The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-08-24
\ TEN DAYS TRIP.
TOLD IN THREE CHAPTERS.
CHAPTER 2.-NANTUCKET

CHAPTER 2.-NANTUCKET
To those who delight in picturesque land
scapeS and the impressive grandeur OF noun
tain scenery. who Icvcl in regions Of min
glcd torrents. aud
rocks that rise
To awe the earth and brave the skies"
possibly Nantucket offers but few recon-
mcudaiionS. But To those in search of men
tai and physical rest. amid soothing scenes
OF PuIotude and peace, 1t possesses undo
nablc attractions. while to the lover Of the
rugged sports Of the sea, to which 4 spice
of danger always lends additional zc>t. 1t Is
indeed attractive sca-girt spot In i
word, Nantucket is the amateur tishermau's
paradise. To the rustic Nlmrod, whose pis-
catorial exploits have been limited To the
tame sports of some inland sluggish stream,
or who has only expended his wealth Of
muscle in the heaye and haul Of four pounds
or more of uuresSting eat fish. or who pain
fully and oft has discounted Job IN his pa
tient waiting upon some coveted game that
usehcwcd, but would not cl,tr his IN, st
tempting bait, it indeed offers u novel
change and refreshing experience. Fl, IN
sun fish and perch, to blue fish and bas>,
from Cat fish and GELS, to sword fish and
sharks, i decidedly step upward in pi>ca
torial cudeavnT and which the pluckicSt
tyro in the newly esSayrd art will fully
l.. l.
between his own and the 'tothcr end Of
his twenty fathom sea line and his muscle
alone solves the problem As to which end
OF it finally has the best OF il. Wiki the
accuracy of statement characteristic of /! e
editorial fraternity, especially the rural
brauch of i, the writer of this vcl:t.ble
story. proposes tn submit the experience
of two Cecil amateurs in Nantucket waters
As preface, however, to the mluuicr
details of successful blue fishing. which
to the writer constitutes the tcatuIrof Nan
tucAct, aud To which oar .cI.Ia. I. lcud ot the
Rising sun accnrdS his corr. bo.at.yc ap-
pru"al. a word ur two relative tn Nantucket
historically, geographically, materially and
socially may not toe aT;>>.
NANTUCKET HAS HISTORY.
and not one Of Yesterday. either II i true
her oily glory has KEEP company with her
departing population, and gone never pr"-
baby Ia return. but thiN fact alone ewes
lei Importance III her new role Of watering
place, aud throws around her 4 tlugr of
romance, which common. place local his
tory woUid not otherwise inspire l. =
true also that the >por.lvc whale has .nu-
since vanished from lie. Shul,. I,GI.; int
b.: aud little ii-h of human types now an
nually visit her, III whose lic' hnrIc pocket
books some compensation at least can be
had for loss of richer prey.
The island of Nantucket was discovered
Nv" hundred and seventy SIX wears ago
1902. The town of Nantucket. under the
name Of ~herhurur, was Incorporated ~
cl:ly Is 1871. Two years after which wuaI-
M IL boats from tie shore Of the island
began, and which was continued up To 10.
Thirty six years later, ia 1871. the first
whaling vessel left Nantucket for the Pa
cllic. For nifty tive years. or until 1916.
this industry made rich returns 10 the en-
t-rprislng NautuckctcrS. Four wears before
1870 it, population had attained Is max
mum u ten thousand souls Ncyeuty-two
wh..,rTs, ag.rcgagiu- -. 600 tons. were at
one time owned there, many of which found
final resting place uii Charleston aud other
Southern ports being used 10y the Govern
mcnt, dUrlng the rebellion, as distractions
against blockade tanners. 1t wol!d Be pre-
ppStcTou>. III view OF the int, lii-cuce Of the
general readers Of Tie WIG. to occapy
much space III any attempt al i gcosraphI-
cal
DESCRIPTION OF Tile ISLAND.
Suffice it to say that it has a much larger
area than i generally supposed. hriu. about
twenty one miles III length and about eight
miles in its greatest width. ArIToachIr. il
from MaTtha'S Vineyard, the largest island
ri the group, is little attendant isles OF
Mu,keget, and iuckeruuci island lying To-
the extreme right aud forming t. tIc eye Z.
continuous line of coast. give II additional!
apparent length In shape II Is al irrrcu.
lar crescent, on the inside center of which
the town IS located. and al the southwest
extremity OF an almost land locked bav
called the haIhor. Across the entrance to
tins haIhnT hay" always been ITrcmcGIablr
sand bars, even III the palmy days oi Nan
Jacket, - ia" old whaic:S were always CON
pei. ID. when coming home heavily lldunct
Ia be lgntrrcd outside Tie bar. before be-
ing finally mnnTcG It their wnaIyrS At
the head OF the haIbpr. some seven m lies
distant, i WauwIuit. 1t Is / popular point
for sailing PARTIES, where the inevitable
clam cllnwdcr j. Ia Ice had. and where The
NnTcInsS brothers can help You. WHEN wilt
aud wave favor, to some novel experience
IN shark ii>hJug. Not with tiny specimens
of this dr,,stc6 i'll. either; bat great. d:s-
guStIng. plrat.cal looking rascai>. weigh
ing, SOME OF them, as high =. four hundred
pounds. aud eighteen of which, with their
dCCnmI posing CIICa>seS, We left living side
~ SIDE upon rhc beach the day we visited
WaVwiuit. But Of tins further uu. Across
the island. located on the outer beach seven
miles distant from Nantucket. >guarrly fac
ing old Neptune. and receiving iu!. IN IL,
face every angry blow OF the III ua;urcd
old sea god, lies
s!NsruSSET,
commonly called ~r,r,,,r Hero ynt, ,,,r