The daily gazette., 1879-08-07
Down ON the North East Riv ,r.


A NOTABLE SUMMER REsoRT-CLUB
HOUSES AND FISHING sHOREs-THE
GREAT sUsQUEHANNAF FLATS, &C.
Correspondence or the GAZETTE.
CHARLFsTOwN, Md, August 6.-The
North East river which sweeps past this
little town al . width of between one
and two miles, has for years been popu-
lar resort with quite number of persons
who accidentally discovered what splen-
did retreats the banks of this stream at
forded for pleasan ly passing the summer
mouths. Fashion laB MT vet invaded
the domains of this delightful river, and
made it popular" in the gelerally-accept-
ed meaning Of the word, but 1t is sought
each year by those who C. me to enjoy
its superior attractions, without being
hAmpered by the restraints of fashion and
society that are SO vigorously obsel we'd
al the ordinary popular summer resort.
From North East the river sweeps
down a distance Of about ten miles, and,
in connection with the Susquehanna, Elk
and Bohemia rivers, forms the head of
Chesapeake bay. Along the shores are
numerous points Of land, boldly jutting
out into the river, each of which possesses
a distinctive title, acquired either from
tile owner Of the property, or from some
special properties possessed by the land
at these places. Just adjoining Charles
town is Locust Point, but the natives are
rapidly changing the name to "Heisler's
Point" from the fact that it is on the
farm owned bv Col. B. r. Heisler of
your city. and more particularly because
OH this point the Colonel has erected a
comfortable "shanty,"in in which he spends
a considerable portion of his time each
year. 1 dropped into the Colonel's quar-
te the other day, and found him CT SLY
rigged up with beds and bedding and all
the other paraphernalia of house keeping,
besides fshing-tackle, guns, duck-decoys,
floats, cunning skiffs. and everything ne
cessary for fishing, sailing, and shooting
the ducks that make this river their rest
ipg-p' ace during the winter months.
RIVERSIDE CLUB HOUSES.
The "resorts" al,ng the North East
River are the club hOuses-not the city
club house, devoted exclusively to stag
parties and champagne-but genuine
residences, whore gentlemen from the
and spend weeks at a time in a pleasant,
easy. lazy sort Of existence that sends
the children back rosy aud vigorous,
with renewed health and strength. The
first and oldest of these resorts Is the
"McDaniel' club house--so named :be-
cause 1t was erected by Delaplaine Nc
Daniel, e q.-situated on high bluff on
the eastern shore of the river, about a
mile from North East. About two miles
further down Is club house leased by
NJ essrs. Albright and Douglass, of Phila-
delphia, situated right in the midst Of 9
little grove, and bordering close upon
the rivor. Mr.. Albright returned tc
Philadelphia, with his family, on Tues.
day morning after spending a few week,
here, and Mr.. Douglass, with his family
and some personal friends, are nov
enjoying the delights of this river sid
home.
lestOwn. is the famous "Seneca. Poin
Club House," Hero Sheriff Wright
Hsmilton Disston, Bob Tittermary ant
other bright and shining lights of Phila
delphia local politics cOngregate each
summer and forget pOiiccal differences
in the enjoyment of club bouse life.
This house was erected ten years ago
by the Russian Minister, then resident
at Washington, who made 1t his summer
ing is commodious and convenient, while
the grounds are laid out in the most
complete manner. "a feature of the
place is an immense pear orchard, the
trees of which are at present fairly loaded
down with fruit. On the departure of
the Russian Minister the house fell into
the hands of its present owners, and has
since been used ~ summer club house
by Philadelphia politicians, their tamil
lies and their friends.
FISHING SHORES AND THE FLATS.
From Charlestown to the bay, the
river on both sides is a succession oil
"fishing Shores" where thousands OF
shad and herring are hauled in every
spring. These fisheries are the most ex.
tensive of the kind in the country, and
are worked with seines all the way
from one nile to five miles in length
The seines are hauled in by means OF
capstans, and eight horses are necessary
to bring the largest one ashore with their
immen-s loads of fish. The "shores"
are deserted after the spridg fisheries,
but fishing in general way is conduct
ed all the year round. Just now the
people are in great tlutter over the
unusual luck of one of the fishermen,
who brought in over thousand pounds
of rock fish at a single haul and netted
about $3.50 after paying all expenses pen Fer
At the confluence of the North East
and Susquehanna rivers and lying partly
in the bay ARE ,he famous "Susquehanna
flats" whore the wild ducks mako their
winter home and are slaughtered by
thousands by eager spOrtsmen every
year. These fats comprise an immense
area Of sea grass, almost bare of water at
low tide, and affording food for the
ducks, whose unerriDg instinct brings
them here each year with unfailiDg regu-
larity to procure choice food, and offer
themselves as tempting objects of the
sportsmans love of excitement and fun,
Just now there are few ducks In the
neighborhood, but the law does not
allow duck-shooting commence until the
first of November, by which time there
will be no end of ducks waiting to be
killed. But more about the flats and the
ducks hereafter.