The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-05
LONG BRANCH, CAPE ISLAND AND ALLAN.
TIC CITY.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF the HeaAlu.

The Watering Places Along the Jcrsey
shore Their General Characteristic
Long Branch as n Champagne Drinking
PIace-Cape Island and Atlantic City-Pre.
paration for Increased Commercial Inter.
course-POpuIarity 0f the Herald.
ATLANTIC Crrr, N. j., August 2, 1857.
have been among the hotes along the Jersey
Perhaps few about them would not be unintsres
ing TO your two millions Of readers There three
noted watering places IN this Sate-Long Branch Cape
Island and Atlantic City The FIRST named 10 dashng,
stysh fast place. where the women dress magu1centy
and look charming. You have an inv lgorasing sea
breeze days in the week. the shore bold the
try fertile and picturesque and the drives unsurpassed
There 10 accommodation t The Branch for ten thousand
people, Immense quanti,eso champagne are consumed
,hsra Carte dor, Clicquot Rosdersr and Mumms
private stock these the best brands that
the country arc forever popping. The Branch was
thin uatil the arrival of General Grant Since then
has been full and fashionable. m ..r
Cape Island viii comfortably room and lodge about
six thousand--perhsps seven thousand persons. Con.
gress Hail. the Columbia House and The United states
are the leading hotels This season Congress Hall ap-
pears TO have the OF the business The patrons of
the island principally from Philadelphia but Bal
hmore and Washington contribute Literally. Lately
they have added TO their attractions The
track superorone OF the best In the country II ss
milo track, ana the ciuD mouse " an inviting and COM
handing structure This course Is about four miles
from the island, the bay tDelaware) shore doubt II
there Is more attractive spot In tho world The other
day over fifteen hundred persons attended the be-
tween Lizzie Litteneld. Maggie and Gray Bill mile
heats best three In Eve, which was easily by
Maggie, q beautiful black mare from Conway's
stable in Philadelphia Time, 1850 23en, and 2:3ox
II 10 the general opinion that this could have
troted down to $780, required. The drives ncrcabouis
good and the fshng very 6ne II 10 understood that
Mr. Seward and family will arrive st the island about
the 18th inst think Judge Chase and family there
now, and there are other notabes worthy OF mention
Cape May Is On old aud favorite resort Tho bathing
10 remarkably hne. Within few years many Philsde
phians have built cottages and tho place s steadily In
creasing importance The permanent population IL
about H. 200 But Atlanuc City. where am writing,
IL one Of the wonders Of this wonderful country About
twelve years since half dozen suterprsIng men took
~ INTO Their hesds 70 make this watering place and
they bought the entire island for few hundred dollars
The Leeds family were the owners II dreary,
desolate, forbidding spos-s succession OF immense
sand hills, with here and there . scsnty growth
OF ssunted vegetation Now the entire island
tsoms fifteen hundred scres) 10 studded with grand no.
tsS and pretty cottages AipsaAy rivals Cape Island
In permanent population, and d SURPASSED u 10 other
rssscsa The hosss are equal any Of the Cape hoses
aad Ne drive on hs bosch Ven mss In extent 70 We