The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-25
NEW HAVEN. Sept. rs, 1878.

on me New England coast so Well hted, BY nature,
for fashionable and useful waterng-piace as the
quiet and pleasantly situated village of Edgarown
1t commands one OF the prettest harbors in the
world, with Gle ar and transparent waters for bath
ing; and ponds creeks coves and channels, filled
with rich variety OF fish. In one hours time, Il
had the satisfaction to pull IN SIX beautiful blue
fish, one of which weighed ten pounds, to say
nothing of the rascals that gave me the slip. Fowl
ing can also be enjoyed In all lis sweet varlete,"
both by sea and land. Old Town plains Gas they
called) lie just back of the village, and are
covered with wings during the autumnal sea-
SON.. AS tor the people, a more courteous and
KIND have not "ptched their tents" on this side of
the Atlantic. And the ladles-every body knows
that the Vineyard and Nantucket are famous on
their account. We have seen beautiful women
elsewhere, but this is the only place where we
ever saw no women but what were beautiful On
this account, some (Tom Moore. for instanceD
have supposed that the Garden of Eden was an
GENTLY located here. We have not fully "made
up'' our mind on. this point however, this we do
believe, that Were Eve, whom Milton calls ''the
farest of all her daughters, to visit this place at
some particular seasons, she would more than find
her match AT short distance from the village,
is the beautiful catamla grove, where the young
ones and the old ones, by scores and hundreds,
copgregate from "Dan TO Bersheba," for their
chowders, clam akes, NC.
''There lads an lasses do convene,
To feast an dance upo' the green,
AM there sic brav'ry may be seen,
AS will confound ye,
An gar ye gour out bath your cen
At a. around YEP
But commenced not this sketch fol the sake
OF promugatlng general ideas, but TO give some
account OF voyage to Gay Head. 1t was about
noon when, SIX In a company, we started in an
open sail. boat from Edgartown harbor, to examine
tor ourselves this most curious OF American natu-
raj curlosites. We were composed of clergy
man, physician PRESIDENT of Conception, South
Amerlca), an embryo lawyer, an officer of the U.
5 navy, young philosopher, and Jack Yale-a
little, you perceive, of everything, and good deal
we sung and pulled away. The water was as pure
as crystal, and the clean white bottom was clearly
percephble. dropped line, and in moment
felt tremendous witch. &c Pull away, Jack,
pei, on our, passage up; 6. there's something ION
fother end of your line % And who says we
didn't pull It was a noble shark-a fine well-fed
fellow but he didn't make up his mind to ''jne"
then was "oph, lime, hook, and slnker. Thus
ended our fishing, for that day. At sunset we
found ourselves three miles above Holmes Hole
harbor, on the upper shore of West Chop. The
and few rods from the shore, we espied a
little brown farmhouse. The philosopher felt
more rejoiced than though he had got sight
OF the comet the lawyer thought it clear
the President when he has vacancy to fill, and
our clerical friend himself began to feel banker
ing after the flesh. But how to get ashore -
GO that's the rub" But boat had thick bottom.
to the house, whilst the rest kept the. boat from
grumbng Here we procured pail of milk, tour
bowls, two tin cups, six spoons, and some white
bread, to say nothing of big lantern and pail
Orleans call along Shore but never came so near
killing myself before. After tea we hauled out
from shore about an eighth of mlle, to anchor
TOR the night. The doctor commanded to heave
out anchor at the bows, but the minister, bringing
to mind, doubtless, Paul's company, who hove out
three anchors at the stern, and wished for day,
declared that the anchor ought, and should be
hove out astern Fortunately, there were two
then turned the ballast stones soft side up, and
laid down for repOse, the heavens above and the
earth beneath us. The, clergyman kept the first
watch, and sung us to sleep with some very fine
hymns. AS this was the last day of August, our
watch awaked us at a few minutes before twelve,
and we all joined in singing the " last rose of
summer" AS if In kind return, the. wind imme-
dlately sprung up, to which we gave our sails,
and filed away. How Joyously danced cur
little craft, on that starlight night, over the
infant waves. The light and darkness were mixed
in just that proportion that makes everything
look grand. AS the noble vessels, with their
like the remembrance OF childhood scenes, darkly
bright. Just as our friend, the philosopher. and
ourself, began to grow spiritual, a conversation
Esquire, let's fshp' "Pooh. fish by night. that's
nonsense; Nonsense" cried our United States
friend, who, by the way, was native of gallant
Denmark, sob, thunder! fish much better In the
night, 'canse the fish can't see the hook'' On we
dashed, and arrived at Gay Head just as the sun
was rising: Gay Head at sunrise, and Gay Head
at sunset, tell you, the most beautiful place on
the American coast: 1t Is most glorious! But in
no TO gEe any qea e. ITS glory We
thousands yearly At the Light House Mansion
are kept the books; the last we saw was headed
by Gov. Briggs, and lady, and contained some Of
the gre Attest names IN our country 1t is the west
ern extremity of Martbas Vineyard. The cliffs
consist OF clays Of three colors, viz: white, blue,
and red sands of two colors, white and yellow,
approaching almost to green, and Ignite, black;
besides these there are various combinations of
Ignite and clays which form beautiful shades Of
brown, gray, DC. These substances are arrange
In lEcned strata, and were, doubtless, formerly in
proper order but the action Of rains and waves have
Somewhat commingled the colors, although from
the sea their order still seems, well nigh perfect.
These strata are eocene or older tertiary, and
answer well to the descriptions given by Mr.
Webster Of the plastic clay of Alum Bay, in the
Isle OF Wight. The most conspicuous OF all the
substances is blood red clay, coored, In all probA-
bllity, by the red oxide of iron. There is blue
clay, OF graysh tendency, which, combined with
lIGA3te and other colored clays, frequently gives
fine ode. In pale green sand are found the
gre varieties OF organic remains; this. is inter-
with the red. The cliffs of Ignite are especially
worthy OF notice, and are composed of two classes
carbonaceeus and brittle woody Ignite This lat
Ter contains iron pyrltes, OF which obtained con-
siderable. The osseous conglomerate is also very
interesting; it is often hard, but when broken
brings to view bones, teeth of ANIMALS, &c. Much
OF this conglomerate is composed of quartz. There
are four strata of red clay; of red clay, with
Ignite, and one of red ierruglnous sand three of
white sand two of white clay one of white and
yellow clay, with llgnite two of gray clay: one
of light gray, almost white, clay and sand one of
yellowish ferTugnous conglomerate and sand, the
bottom osseous one of yellowlsh and dark brown
brown Y. hrnW
clay and sand /; one blue clay, with Ignite; one
green Isand lone. of Ignite and clay; and two
others, soil and diluvium. These strata are from
80 feet to several rods wide. They run nearly
deg. to SO deg. northeast. The length of
the whole section is not far from mile.
OF the organic remains / obtained but few
specimens, and those ! came away and