The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-02-01

shtuhby growth of evergreen trees. he
underground being principally "Sr,r pal-
"t'''". aud the whole being 50 thickiy
interviewer that no person would attempt
I" pass through except by tr1iis made for
the purpose.
THE ntEAN EEACH
would bs unexcrpiInnablc FOR SURF bufhiHq
The beach l. a clean iriUs sand aud 1T low
tide extends for a hundred yards out as
sH''of a. \ plank liror. and, though but
sand, seems ~ solid IL the tread AS though
made Of piLhE. Even IN the cai,..st
tcsd'hfr the ,rhHs crested waves come rolling
III. breaking upon Tia" beach with a roar
that is almost deaf.ning: and, unless the
wind Is from our side of the river we can
always, at our d"micil. hear the noise of
the surf At i0U 'iif. on our side of the
river the west the shore is sandy and
smooth, like the beach, though hot quite So
solid To the tread. and at high tide water
marx there Is an abrupt rise from two TO
SIX feet. the bank being covered at the
Unrest with PUSHES or marsh grass and
higher. as 1T Blake, with cabbage palmetto.
water oak. cedar. u few pines Nc there
being no 'IrG, timber. as far as my ob,er
walton cXreuus, close on the banks of the
'ivev and for s"mO distance back cyeu-
| p To war times. ! have been informed
there were larg. quantities Of live oak and
other timber cuj along the Halifax and
shipped. north. The growth, As above de
scrIhed. at Blake, extends say one hundred
yards back from the river. the aHdergroieh
being =" saw palmetto. and tn. SOIL being
a mixture of oyster shells and sand, with a
mHcLy black subStauc. intermrxei. that
adhercs tn the hands aud 3eeis greasy -
Back of this strip l. another about the
same width, covered with coarse grass and
PUSHES. the soil composed mostly of muck
aud then gradual rise 10 say eighteen nr
twenty feet above tide water level the
SOIL being here of sand of a pepper and
salt c"lOr. ihIckly covered with saw pal
me,to and other EHdergro'rth, and larger
growth of d" cabbage palmetto" water oak.
>rme lire oak, red hay. magnolia GrdAdi
f,rd hickory. elm, few pines. &c. This
belt Is called High Light Hammock. and
is at this point about eight hundred feet
wide, and then. a; lower Level. COMES a
strip Of pine kIHd one half a mile wide
the sou being sand Is white rs snow: the
ahdtrgT0irih being whOTtlrb-rry. gall barn
aud other bushes. and saw p2lmrttn: the
trees being only Pint, tail. and at the point
| am describing, standing scitteie ed thiuly
her" and there. At some points there are
mirEtfs u! young pines, and in places youDg
pines ate SPrt"Afsd among the large ones.
Back Of tins pine land in places there is a
belt OF sdrnhnd land. varying in width:
back "f uS II Is from six To eight bundled
feet wide; the soil being mucky aud mixed
with very small shells and sand; the sur
face level BEN: about three feet lower than
the pine land level. THIS sargnHa is GOV.
er.d by growth nf PUSHES and coarse
grass. Beyond this savanna land is the
ri ! 4 4. 4.
mile wide. THIS soil ia appearance j.
RACK aud tssls greasy, and il doubtless com
posed al muck and sand The growth il
hdrd ,rooi trees and cabbage palmetto. the
underground bring principally aud almost
wholly composed "f y"HHg hard wood trees
and young cabbage palmetto, and in among
the other growth and often oycItapped 10y
them, scattered here and there, is fouId
,eIii, soTr and bitter sweet