Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-02-03
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Point I~.kon.. sN1E
jan 3ls,, 1870. I

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ne wsp>er asd summcr copsrast of
Pnin, Lcorcut IS By no means e o.,ioas ~
c~~psri@ns usually are. for. c~sai hoash
.Iy< sotnb-r hueycf gray clouds h-oca
ihScaserinely oxr ms. busy crafts. spark
ling waters. is willie co,isges nesting
under the fringe Of waving pines. impair.
cheerfuincss 70 the scene 80 constantly va
ried By inriaen's Of. rriiess pnv gesp On.
doubt who considers the subject from t'sis
pcia. Of v;rw tiat IFS ultimate destiny
must he. suceessful one. Bah il the
exclamation u skep.ies who never believe
in the probability Of any undertaking IN
I'll its accomplishment nor do I. in This
ins'a.ce. deny the right Of doubt to those
Who are eausersant Nth the history ofits
urpramisiRg condition .siece tho var. the
ercrii scs and hopes AZ its rapidly being
developed iasc one thing or another hsv.
ing been 50 retatacd ty legal. and other
embarrassment. sha. reliance in. the ear
~ accomplishments os progressive designs
has les, faith. snd intrres. Gags under it.
dim prospective. This. however. decs
net materially affect the inexitake sssa,t,
'or Point Lockout is one OF those ''irrc-
presillc" problems that sill surely.
ihoug perhaps slowly. work ont its own
solution. Its iatsin.ic properties alone
will always commend j. TO the favorable
notice Of CAPITALISTS as. one OF the most
paluatle possessions in this. or any other
State. hs should We even .thrpw aside i.s
fscilities fora frt-eiass wstcring estsb-
'ishment, nature has atun iahtly provided
such alsrntages as rarely occur to any
locsii:y. is fisheries. 10th in the rive.
and bag side, could BE- managed with I'M
n:eTsc Profit, n'oInii'. z in the first and
fret runs Of ,shaA, terri,,g. nackcrcl,
sl"ps-hcaa, a!e.xiEe. taylor, ,rol:, Hack
ao'i. nss,rEassed rs fresh or saltd mar.
sc'siies, tcsiaos. various delicious FAR
and oil er salA'i Ga that continue irc $.
ssnt'y irem carly Spring to late Fall al
ast incktaa +it!e beds Of o.st RS lining
ibe Icy a'.d river shores. with the eele-
brs,sd oyster ercsk attached to the prep
erty that properly attended TO. and with
very ftile outlay. would yird rapid and
exceedingly pa6tatls t.come, its oysters
deriving fLrir sxoc'!eu ce from tie peeu-
lar qualities Of the mud. and command
lug the fret price 10 the market its soil
Adaptive to all ercrs raised in Ills CT
m're--TroRespeed hy eHnfetcn. judges
after fEeetisAl ses.s as fne, IL net the fres,
of Maryland isads. cad equally adapted
to grazing; the issf e:iy ssiubricus at-
mospheEe and conseaacn. health. arc
some Of the i.aheaiate attributes, will is
legally Hasaei by the grand Old waters
Of the Chesapeake R.y and p tSmac Riy-
er. Of With Psist Leeke.i4 is their eoR-
farnee, oF.ring uDssrpassed-inleea ]
San sab as q .Ea----- .fStspr OF the
principal h.hlss resorts a ihe rountry--
snaquase4' attrsssisss In the spsesdjd roll
ling of 'hfiF ssrf. ssd saline properties Of
the wafer that ees,.s tempered from .,.e
Oceans brine. sith ne eadaagering con-
sequences from vsdsr,ter-pesensillg
Inducements fsr establishing one Of the
most successful Summer retreats 10 the
country, and xhiei is earlier experience
Yeri6cs as 20 idle tsrsbass. The ierm,i-
rus a o"entry stretching Car hack be-
tween the Important navigation Of the Po-
tcmac and Patuxent-the latter enp,y-
Ing into she bay but few miles above
whose famed oyster creeks lie s,j.ssns,
and the fcrl.i,y Of whose soil team With
the richest productions Of grain, fruits
and tobacco, while forests OF slip and osh-
er tiaher stand in serial mass untouched
b. an axe. Mari gable waters ruBuing
from its wharfs the year round to the
broad ocean, and principal iaud and sea-
ports Of the country, waiting for tLe pro-
gressise laundering through nov si.en,
glades Of the Steam Horse 10 wake Into
commercial, agricultural aud mechanical
lie tue vas. resources that nov lie dor
mant aud which must yet culminatc here
as tuuir outlet. They talk of the harbor
advantages Of s.. Mays River. Adyau-
tases. where arc ,Leyl To be iee-bound
tie Winter longI To isolate the length
aud hrqa ail OF deciIedly the mos. fertily
region Of this county because ship wou',
rock in St. Mary's river, and few mon
pcy holders wish it there /? This is BAT
the narrow Farpose Of individual selfish
ness il we are on the progressive at
least, let US emboiy those measures best
calculated 10 promote the welfare Of our
State and not parder 10 the purse or pre-
JUDGES Of the few ti.at argue from the
Contracted stand point of their own inter
est, and who too frequently carry their
measures through legislative. bodies from
the sane motives. BY reference to the
interests Of che world We End
that some Of the mus; important ports of
foreign tsade have no other anchorage
than the hsoad exposure to the sea itself,