The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-30

huts smoAips, cooking, or lying hs.lessly Along ths
Eraund, apparently equally indlnsren. 70 the conds'
ton cf the stock ms,kst and the stAe at trade 20
the fs'e Of ssbssopo o. the death OF Lord R,glsn.
NotAiDg can be more delightful than the chmste
here az this season. Tse immense bodies Of water
by which We are everyw here surrounded, maintains
gentle breeze bows constantly, and the rights are
dehciously cool, go that we can sleep under .
blanket and not End II uncomfortable 6adden
changes are unknown, and am informed that tbs
twenty-five degrees below zero. / cen conceive Of
nothing more beneficial to invalids than this pure
clear, b. acing air. Mscknaw win undoubtedly be-
come one Of cur most frequented watering places
when its advantages come to be better kno IN.
The village sbounda IN hotels, m)st Of which ap-
pear to be well kept. The business 10 not likely to
be very profitable to the propretors this year, as
The cuiicsfsiss Of the island are the cougar loaf
rock !" the "arcbed rock" and the "lovers leap"
tho latter nearly Q perpendicular cliff Of about
hundred feet in height The sugar lcat is eomical
Toci, some two or three hundred feet In diameter
Ct the base which rises abruptly snd nearly perpsn
dicusry from the plain to the height Of eighty or
abundred feet II ia an CUTLER Of the mass which
constitutes the upper plateau OF the ialRnd and On
Ssts Of porous limestone rock, Of which indeed the
whole island ID composed. It may have been more
compact than the contiguous portions Of the
stratum. and thus cceWfuy resisted the abrading
action BY which the latter was removed. Iobserved
indications Of similar phenomenon in other parts
Of the island particularly Of the southeast ANGLE Of
TIE fort where mass quite similar in all respects
juts ont In the manner Of circular tower from the
natural escar pment Of the hill On the north side
Of the sugar loaf about ten feet from the ground,
there Is natural grotto extending ten or twelve
feet into the rock, and with ceiling high enough
to permit man TO stand upright.
The arched rock Ia sftua' ed on the north side Of
tie fslsnd, Just on the shore, where the abrading
action Of the waves has removed the lower portions
of the rock, which has gradually crumbled back
wsrds and upwards forming deep ravine, extend
ing to the plain above. Ths. portion Of the rock
constituting the upper stratum Of the cliff near its
front edge, being harder than the lower portions
and the rock behind remains and spAus the rayine
which may be crossed upon IL from ons side to the
other. The rock has crumbled away, 20 that when
reen from below against the sky IL forms per
fectly prop0rtoned Gothic arch and looks like the
lofty entrance to some gloomy old cathedral.
There 10 Q Custom House here, but the off q OF
Collector 81 ems to be sfoecuye, and the Pos.mss
Ter ia also Surrogate, Justice The Peace and Coro
Ier, and still does not seem to DO overburdened with
bueirees. The mails come IN here sometimes. DIR
ing the four days we have been here none hes arriv
ed, arc the latest news is ct least week old. Al
though this is the county seat, there ia not Q
lawyer on the island and such thing Is doctor or
drug shop Is unknown. A friend Of mine bsing
little out OF sorts was obliged to apply to the Off
GERS Of the garrison for SONS medicine. Every
body locks healthy and happy, and the streets
literally swarm with CHILDREN, natural seIusnce
OF tdleIeee and fish diet. FxNEER.