Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13
The CentennIaHs CruIse.

LAND AND IT'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
4 sHARK-GRANT's PAss-RIsHERMEN
or DAUPHIN ISLAND; HOW THEY
STAND THE MOsQUTToEs-A COAST
DoCrOR-sTRUCK By A soUALL-Aa'
RIVAL AT MOBILE.
Correspondence Of the Herald
MOBILE, ALA, July 8, 1877.
The schooner Centennial laid at
Ocean Syringe during Friday and up
to noon on Saturday, at which time she
set sail for the east end Of Horn Island,
reaching there In time to do some fish
ing, and to fall in with school Of mos
quitoes, which fingered about our yes
eel till sunrise the following morning.
At Ocean Springs we had tho pleasure
Of getting all the letters and papers
sent TO us by friends. These we read
with much pleasure. While there our
vessel was boarded by party Of citi-
zens, headed by Col. Miner, one of the
chief members Of society, and | am In.
formed those present had a jolly time.
Mr.. Warner aud myself we're anchored
of an old wharf in the skif trying
our hand on the sheep.head, when
we we're made aware Of the doings
on board by the firing Of the
little cannon which has been carried
with up. Our preference was decided.
ly for fishing, though VIC would have
been much better satisfied II those fsh
with the powerful jaw had not crush
ed nearly every hook we were able 10
offer them.
The run to Horn Island was q de-
lightful one. The weather was splen.
did, and the wind favorable. But as
to weather II may be said we have
been specially favored. There has
been no suffering from the heat, except
on one or two occasions, when the yes
sel sailed without an awning. Latter
~ the awning has been kept up, though
itinterieres little with sailing. The
nights have been cool without en- ex
ception, and the breeze has generally
been 30 stiff as to make the question o.
mooring the mosquito bars a trouble
some one. There has been but ont
short shove Of rain on the trip, tha
being on the second day out.
At Horn leland we anchored of
house owned by an old lady who LIVED
there with her children-abOy aud gir
about thirteen and fourteen years old
the sole inhabitants of the Island ez
cept the lighthouse keeper In his lone
some home en- the extreme eastern
point. The old lady is the owner of {
lot ofhalf.starved cattle and one razor
backed hog which made itself fsmilia
by roofing about our legs every tim,
we went ashore Here we procured {
good supply Of fresh milk Abou
milking time both night aud morning
the mosquitoes were 80 bad II wa
necessary TO raise a big smoke in whicI
the milkma!d and the COW we're gla,
TO take refuge while the process o
milking was going on Early in ou
trip we had anchored OF tho west ent
of this island and had seen no mos
quitoes whatever, but there the liant
was barren while here II was coVeret
with trees aud grass, dotted here ant
there with marshes and ponds. Fish
ing here did not result as sAtist actorill
as might have been desired, still ther
we're enough red fsh, trout aud Sound
ers secured TO suppl the table withou
stint.
Under sail agsin al noon on Sunda
before sweet breeze" as our skippe
calls It aud passing Round island OF
the south rounded TO about two mile
from the west end OF Dauphin islaut
while tho tun was two hours high
Evening and morning we tried the sur
on tie outside for the mousrcrs of th
deep, but with no very catering re
suits Here the party secured th
beach for shei is aud gulls eggs both o
which were obtained in fair quantities
About lCon al came on board prepar
atOry TO \ nove aud while We wert
waiting for 4 wind to spring up, John
ME Clarke and your correspondent pu
out the shal line, blited with half o
a arge muIet Il was not ong before
The bottle we had tied 10 the line for
cork made . dive, and on giving a pul
we had TIC ,e!.oW hooked For {
while there was quite an excitement OIL
board. Nearly every man rushed tC
the line TO have pull, and the pul
was good one. After playing II {
few moments we got Il onl
side tie ,sif into which Jo(
lla2elett Lad PIT out, when Il
was dispatched by a couple Of pislo
shots through the head and proved tC
be q young shark about Eve feet long
Its jaw has been preserved snd will be
brought lcme Z vc do act catch d
large- Que
In the AT .ron Vt M,wda. Da ~
to the west cad Of uaupLin I.land and
dropped auchor between that and Lit
tie baupnin, aud Gst south Of c rant.
Pass, aplace OF some notOriely during
the war-sn artificial pass cut through an
oyster bar, Alongside Of which there Is
a small artificial island, upon which is
situated 3 few houses and an old light.
house. Here the Coniederates had a
small fort which was taken aud b. own
up by the Federals, and here for some
lime q revenue cutter was stationed to
look after the smugglers who we're nu.
merous just after the war, but such
necessity now no longer exists.
The eastern end Of Dauphin Island
has quite little settlement on &c. The