The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-09-26
MACS HEAD.


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ssys he Las bssa seiessnirF a N,,,s
hfads ~hlls fss Be hesllh. Wss.iis..
some things be ssys sbeul lila f.aov,
place, ~ fsFnshing iafssmaiion ofon,,r
The curious l0calliles of our 8 ale.
"hag's He'd. u iasslf. ae mss. A.
sand and trees. Las Int % shrssI n.
wonder o. admnssioa e. any ons.--L :,
. strip Of sandy land running slOss ~
sts-nosst. bounded % he ssst ~ -
arm 0lIhe AlbemaEls and GRESHAM sos,S.
lalleTly knosn - /" Roanoke SOund',
and that poIlion o. sils upon which a.
buildings hare been siscled varies feoa.
msneing 81 the Proposed place Of esl,;.v
the lnlsl and running. North ~srdIyl I,os,
Q quarter 10 two mllss 10 sidlh, ana t.
aud half miles in lsuglh, disssilisd onIv
.iin Q lOw. ass. sandy, un.rsIlr .si
~ilh now and thsn high sand hills. xhirn.
are moved snd foszsd u every ehs,,,
OF lhe Wind. lmmsdisisly along lhs 80.
bosri nothing 10 10 Be ssen save ,a.J
sand bills. and sand 6ddlsrs--bul f.nAs,.
back there 10 much small growl n, CON.
posed Of myrtle and other cora Of ,hrvh.
berry. indigenous 10 he sandy soll. NJ,
Of The trees Of . larger order are t.e Ii,s
oak. nos aud then . cedar, -aud lev "a.
~ tall pines, Standing Llgh over eli oh.
or vegetation: and .eem 10 Le The bare ~.
representatives. Of what wss once aIsrgs and
heavily wooded iorss,. ere the sea ana
sand hsd mads is mighty hs.oc.
"Ths whole coast ol Mage Head nav
be Unidentified wiIh The strip oflsna runs.
ing Iron cusrilurk lElrl 10 lie pOin, Of
land runIng 10 Hsusras---so our rssdss
may perrel1s that We 10 no, Intend 70 con.
6ne N-s's Head to The small rOlnon Or
strip Of land which we have before do.
seribsd I" containing lhs buildings, aad
which 10 nov the place ofresorL
"lu arriving 81 Nays Head ,ou snlsr
Roaa"ke Sound, tshleh 10, ss before
stated, bit an arm Of the Albema,le and
cros,sn S1Unds.) Vessels dra~ins but
lhls wsier may 60 within 400 ysrds Of
The shore: and whether you arrive BY
Moonlight or in The sunshine nothing
ther romantic OF curious 10 10 be seen
Save By ihose who have nsser before
seen sand hill. number Oi smali,
unpalnlej. but comfortable looking buli.
dInss are tn be sesn--such.as sre siiu.lsd
On hills. Eou are conssysd,to the shore
BY rov b"als. belonging To the isvern,:
but beiurs you get sigh,sof si,htr Of lie
Hotels. (for there e Iso) you must clan.
Der high sasd hill by mesns Of steps OF
ladders arranged for the pnrpose. The
number Of 'isllsrs wsre ssiimsted TO b.
500.
"of the hs.lih Of the rlase, we vi!I
only iema'k, that improvement seensd
to max our path from the momsn, We it,.
hailed the sea air.
"0i the lnlsI. ADLER pens then ours hs,s
and nay sgsin.scrs,eh paPsr.t
"Of . view Of the mighty ocean. upon
Whose shores ons may stand end gaze
with rapture. We will no. de.can,, buI rc.
fer our renders To ID, ron's "Chilts
HarolJ" and B's,ssI's " Corinns."
"And lastly. but not least. ne muM
moi forget" Roanoke Island" sbout Tour
miles West Of Nag's Head. Que would
be surprised 10 bis visit 10 this plsce-
"s'ndy laud'" yet suable.-good coin,
P0tst"es peas, &c. are raised here in
abuT'anct; aud Vf The large. dsliciousy
ilaToured white grape, villa: shsll We say
read Jones and Bancroft, anti 60 aud Iss's
them Yourself.
1.-The Poke, between this place and
Nag. Heal is largo and commodious
scho"nsh AID makes her trips regul,rly
, twice a week. She has tao csbins-ons
for ladies and the either for gsptletDen--
aud is commanded by an experienced and
accommodating captain"