The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-09-01
Corrs'pDudeHcc BaifimoTs County UH.on.
LETTER FROM PORT DEPOSIT, MD.
Pour DEiVsiT. cEciL CouNTY. Nh, ;
Ans,u.s 1nd TEgg

Pour DErOsiT. CEciL CoUSTN, Nd,
August 23d, iss3.
.Isssr.. Editor, A letter from this ancient
town may not be uninieresting 10 your readers.-
Everybody knows Port Deposit by name, l. aware
that bass fishing in summer and duck shooting in
winter are identified with it and that once year
an ice gorge threatens 70 deyastatc H. but further
than this there seems 10 be no knowledge Of the
place. Aud yet = more interesting town does not
exist in Marylan 4 most beautiful river on one
-iic aud ridge of granite bills rising abruptly to
the height OF three hundred feet ON the other, in
Ves, II With quite romantic aspect. Then, the
private residences are all 20 homclike. and many
oi them 80 grand the public buildings such models
Of their kind, AMI the single street broad and
clean. that one must DC an anchoT,o not 10 fall in
love with IL at first sight. II l. situated on the
Susquchanna, five miles above it, entrance into
Chesapeake bay. and contains n population of
over two thousand. Cobsidefable business h done
in coal iron. ice and the ceresl but the great trade
i in lumber and granite. Formerly the lumber
trade almost entirely restricted 20 white pine,
-aitcd from the country north but at present IL Is
in yellow pine from the Carolinas. The granite
puarrcs numbering dozen or more. are famoUs
Tor the excellent quality Of the stone they yield.
Most Of the Belgian blocks used for street paving
IN Baltimore and Philadelphia have been supplied
from these puarrirs. The quarfies at present op-
Grated are in the hani. of Mcssrs. McClcahan &
sons. who. with tWo hundred workmcn regularly
employed. lind II "a pressure L. meet the demands
upon them. Those that were controlled by the
late Mr. kca,cny have been idle since his death
last spring. The demise u this gentleman created
a profound impression here. lie was 80 public
spirited a man. devoted to the interests Of Port
Deposit, un.cli IA IN hi. relation, to others and
- b"untiiul in charity aud all good deed. that
hi' death j. regarded public calamity.
In point "i local vanity the people ot Port De
post entitled 60 the banner. l,woud be dill
cult to convince the average dcniEcn that the rest
Of ,tI 4. oil. -. tfsts,
ii,tric, 81 Port. that there are other towns in
the state whose Importance Is derived neither from
their rropiuluiy 90 Por, nor their political rcla.
,iuns to it. Og; Of this icciin: has ,prung con
tempt for other places. which Is quite rcfrcshing.
Especially j. this manifested towards their near
ncighbOr, liayre-dc- Grace. Mothers quiet their
babes by threatening to send them to Hayerdy -
The "Go 90 thunder" of other places T. 100 20
llaverdy" here. Inquire who some diapidatci
human creature pas-ir: along the street u and in
all probability the answer will be "some tramp
from ilaycriy. And vet liayr lie Grace j. no
.uuch OF . city. II i. beautifully located 1t the
head of Chesapeake bay. contains three ihou.-
and inhabitants. l. able Of indefinite extension.
j. the tcrminu. ui canal. dues at immense bust
in coal aud lumber. ha. just opposite IT, shore
Of the hay extensive shoal containing the noted
celery gtas.. which j. the ayutic food of the can-
vas back and .vc 90 that bird the delicious flavor
for which 1t T.. riuch priEci. j. the spot where
IN the ancient dag the Warlike Susquchannucks
held their pnw.w"Ns and IN later times pcFished
ai the stake by order Of the British Admiral
Cuckbutu. Port hal better H. 1 "a IL or the de.
.pi.ci lavcrly. with al these advantages AMI the
further great advantage Of being accessible e.
vessel. without lowering their topmast.. will Yet
ouirun her in the race Of Importance. Bcsidcs.
she may nccl the -ymrathy OF liaycriy in tie
day when the see. gorge dcsula;c. her border. and
-Aucincs. Away. aiicna;e' .ymraihy.
