The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-11
NAHANT, July 3, 1919.

Nahant and the Sea Serpent.
The carayanserie of Captain Drew, the public
head quarters at Nahant is at the extremity of
long peninsula, with a rock bound coast around the
point, looking out into the sea, and to the head
lands on either side of Boston bay, staring out like
long low ridges against the horizon
II is cold enough here to-day for Santa Fe
Buffalo oyercoat, and the surf only to be plunged
into for the rescue of drowning individual. The
sun shines cold and gray the region is now tlm-
b,rless the cape, particularly is naked and DESC
late but the breezes charming when the
Thermometer IN Boston Is al ninety, and the long
beach, two miles beyond the clean and cool vii
lage, !. much Inner one TO look at than that OF
Newport, for the waves, sweeping the crescent OF
two mice, came rolling IN with most inviting
ufie to the shore.
Office when we met a man with two fishing poles,
basket. and a string OF thirty-sx perch, which he
had Juss RULED out Of the water. Forthwith, we
chartered basket Of clans for bait, long reed
and line, and moved down to position among the
rOcks with the surf dashlng, under high wind,
among hs cracks aud assures Of the rugged clltis
I The frh. some Of them as red as the gold fish In
the fountain at the foot Of the capitol al Washing
ton took 10 the clans handsomely, and we soon
/ filed bafket vita the black and red perch OF
I Nshant. To those accustomed, like Chancellor
Bibb 90 stand a whole afternoon ON the long bridge
a the Potomac, waiting the uncertain visit OF cat
fish, the angling al Nahani ~ worth visit oil an
hour from Boston.
/ There are few people here as yet; but crowds
are expected after the f0nrih. and perfect Jubilee
/ IL aniicipaied with the coming vlst Of Old Iack.
| From gude-book 10 Nahani, we extract the FOL.
lowing quaint description al the place, by an old
colonial writer, William Wood, written IN 1858 -
Tho psxt plantation 4. ssugus sire miles northeast
from wnnesimst. TIT. To~ne n pleasant for situs-
an. one ia. With the surrounding shors. and the
other sse With long sandy beach This sandy beach
Is two mile. long the end whereof h neck. u land
N.Ia Al mil a
VII waisrsd having be.ids me fre.h spring. great
Pond In the Middle before which h spscios. Marsh
In thi. pecks store Il good ground &c for the Po~i
hut for the present u onsy used 20 put young Cstte
In snd ~ssiher COATES sns ssine 90 secure them from
the woolver afcw posts and rsyle. from the loo "a
ter markss the shore. kecpes cot The W0s'es ana
1879. 20 70, .ss "S' ga. ,h,. ,s~s in s.ssrs
10 ths psntstion q ssugus, 20 that no other esn sP
I prcyrists N 90 bimsslfe.
I lyon the south eide 81 the sandy Beach the Sea
ess,e,h, which Is true prosno.,estion 20 pr.sage
stormss ADD foue weather aud the breaking up 81 the
be- II will roare ks Thunder, being heNrde size miles
and after stormss casts great stres a great smme
hone In b..kss 90 IN. North slds q thi. AZ l. t.s
graf Msrshes whch made toe ~ plesssnt Ri.eI
runpes bstvcen them. North-srd up this river gse.
great store e Al.-ivcr q which they make good Red
srings insomu en- that they have been al changes q
%ss. .n'% s'rs sss h.sT' sS1 .s 20 a
about 100 larfels fOr an experiment. ~hieh proved
very good tbs 10 ss % Prove great enrichaent 70
tTierl for there b. such innumersbls cumpanies In
every riser, that have sees ten thousand taken Ia
saving stones an pa.Nge up the river
1hsr. ksvise stcrso gas.e ~hieh the Indians
and fuEl catch With hooke snd line, tfty "a
three sesis NJ tide A. the mouth ~ ths
up great erssks uto that grsat Narsh ~hish v called
humuy Marrh which ~ 4 miles brad halle cf betnr
Msrsh ground and half. upland erase without tres
or bush, this Marsh 10 crossed Nth divers creekes
wherein lys great s,ers q G.ese sai paekss Their
b. coEs-nsbt ponds for the planting Il Ducke c9ye.
Here 10 nks~ss belonging % this place divers fresh
meddo-es Which snerd good grAsse aud tour spacious
ponds hke tti. lakes wherein q store q iresh hsh
within mile II the te~ne cat ~ Witch runnes ca
rous frvsh brooks that seldom froEen by o
water NIins ard or tins liver come smsl,s ana frost
nsb much bigger than Gudgeon. Doc -ood there i'
no want, there being store q good Oskss Walnut
Cedar, Aspe, Pine ID. rroand u Tory good In ny
places without 20 fa the ilsugh. In shis
place !, more tnglish tisEs than 10 al Ns- Lsglssd
.rPsetsd, tho eern being very seed, especially The
IN. iaTd arssih 20 IN. tnhabstsnt, a. mary vsrI.
eics any ous sl-s sud The nore ths hss.s
tinuirg from the middle a Arf iu Niehsslmss lsth
fBs.,on srsor' ts.Ss. Lsrs I. rr.si is.i - Rsts
cod aud Nscrill iusomuch that shoaies ~ basa have
driven up sCair - Nsrf from end - the fie
beach g. IN. othsr vhch The nAbants have rsthersd
up N ~hseltAuouss The Boy which lysth before The
Io-ne s's los pres tyae -. b a. hstis e, niles
aud clan bSucss aud lebstsrs among che ruchss ard
gra'si. hsass These Eats msks "a usns'iTsbis far
Jnusess a 20 81 sale 40 o. the riantaton
but they ns,de have sAfu piiots. bsesa-. - mae,
dangerous rckss sud anur lrrakers thst ys ~ ths
moIth q that hay The rsy s.psct ~ ths racs faf
tihcstion though D. 49, "a an uskuowns suens 80
10 may b. furued st little efarF. b-inE bat is~ Asa
ing places there sbout. And thosv obscure
The woods. the wolves and the cattle have do
apteafcd, the maekefel. ducks. Ne, have Hov~d
Cfi. bot he drscuYton II l.ei. a. rrlntes o. The
geography a Nahani, vii aray o. ~.
Cart Dew informs us that the 80 serreui has
been mlssing for several ysafsi bot that "a b. kNew
where ~ srud icf him, h. wuu'd despatch an st-
prcrs sieam,r 20 invite him down, 90 thr occR.ion
II the visit oi Gen Taylor, and give BON SsIfsnt
for hs safe return 90 the ulrn Autnfic
Having q circuit a some distance o. mske ia
this Northern skcursIon, We shall cave thfs tnEid
care for t.e bean Il fankce and, ~ ne mcrntag
1uN Ia rom.