not managed by a Stock Company, and for the pur poses of business the proprietor has adopted only the name " Geyser Spring. ' ? Address GEYSfiR SPRING, Iaoob M. Adams. Prop'r. Saratoga Springs, N. Y THE Congress and Empire Spring Waters of Saratoga, 4RE TUB BEST OF ALL THE SARATOGA WATERS FOR THE USE 01 PERSONS OF CONSTIPATED HABIT. T*.ey act promptly and pleasantly, without producing debility, and their effect Is net weakened by continued use, as is the case with ordinary cathartics. At the same time they are not too cathartic — a fault with some of our most drastic mine- ral icaters — but sufficiently so for daily and healthful use, and not strong enongta lo produce reaction. Their continued use keeps the blood in a very pure and healthful condition, producing a clear noi id complexion. They preserve the tone of the stomach, ani are powerful preventives of fever and bilious complaints. THE COLUMBIAN SPRING WATER lt> universally acknowledged to be the best Chalybeate Water knoion. Where the blood -equires Iron, this water supplies it in the best possible form for use. The assimilation is perfect. A grain of iron in this water is, in the opinion of a cele- brated physician, " more potent than twenty grains exhibited according to th» Pliarmacopatia. " These waters, being purely natxiral, are highly recommended, and very fre- quently prescribed by the best medical authorities, many of whom, however, have expressed their condemnation in strong terms of the use of artificial mineral waters. Every genuine bottle of Congress Water has a large " C " raised on the glaes. fOR SALE BY DRUGGISTS and HOTELS THROUGHOUT the COUNTRY. None Genuine Sold on Draught. At our General Mineral Water Depot, in New York, all varieties of Natoifti Waters for sale at proprietors 1 prices, delivered and shipped in New York, Brook- lyn, and Jersey City, free of charge. Orders by nail will receive prompt attention. Empties taken back and allowed tor at aberal prices. Address, CONGRESS AND EMPIRE SPRING CO., 94 Chambers Street, New York City, Or, SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. T. 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SAMUEL HAWK, CHARLES C. WAITE, Of St. Nicholas Hotel. Of Brevoort House. GARDNER WETHERBEE, Late of Revere House, Boston. Phelps 9 Dodge & Co., OLIPF ST,, between John and Fulton, IVe-w York. IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN TIN AND ROOFiNG PLATES, OF ALL SIZES AND KINDS, PIG- TIN, RUSSIA SHEET IRON, Charcoal and Common Sheet Iron, LEAD SHEET ZINC, COPPER, SPELTER, SOLDER, ANTIMONY, &c MANUFACTURERS OF OOP PER, BRASS, AND WIRE. uuusumjuLtiuLt IIP <■<■/-. g.-. jw,»„,ii^> MASSASOIT HOUSE, M. 5i E. S. CHAPIN, SnuNGFiELD, Mass. The Massasoit House, near Railroad Stations, was established in 1853. It has been twice enlarged, making it three times its original size, and thoroughly re- modeled and refurnished. The large airy sleeping rooms, furnished with hot and cold water, are excelled by none in tho country. Connecting rooms, en suite, for families, elegantly furnished and with bath-rooms attached. Special attention paid to ventilation and all sanitary improvements. The proprietors are deter- mined that the world-wide reputation of the Massasoit shall be maintained in all respects. BREVOORT HOUSE, Fifth Avenue, near Washington Square, New York. A quiet Hotel, tcith a Restaurant of peculiar excellence ; its patrons are of the best families of this country and Europe. CHARLES C. WAITE, Resident Proprietor. Fifth Avenue, near Washington Square, has been greatly improved by the building of those select family hotels, the Berkeley and the Grosvenor, and will retain its select and aristocratic name for many years, despite the movement up- town. The Bretooet House, which is located in this portion of Fifth Avenue, opened its doors to the public Twenty-two years ago. The location was then con- sidered up-town, and many predicted failure for such an elegant hotel so far away from business ; but, on theconlrary, the most favorable results were attained, its patrons, from the beginning, being the most selpct This hotel has, during these many years, maintained the most enviable reputation for its cuisine, and has entertained more of the royalty and nobility of Europe than all the other hotels in the city. The Brevoort has more real comforts than any European hotel on the American continent. It is the first resort of Europeans, epicures and experienced travelers in the United States. Its reputation is stronger to-day than ever, while the character of its management cannot be surpassed. It is quiet, elegant, refined, and furnishes the best — and only the best — of everything. Mr. Waite's connection with the new Windsor Hotel of this city, does not weaken his interest in or personal attention to the details of the Brevoort, whose constant patronage testifies to the position it occupies and deserves. This hotel was never better, and its prices for rooms and in the Restaurant are in accordance with the present times. >W " »- •^ COUNTER, PLATFORM WAGON &TRACK THE BEST ARE <— ^"THE CHEAPEST 265 BROADWA Y N. Y. 72/ CHESTNUT SI PH/LA.PA. ill SENECA ST. CLEVE. 