Iui in sriic 81 their local vanity. the people Il
Ia. l.. 80. a.
Irresistible. Chici among thee !. their .cncfou.
hospitality. stranger within their gates i, 10th
90 leave chem. AMI the :ac.i NJ their hrc.idc j..
90 bear with him when lie zoe. most plea saut
recollection. of III. Welt. We hear much of oil
Virginia hospitality. son; and story have been
woven 90 celebrate il. hut i; was 20 % selfish
character after all. iiLai the good Of the cuc.t al
heart it is true 5u; then i, had the cNaiia;ion Of
the host we'll The maine AMI the fame of the
ching furnished much %; the prompting motive
10 - ~ anything cl'c. Il Wa the hospitality "f
pride Il lied with the lir.; famiiie. in l,dl.
liu, oh Maryland 'litalty Ha. lincrcn. thing
from the Virginia .iatlc. ]; opened wide it,
arm. 10 the i:g,-' Ui,huUt Thought 81 SELF. II
the hospitality of the heat. /; j. not dead
set. bat lives IN iii ~ pristine Vieor in icN old
place. OF the STATE. Port Depot; {. one of them.
II you I"uh; me come. see for your.cE The
abnyc j. 10y Nir=uau.
cecil county ., the north aul east uf Pos; lie.
post j. a beautiful region. The lower part of the
county. like tho rest "i ;uc Eastern Shore. is low
AMI level but this portion !, undua,n: aud mod
cratcly billy and iuEni.hc. = succession II most
charmin: landscape. The soil il loan and sand.
mixed With clay. anil i. highly protective. 4
glance .; your prize li.t will show that cell tim
uihy command, higher figure. by tHo or four
dollars a ton. than any other in the market The
farms all through this section evidence tie great
AMI attention beloved upon them. one can
travel many milc' without seeing farm whose
fields are not like 80 many weli.kept lawns, whose
fences are not in perfect order. ami whose
woodland il not devoid 81 ugly underground. |
have travelled not little in our own State and
through the South and West Of our country. and
also in Europe. but have now here any equal
area tha, surpasses this part of Cecil. The people
here claim for their section. ami very justly. too.
the appcllation II 't;arden Of Maryland"
The Sasquehanna i. now gay with angling
cursions. From Port Deposit TO fites Eddy.
distance IL twenty mile. the thousand ile,s that
make the river ;hins of beauty. are the daily re-.
sort # OH men aEi mairpus. Young men and
made AMI the smaller Cne- who are tn become
such. all bent upon bass Tie fishing this season
has not been a success. The river is full Of min.
nows. caused by the many irc.hc;' %: the summer.
AMI the has. having plenty e: food. will not bite
a; bait. Your correspondent hal the pleasure Of
participating. 10 private fishing excursion up the
river a lew ia age. The luck u the season was
the luck If the party. The Indies landed few
laF ritttulcs' 90 "Af-. Nbk ttheh IN it- th1EetN
our fishing va. a failure. Not ~ with the fun
AMI ;For. h"wcgcF. Which. after all. constitute the
main enjnymeu; # such exeursioHs. They
an overwhelming success.
Among the resident. Of Pof: Deposit !. Mr.. l..
u. Mccabc. formerly 81 TpwsontoWa. II may he
gratiiyin: To- the friends Of this gentleman who
lived for year, among without an enemy and
With the rcsrcri # every body. 10 know tina, here.
near the place Of hi. birth anil boyhood. he Is
most popular and Influential citizen. With rail
road in one hand and bank in the other, and
with hslf.iosen other Interests 90 engage him.
he yet End. time for social chi and appears
TO be happio,t when doing the honors Of hi. Gle.
CANT mansion. with friends from Baltimore county
lis guest Yours. u. C. u.
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