St. Mary's gazette., 1867-07-04
St Mary'e County.

ftappears from what follows chat, unknown
10 the natives there has been recently "a
chicl ainang us taking notes" and, as be
his made our county the subject OF his
/ tax, we have tboaght, during the pres
cnt loar,h Of political and other news. it
might interest our readers to hear what he
had to say in regard to our ancient moth
er" We had marked sevora, points III
Tie observations Of "TRAyELJEH On our
county for correction aud retort, but upon
re-readinc his article upon our next deer
noighbor Charles, we discover that, eompar-
atiyelv. We have been let off with Aging col
ors. and We ha &c therefore concluded to
bottle up our sarcasms until We have beard
from tho Port Tobacco 7in:es It remains
for us but to say, shat tho notes in cues
ton arc contributed 10 the Towaontown Free
Press and that We euspect "'TRAvsLLBR'
and It's editor, M Church, 10 DO ono and
the Rame person,
l.owHR MAnyLASD.-Ffom Charlotte
Hail proceeded south. St. 1ary's il 4
large county. some fifty uilos long from it,
oIthern boundary to Point lookout, and
at some points has c0nsiderable width bo-
tween the Potomac and Patuxens rlvsre.
II ;e. Of cours4, nil ailuyiai, The, soil rang
ing from tough clay TO nne sand, aud fioni
:ha, to gravel. Tho line of delnarkation
between these kinds Of s2il is sometimes
very narrow, grave. region coming square
M to an expanse of white clay. This
shows the condition in which the land was
left after the water subsidized therefrom.--
There is much good land il St. Marys,
particularly on tho rivers, tut there are
few farms preperly cultivated, Ino large
Tracts want cutting VI into smaller farms,
arl worked in a different way. Some ten
miles below Charlotte Hall is Chaptico, a
village on a stream emptying into the po-
tomac which is uayigablo almost up TO the
town. Here the fever and ague was very
bad. rs ] Thought. At tho time, but it ap-
pearc,, t. Ic worse and worse towards the
lower part u this county.
Some twelve miles farther is Leonard
town, tho county seat. From Chaptlco to
the lower end Of the county, the public
roads are no, otstructed BY gates, which
shows tia, that region is more civilized in
some respects ,lan the region for some tif-
,v miles north. I had 70 chance to see
tho land from Chap,ico to Leonard;own,
as passed over it in tho night.
I.eouardtown IS small village, ct the
head of Britton's bay, which makes up
f, u the Potomac L contains Court
House. lock up. two hotels, and three OF
four stores. Il is an old town, and bu,
.,w souses have been built .or souse years
none since the war. 1t is surrounded
by good land, and the large farms OF the
aris.oc-acy Of the county. Tho people,
those met with st least, are kiud and
hospital, social and fond Of good living,
and seem to enjoy themselves. Speaking
Of good living, in cur long experience of
eating, we oarne. ieok back to q place we
had more or better, .han at Fenwick' 5 llo-
tel IN IcoDaratown | remember that ia
blc now with pleasure. breakfast, beef
steak, fried oysters, raw oysters dinner
beef, tu, key, fowl duck, steve loysters, TaT
ovs.rrs, &c, Sc. supper. steTed md raw
oysters. fried fish, (tayiors,) Sc.. &c. Il
was cur, week, and We feared sumptuous-
|ly every day, ard paid less than at some
,1ise,abIe tanlblc-down dirty ranches ii
the Iy,se- cc.sa.;ts The town Is bait or
high b.;rf. with very steep NIL down
~ ,he steam. ia, wharf Tie beat from
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