Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-11
APPROACHING ooNFLETToE OF IMPROVEMENTS
$50 HOUSES TO BE BUGLT-THE BRICK YARD
FISHING, &C.

APPROACHING ooNFLETIoN OF IMPRovEMENTs-
$50 HOUSES TO BE BUnT-THE BRICK YARD
FISHING, &C.
Especial Correspondence of the Gazette
NEW CASTLE, Del. July, IL, 1873
The rooiers have finished their work on Know
les new factory, and the building is now entirely
enclosed. The plastereTs will finish next week,
when active preparations will be made for the
commencement of operations
The engine for Buells umbrella factory has
arrived, and is being put up, as is also the other
machinery. Mr. Buell. informs me that il nothing
happens, he will be ready to commence operations
AeXt week.
The workmen on the crib for the hew Govern.
ment pier, were rather premature, last week, in
taking the crib out to anchor There was hea-
Wy wind, then prevailing, and the crib not being
provided sufficiently with. anchors they had to
bring 1t back. 1t will be taken out and anchored
in a few days.
laying the track Of railrod, to connect tho new
Tasker iron works with the Delaware Railroad
1t will be finished in a short time, aud will be of
material assistance to the workmen in the con-
struction Of the works,
Mr.. Rutan the wharf, builder, 10 progressing
finely with the large wharf he is building Tor the
Tasker Company, in front of their new works.
HS is now building q crib, at the de-
pot wharf, which will be towed down to the new
wharf when finished.
AeeLeEuhy was Boheral pay Jay mere, and NUM-
bers OF workmen received their wages In con-
sequence numerous "old scores" were paid off,
and storekeepers look smiling and cheerful
Ipe Jefferson Hotel. recently opened in this
town, Is rapidly filling up with bearders and
visitors.
Mr. Dobbins, of Philadelphia who received the
contract for erecting $50 dwelling houses for the
Tasker Company, as residences for their employ
ees, is now in town, making ready fer Operations.
A large raft Of timber recently arrived, to be
used In the construction Of the houses Mr.. Doh.
bins is going TO establish brick, yard some where
on the TasksE grounds, and will manufacture the
bricks for these houses. A large brick yard and
two hundred and fifty houses all at once will he
big jump for our httle town.
There are more yachts at New Castle, this
season, than ever before. Nearly every one who
can own one, and, on fine evenings, the bosom of
the river is dotted with their sails. Some Of them
are hne crafts, and crack saieTs.
At "the Banks" short distance below the
Taskef Company's new mills, can be found as
good fishing as at any other point along the Della
ware river. You can drop your line here. and
haul up the perch and trout, almost without in
teTmtssfon for hours at q time. Several ladies
visiting the JefeF3on house have been Inducing
in this exciting sport, apd we're greatly delighted
with the fun. ApTopos OF fishing, our fsherman
read with great interest," the article id last nights
GAZETTE, entitled "Fly Fishing for Shad. {"
Hemem bering their i'll luck last season, with the
gill net, they talk seriously OF changing their
tactics next year, and angling for the noble shad
festive herring, with hooksj and lines. Some of
them aRe going to make immediate preparations,
and get in stock Of hooks and fishing tackle.
success 10 them. REX.