Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1880-08-14
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Down in the southeastsrn portiJE of
New Jersey, neck Of land stretches
through number of inlesA swaFfEem
the main toward. the. Atlantic Oersn.
On its extremity is situated the thriving
summer resort ofsAtlaatic City. Twenty
six years ago it was incorporated BY
some enterprising individuals, who had
an eye upon its avaiAbaitys n the dim
future as an outlet for suffering halpani-
ty in Philadelphia during the torriil aea-
son. Aocording 70 siIeaaf prophrtic Wis
lou a railroad was needed in order to ac
cornplish their ends, and the Camden
and Atlantic road becanes a fixed fact.
At this period, fro,u information fur
nished by Mr.. Bryant, the host of the
! "Waverly," and ex-Mayor Of Atlantic
City, consisted of five tishermen's huts,
and the prospect was composed Of sand
hills aud mud-holes. Yet the faith Of
| it's projectors failed rot, neither did-they
! fail in eheir exertions to bring people to
1.-THE seaside and thus add ducats to their
Golfers. The progress for number of
| years was comparatively slow, -but,with
in the past ten years an immense stride
has been made, both, as regards pspnla-
tion, accommodation for visitors andeon-
venience of access to the sen Three
roads now connect Atlantic City with
Philadelphia, two broad and one narrow
| gauge, The last one was built by the
Pennsylvania Railroad and is construct
sd in the most substantial manner. It
! is evidently appreciated, judging from
the number Of passengers which accom-
panied us to and fro. The result of. all
this is summer population Of 10000,
and in winter from 5000 to 6 1000.
About $50 hotels, 200 boarding houses,
and large number of private cottages
furnish ample accommodation for the in
| fux of summer visitors, while about
l 40 hotels keep them all winter..T The
air Of Atlantic City is considered most
!. eHicacious for throat and lung diseases,
and is recommended highly by physi-
clans to such OF their patieuts who are
thus afflicted. The bathing facilities are
excellent, with beach about 10 mile.
is in extent. of hard sand, forming at low
y tide, one of the finest drives anywhere Z
y be found. Accidents involving loss o
g. life occur, but it is invariably owing t.
. carelessness on the part of the bathers
ce oftimes originating in the foolhardy at
,g tempts of the unfortunates to make a,
's exhibition Of their cunning powers.
m A lighthouse about $50 feet high. fur
" nished with lenses If the highest pow er
&c is an object Of interest, and its aashe
* can be seen at a distance of over 2,
y. miles from the land. There is an inlet
,d shut off from the ocean, which furnishe
of all excellent opportunity for fishing an
ed boating We were much pleased witt
ema m Atlantic City, and greatly surprised a
~ the Improvements which have been mad
nd since our last visit At the princips
le, hotel there is something in the line q
Ii hops, concerts, and entertainments of on
aa kind or another going on all the time
'" which makes things quite lively. Their
ed is singular fly to Be found here in th
ze neighborhood of the salt marshes 1t
at about one third Of an inch large, and {
ny a bright green color. /. is a carnivol
- a GUS creature, and the instant it alight
~ it begins its meal. The most curiou
Nv thing about it is that human blood
bt. fatal to it, it is said, and after imbibin,
nd it falls off dead. That is rather bad fc
ny ny the fly.
to- We are so much pleased with Alta,
tic City, that we hope to make it anot
er visit before the summer is over, ar
ma take another dip in its briny waters ]
he few days we shall be able to compa
nd its merits with the modern babel, Con,
he Island, 81. G.
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