New-York tribune., 1874-07-18
NEW-ENGLAND BEACHES.
RYE AND HAMPTON.

GoNF-IooM FOR TWO THOUSAND PE0PLE-A
COSMOPOLITAN wATERING-PLACE-HAMPToN AND
ITS HOTELS.
IFRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBuNEl
RYE BEACH, n. H., July 10.-Whatever may
be for the popularity of of the seaside
resorts in the neghbOrh0od OF NewIork 1t very evi
dent that to the caanot be attributed the
high reputation which tins remote coast of the Granite
State has II is not unreasonable conjecture
and it is one which is often made, that some OF the
former are known only because of their proximity To the
city, and that they further away remarkable com
binaton Of circumstances would be required 10 ofIus
them into notice. bold venture by apopuar iahdio'u'
a sudden freak OF one with large Following I'D pun
lie life, systematic Advertising, or some colonization
these things have often been the means
of attraction than have striking natural
Very likely such accident has ome time PLAYED part
I'm the development of Rye Beach, but II so venture
20 say II was a very small part. IL was because people
would come here Just as they wOuld go to the moan
tains, whether there any adequate provision for
their comfort not that compelled the enlargement OF
the farm-houses and the erection OF hotels Burn them
all down and flood cities with posters of new hotels
upon every other beach in the country with high anj
low rates to suit the trade. and there woud still be
hundreds who would here bringing their tents or
prepared to erect temporary shancs. There Is some
thug bring them here, and one does not have TO re-
fleet long upon advantages and disadvantages oil the
place to determine WnlCh arr III tue DI"Iphu'l"uOO
NATURAL BEAUTIES OF THE BEACH.
vvcrythng tends conclusion, that people come
here IN crowds because it has-what few seaside re-
sorts are possessed Of-surrou"dugs which make the
seaShOre endurable. This j. not projection OF land
tossed up by the rolling and left unprotected unGer
the brOng ana in the track OF Tho merciiess ocean
blasts But II IS genuine shore, backed by subsan-
a country woods and nils and rocks and productive
SOIL which make not the faiuteSt suggestion that some
syenging wavs m WASH your footing. The shore
for some miles along this coast is faced with lodges Of
rock, bOwldcr>, ana heaps OF small, sm0oth stones
thrown ashore by the seaeerain of the old settlers
aver by single wave though before their day IL Is
ragged coast and mpresses one as having withstood
vast deal OF bdtt ring for which its features are the
worse but II, power OF resistance shaken ia the
least But there spaces cut out of this nneyen wall
and l. OF these places which furnishes the
beach deserved rcnOwn mile in length, and with
slope hardly PrccpdDe free from uniertOw, ana GER
tany the most retired and inviting bathing spot that
know Upon the shore are more bathhouses large
enough for cottages owned by the hotels and boarding
houses The1e i, nothing Of sandy nature about the
soil in any part OF the It Is farming community,
and the land ich 10 the very waters edge ana nearly
all cultivated, while coo groves and heavy woods are
scattered along the coast at convenient intervals, ana
fruit orchards abound The drives in every direction
varied and p asnt aud whether by the side OF the
sea or back into the the roads hard and
Portsmouth is only eight miles 10 the north over beach
road with Exeter and the several Himptohs in other
directions at convenient distances OF the fishing and
hunting little need be said There are the usual appi
auccs aud opportunities for the former ana already
few Youthful sportsnn may be seen trying their skill
along the blnS or cautiously pursuing smaller game in
the woods
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR GUESTS.
The way To come here is over the Eastern Railroad
and the depot Is four miles distant at North HAMPTON
There four daily trains each way all OF which are
met by from the hotels shall not attempt to
estimate the number visitors here during season.
From l.j0l to 1000 be- accOmmO lated at once Close
by the shore half mile inland for distance OF
three miles are linshouses Of every variety an
size OF them having capacity for 2j to 90 persons
Aud there is great number of these-eyery farm house
having been converted into home for summer guests,
while others have been buit strictly for boarding pur-
poses MANY them ungainly in form aud proper
tons. might h. expected oi buildings that have one
or two stories more than they originally intended
have, but all LOOK fresh and In good repair with tasty
fences ceany farm yards and cOm'ly barns The terms
vary with the different houses, there being no estab-
shcd rates aud board be obtained for s. or $50 per
week, according to rooms and the reputation OF the
houses There are few private residences. but cottage
building not yet become prominent feature of the
beach. GOV. straw's mansion is situated on straw's
point, the northern boundary of the mile beach, ana
where the new cable lands. mile or two below
this point toward Hampton, cottage j. just now
completed by j. c. Pnbrck near which j. the cottage
built by the late exPresident Pierce and purchased
this season by Judge Asa Fowler OF Concord in this
state Col. Green OF Savannah and Chas. A. Stott of
Lowell also have cottages. Further is Bachelder's
house, known as Little BJar's Head where Secretary
RobesOn aud his fdy are Stopping Tlis only has ac-
commodatous for few families and is already fully
occupied. In the immediate vicinity are several gool
cottages and batch of cheaper ones rented from season
10 season. aud which have common dinng-hall, with
Ito - al md
which the water suddenly turns, forming small bay
number OF snguarlv fine building spots are stiil un
occupied upon this bu which has the lis advantage of
beng without shade.
A COSMOPOLITAN RESORT
The visitors Rye BeIcn come from all parts OF the
country cannot properly be called lie resort OF any
particular city, although without doubt moro families
come from than from any other one city NewfOk
is always largely represented PAlad pha sends many,
Washington her fun share and CIicago. Baltimore.
Rochester and other large cities no, few. And the
class that here does not 70 any great extent en-
deavOr combine business and pleasure since 1t TOO
far from the cities excepting Boston, for business men
70 90 back and forth guar intervals From Boston,
however the trains bring Jolly crowds Saturday nights,
who frequently n every bed and cot aud sofa in the
town. returning Monday morning The season opens
here as early at the watering places two or three
hours from New-YOrk and Philadelphia.
The necessity for hotels is largely diminished by the
many and excellent boarding houses ana yet there i
room for more than running. The loss by fire
OF the House which job Jenness made so widely
popular was great misfortune to the Beach This was
burned year AGO last Spring, and although there has
been much talk rebuilding no steps have yet been
taken 1t the largest o' the hotels and had the ad
vantage OF a site at the upper end Of the mile beach
THE PARRAGUT AND ATLANTIC HOUSE.
The Fdrragut and Atlantic House, however. sus'ans
a reputation which it afford TO compare with the
best seaside houses and home feeling possesses one
the moment upon the steps. 1t is pecu-