Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-02-07
seaford.
-"h fuTuRg oITT on THR TAErIooKB-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OYSTER BUsrNEsa

'hR ru1uRg CITY on THg rAsrIooKB-
ELECTROMAGNETIC OYSTER BUsrNEsa
special eorreapindonce OF the STATE JouRSAL
SSeAFoEn DELAWARE. February 9. 1874.
- eat and varied m N almost Incredible
eN'ent are the resources NJ our little Dia-
mono STATE. and especially m NAV II be
shln 81 wis nortion Of Sussex county. Suoh
1 tr we e9nclusipuG arrived At bv your cor.
respondent after q weeks soiourn among
re hospitable people NJ this section situ.
tteu IN me midat Of = hno Agricultural
ununlIV. ana possessed Of many natural sd-
Tentages NOV sh4rei by other places IN the
state. SentOrd bids fair soon ~ stand
among The foremost If our imnOrts nj towns
Nv reason or r1pulqtinn and c0nmerctst
lmportsnee Many If our most noted rurcl
PstAtes ie IN clnse proximity 70 this pIaoe
chief among which are the homes of ".
Governor Rnss. Edward H. Msrttn ~
Hugh Martin, the late Charles Wright. "
neleneY' and several others equally
Probably tho most lrnnnrfans businesz
"arriei m here dnring This saasnp af the
vesr II the oyster trade IN witch there are
10 lcss than ak houses ENGAGED fhia saasaa
lurnrhing employment 20 nesrlv 800 per-
'ons and 40 b0sta This business has
f0nriehed exceedingly we'll this season
although 10 weather drrirg the winter
months has heen such "a 10 infarfare with
~ tnllfet deveionemant m oreriaiiv rn0rn
0ysters having heen nnerad than eyer hefore
aud the nrires ohtqtned are alan higher
~auging from 4i IN A. cents In she shell ami
rom ~ eenta N A. Is nor gqlian. nnensd
rhls business IL SIN holding m well for
~" e"ason and every one appears to be
happy.
inf7rcv. hnt which nrnmtsaa Eoon 20 out
-'r'r all others isshin. huil'i1g The Van
| 'ifnke river frws thrOuyh this Mace
having an average derth NJ twelve feet ~
| low water. with hut few ohetruet4ons he
tween here and the Raa. rha reee=ssrv
timber 's also easily eceesslh'e shrudsrt.
! 'nl ~ NO host Quqiitv In Sant IeTI.
! W. WIN y. - nh. of Milford. ave'iet tim
I snlf nj these advantages and eatshlizhed q
I ahin-rard hn-a. Si0rn they have started
'rev have hrilt end conriotei tEo vessels
| NJ nearly two hWrdred tons zach. rrhullt
/ mo o'f vessel. cutting her IN two and sdf-
'rg 2i feet 10 her length ani ere now on
| ~qred nn verv AM vessel N he huilt for
19nt Gen l. Frnte- and others of Nor
| ~isfnwn. y. 7. Her Dimensions are 80 fol-
| lows eng'h NJ keel IA feet. breadth of
| Ne4ra. "a fenf dan'h Of lnwer hold 9 feet 7;
! hetwnan decks Z feet extreme length over
! ~. 1874 tonnage. esrnenter's measurement.
| so tone. N which must he adfed ~ least
'wentv ner cent az carrying cauac'fv. max
Ing her nearlv 1000 tons hrrden She il 10
Ne rigTed ne three msstpf schooner. and
"a eiqiref 10 10 the largest vessel nf her
! Ives over fuilt this side Of pOsfnn. In
addition 20 this. Mr. Lamb viii. IN a few
laws. Law the keel for another schooner OF
ahout hn1 tons. for Cent. 0uten and ofhers.
" this plaee He also exrnr.s m build IA
he snring. for parties IN Ralsimnre vss-
sel of the same sligo snd clsss as the ma
NOW On fhe stocks He haE. besides. Or ~
e0ntrarta IN process nj npgNtiefion. Via
business has increased IN rap'dlv that p 4
has hean cnmrpllea m erect etpan saw
mill N mPet its requirements. which ts now
] IN sucrefsful oneratinn Mr.. Lamh nnvv
furnishes constant employment 70 about "
men. snd the prospects are that large IN,
'""ase 10 tits force will be necessary IN the
spring.
There are Favfrsl other iarra business en-,
'ernrises csrried IN here o. ahnnt N b
started. hnt.hsving nov exceeded nv limit,
shsll he ecnnr'lef 70 postpone their des.
cription until nv next ID.