New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-15
SHELTER ISLAND.

ATTRACTIONS AND PREPARATIONS FOR IH
ANIMAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF VI>IrOR-.
fFRoM AsrE,IAL coRREspOND ESr or TIF TEibtS r.l
SHELTER ISLAND J.. T., July 12.-To person
leaving the dust ard glare Of Tie city there is g'ea salts.
lion in such spot this, wcio every breath Is an m
splraton OF yigor, ana whore the ego meets nois
OF the pain, misery, and sqnalor, which, more
than the heat, mskcs the ettcets Of New-lok
Noticeable in summer There is littlo choice,
perhaps in The means Of this enjoyment. yet
TO smoke an sf.erdinuer cigar, take sunset Niew
there Is no place like the tower Prospect Hin Tie
island eeif is everywhere varied with Hill and dale,
woodland and meadow while here and thcro m old farm
house stand, among the trees. Eastward tho cyc looks
across Gardiner and Plum Islands and Montauk Pol1
out to the sea southwark is sag HHbor, beyond which
the ocean Il htlen in haze westward are be hills OF
Long Island and norhward .tretches the long and nor
row port Oh OF PccOnC Bay, which separates the Island
from the tongue Of land ending In Orient PoinL
The opposite land ia mass of foliage among which are
half dozen vilaees from smhold 10 Orient bordcrei
everywhere by line Of narrOv beach Beyond Long
Island Sound forms the horizon
In 1885, it Is stated shelter leland granted Nv Ito
Crown Of England TO Earl Stirling who gave it 70
st pen Goodyear the Deputy Colonial Governor Of Con-
necticut Bv him Il was sold to several Poston iner-
chants " for 0Jo pounds OF We good ond III rcana,le
Mus oyado suiar" one of tesc merchants Wa Sath'
Syyest, T. and by IN oedIre h ecifod Tue en-
tire fi.lc 60 10 for himself Soon after ms arut Io1o
Island: aud resisted By the indians. , SalG' ~
esHei and traditions Ct II ore stl rcihtinmic" Ae
New gland Tors seemed, however, 20 nave irtani
nos ,rssj,n OF the iland aud tho ncighDerls
shores IN 1912, tho island was sOmewn't 10y
Gai AMI regarded ~ place ~ rt"-e aslIi
Inc Br'rrab who Iillsved the neighbo,Ug ""hlcls.
Lovers OF BIRDS will iail 10 rcm"mhcr IL, that at
flrse Islands CiiaGd and Audubon and oil Acs4nig
Wilson, gathered many of the facts which have msdo
their ON biological studies Of 80 much delight and Naia
WAY n it, present ndmC i nos Known s"he
snu IL was originally called Sheltered isiiui re-
fcrring tD its lahdOcKel position; oilers Clam tt
owed n nlm9 tho shelter II Afforded tNos MING ia
its vicinity from the attacAs OF Indians ana btsh Pf|
vatCtrs.
Tic western end ~ the island Is now Owned 10y an a'so
ciaon crnn srI FOR the purpose O. aforiing c1s1nt
Summer rsOrt and canpcTourd, and ihc yeafiV oin,
needing held under It's auspices bc.Ins t0llOrcN QUO
LIST, until inly ~ For tS he grounds nave been pdt
in good cOud and many tents are 'reciu2 Tor tb
y no do not own cottages. Many Of those VINO attend
tae meeting however NIll stop ~ tie hotel, VIII IS
managed By thu association, and which has b'cn rented
md pgoI ot during tho Winter one % me t@l-ts IS
tuc ntrOdnct OF h, raj spirit INTO tie -ONtIh
the assuclston allowing number Oi M ans lof
Amusement which hove hitherto D"cb piO,clllfn
ait ouch tue hgn Standard OF rcmpe; A 20 ana uoGyi.
amlisa nient hall has been built, oo-hph y lee
cream and Confectionery sends, Niih tIi"'a-
room aud bowluc-allay. Tscse amn-en!eits are
cufoJed morning and evening. Oy large nublDe.s OF
LADIES' aul g,n cnen Tho bOding dnt bal rlns idcir
have -. N extended. Among thnse Who "rrnIy 'oi'
L, cs on tue island a. present the following VII IN
J. Little. Ell Gardner. t. A. SchrGlor, JOn Fr'n'''
Foster r1tti L. Il. Nostraat, Dwieh Johnson inc roy
f. i. Searles tie RrV. @. \ Hubpell. and pr H. r
Smith OF Brooklyn; the Ray. u. = >rudiol. aud cph
Battiu 0f Elizabeth n j.; Bishop L. O. Andrews ot Des
Moiucs iowa. and t. Il. BowUtch Of New-iia'en