0. ■* a — -n«- - i i 1 1 a d ALLYN HOUSE HARTFORD, CONN. R. J. ALLYN, Proprietor. This hotel is centrally located, being situated on the corner of Asylum and Trumbull Streets; is the leading Hotel of Hartford. It fronts two streets, thus .affording many outside rooms, and is furnished in good style. Has good com- fortable spring-beds— marble basins and running water in its sleeping-rooms ; has many rooms en suite for family use, and affords an excellent table. In all its appointments it is strictly first-clans. For ASYLUMS, HOSPITALS, HOTELS and PRIVATE use. None Genuine but the HARTFORD WOVEN WIRE MAT- TRESS. Send for price list. PORTRAITS. Has removed to 37 Union Square, INTFTW YORK. ELEVATOR FROM THE STREET. P. R. B. PIERSON, nJESia^JUIl A.JSTD EJSTGRA. 'VISR — ON — WOOD, ro. 245 BROADWAY, (The Orange Judd Co.'s Building,) NEW YORK. HIGHEST HOIO w « i .ir -ft»- ■■ ■ FfyiMt.WILrn^-.s.jr. ■*+-■#■ 5&W 47" 77/£ CENTENNIAL WORLD'S FAIR, 1876! THE SHONINGER ORGANS. Z < Q O 00 m H C0 H 30 m Z H CO O a: Their comparative excellence is recognized by the Judges in their Report, from which the following is an extract : "The B. Shoninger Organ Co's Exhibit as the best Instruments at a price rendering them possible to a large class of purchasers, having a combination of Heeds and Bi-lls. producing novel and pleasing effects, containing mmy desirable improvements, will stand longer in dry or damp climate, less liable to get out of order, all the boards being made three-ply, put together so it is impossible for them to either shrink, swell or split/" The only organs awarded, this rank. This medal and award was granted after the most severe competition of the best makers, before one of the most competent Juries ever assembled. New stvles and prices -just issued, which are in accordance with our rule, the the BEST ORGAN for the least monev. A splendid Stool boxed free with each organ. A liberal discount to the Clergy, Sunday Schools, Teachers, Churches and Lodges. We are prepared to appoint a few new Asrents. Illustrated Catalogues mailed, postpaid, upon application to B. 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Boericke-Sc Tafel.re-, eeived the onlyPri'ze Medal and Diploma awarded for Homoe- opathic Medicines, at' the Centennial Exposition. >* PONDS DCTRAC" HAJyLAJYEELIS, OR WITCH HAZEL, The People's Remedy, For Piles, Sprains, Lameness, Burns, Scalds, Bruises, Soreness, Rheum- atism, Boils, Ulcers, Catarrh, Wounds, etc. Also for Toothache, Headache, Neuralgia, Sore Throat, Hoarseness, Colic, Diarrhoea, and all Hemorrhages,&c. HJETA-IIj JPMICES. — Small. $0.50 — cheap, because doses are small. Medium-.... $1.00 — worth $1.33; saving 33 cents. Labge $1.75 — worth $2.67; saving 92 cents. This popular remedy has now been before the country for more than a quarter of a century, during which, with very little advertising, it has firmly established itself in the confidence of the people ; and in thousands of families has become as indispensable as flour or salt. During this period its inherent mmts have overcome the intense prejudice of physicians, and it is now daily preb^ribed and recommended by members of the Faculty, of all Schools — Allopathic, Homoepathic, Botanic, and Eclectic. Ask any of them about it. They will tell you that the medicinal virtues of Witch Hazel in an extraordinary range of action vice indisputable, and that ours is simply the BEST AND ONLY UNIFORM PREPARATION from that shrub ; that it is carefully made by experienced pharmacists, having the advantage of the perfect machinery required by an enormous business, from the best parts of the plant, judiciously selected at an exact and critical period of its growth. They will tell you that it is always the same, and always good; that it is not affected by change of climate or temperature ; that its action is prompt and effectual ; that it does not accumulate in the system, and ultimately manifest poisonous characteristics, but may be used freely, externally and internally, alone or in connection with other medicines, WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST DANGER. Ask your druggist for one of the little books (bearing his address), with which we supply him free, for distribution among his patrons. If you are well, it may give you some Interesting and Useful Information; while to the ill it may be the Road to Health. REMEMBER..— Pond's Extract really has a very extensive range of action. It will promptly relieve any pain, and will effectually and perma- nently cure a greater number of the ills which an intelligent and prudent mother would trust herself to treat than any other preparation, It is, therefore, AN INVALUABLE DOMESTIC REMEDY. The 50c. Bottle is cheap, because the doses are small. The $1 Bottle is cheaper, worth $1-33, saving 33c. The $1.75 Bottle is cheapest, worth $2.67, saving 92c. P**^ fc FOR SALE EVERYWHERE. ^ PONDS EXTRAC Connecticut Mutual Life ' Ins. Co, OF HARTFORD, CONN. Thirty-first Annual Statement. Net Assets, January 1, 1876 $41,462,065 63 He-eivfd in 1876 • - ( For Premiums $6,725,120 67 £FW to in xoto . ( For Interestaud Reut 2,893,993 46 9,619,114 13 r $51,081,179 66 Disbursed iu 1876. 7,061,033 19 Balance, Net Assets, December 31, 1876 $44,020,146 47 Gross assets, December 31, 1876 $46,213,006 .33 Liabilities : Amount required to reinsure all outstanding policies, net, assuming 4 per cent, interest $40,775,730 00 All other liabilities 1,315,313 40 42,091,043 40 Surplus, December 31, 1876 $4,121,962 93 Increase of assets during 1876 $2,718,355 41 Ratio of expense of management to receipts in 1876 6,95 per cant. 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